Month: February 2007

Let us do a postmortem on the archetype of the warrior king. We shall have no more great leaders, tested in the cauldron of battle. Today’s leaders let the peasantry do all the fighting and the dying for the advancement of...

Today marks the second anniversary of Hunter Thompson’s death by suicide. After a lifetime spent about as close to “The Edge” as was humanly possible, he crossed over to the other side – leaving a...

Ah, the sweet seduction of open source. The fantasy of a place where honest people meet and correct each others mistakes before you reach the page, sigh. Yes, I can see the appeal of Wikipedia. We all can. Many fewer, however,...

I’m still recovering from young Mr. Bush’s Presidents’ Day speech at Mount Vernon. Thank you all for coming. Laura and I are honored to be with you in this historic place, on this special anniversary. I feel...

Having had penned multiple diaries on Louisiana politics and the plight of the Democratic party in my state here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here, I am elated Thomas F. Schaller of Whistling Past Dixie fame has...