by aaron | Feb 2, 2020 | blog, Essays
“Lamar speaks for lots and lots of us.” — Ben Sasse, US Senator from Nebraska The Lamar in the above statement is Lamar Alexander, Senator from Tennessee. Known to Senate fanboys as Mitch McConnell’s “best friend” in the Senate, Alexander is also recognizable for his...
by aaron | Jan 31, 2020 | blog, Scribbles&Scraps
A simple glance at the title of Andrew Delbanco’s Melville: His World & Work, should be enough to give even the least perceptive reader a clue about the subject being considered. Most everyone knows Melville as the author of Moby-Dick, a book so...
by aaron | Oct 14, 2019 | blog, Essays
Deep State looked across the desk at Mitchell, the couples counselor he and the President had decided to see. His relationship with Don-Don had been rocky for some time now. They fought constantly and had even begun to disagree about which Fox program to listen to...
by aaron | Aug 2, 2019 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
If you’ve read anything about the recent Democratic debates—or worse, are one of those sadomasochists whose quest for naughtiness compelled you to watch them—it’s likely you’ve noticed a major theme: Centrism. The word’s meaning should be fairly obvious, as is the...
by aaron | May 30, 2019 | blog
Recently I was seated beside a window in my apartment when I heard a muffled mrrpmh from outside. The sound was so small I didn’t really pay it much attention. But then I heard it again: mrrpmh, mrrpmh, mrrpmh. I looked up....
by aaron | Feb 13, 2019 | blog, Essays
“I hope we do not forget the pain and anguish and sense of loss felt by those all over the country who have been the victims of violence at the hands of illegal aliens,” said Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who read a short list of people who had been...