Election Bonus
Jonah Goldberg at the LA Times recounts a handful of 2008 obituaries about the Republican party and boasts about the ascendancy of liberalism. Pretty funny, in light of what is apparently going to happen today.
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Twenty 20th-Century Books for Young Autodidacts
(Actually, there are 33, if you count the honorable mentions)
Joseph Epstein is arguably the best essayist alive. He’s urbane, funny, self-deprecating. He’s a fine stylist, and he’s remarkably well-read.
I remember William F. Buckley marveling at Epstein’s erudition and wondering how Epstein could have so
A Local Bar is a Good Place to Be
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a splendid ode to local bars last week
[https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2022/01/09/A-good-place-to-be-A-local-bar-can-be-more-than-a-place-to-get-a-drink/stories/202201090022]
. Two people, neither from Pittsburgh, recommended it to me.
It's the type of thing that could only be written by someone with a Catholic
Why June 1 is a Great Day to Honor the Copts
A little Coptic history, a feast day to remember, and a great drink I concocted from my garden produce.