Today marks the 143rd anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (tomorrow marks his death), and a friend and I went to the National Portrait Gallery for a talk on “The Lincoln Assassination in Memory and Myth.” The speaker was James L. Swanson, who wrote a book I haven’t read called: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Seven Score and Three Years Ago…
15 April 2008
Cherry Blossom Tribute: To the Japanese!
13 April 2008
If there was a competition to see which people were the most American, we would surely lose to the Japanese. At least in the categories of Pop Culture and Consumerism, this fine race of men has beaten us at our own game. Give ‘em a trophy.
ROUND ONE
On their consumerism victory, I think we can all [...]
Post Script: Sex and the City
3 April 2008
I’ve talked to a lot of people about the Sex and the City post, and, at the risk of contradicting much of what I said before, I’d like to add a few thoughts.
I came before to the happy and satisfying conclusion that marriage is all about love. But I think it’s far from true [...]
