Miscellaneous

Sirs Elton, Paul, Mick, and Tom

Malcolm Muggeridge explains the knighting of Elton John, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, and Tom Jones:

In England everything is forgiven to those who live a long time; with longevity even Queen Victoria became popular, and I feel quite sure that if Oscar Wilde had managed to live on into his nineties he would have been knighted . . .

From the Foreward to The Uncollected Wodehouse.

Why I Don't Stay Informed

I'm glad the Establishment didn't succeed in destroying JRE during COVID. It’s pretty much the only way I stay informed to the extent I want to be informed. I agree with Nassim Taleb’s observation that there’s no reason to read the daily news,

Why Weak Fools Can Dominate

Exploring the fool in Christ and the fool in Antichrist. Ivan the Terrible v. Nicholas of Pskov. Nietzsche v. Everyone

Something Tells Me I’d Really Enjoy the Private Letters of Two Men I Didn’t Even Know Existed

It helps to be aware of one’s ignorance. That’s one reason I like to read Joseph Epstein, who wrote a delightful essay for the current issue of the new Catholic journal, The Lamp that brought my level of awareness to the brim. The topic? The letters of George

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