Eric Scheske

I've long been puzzled (party intrigued) by Russell Kirk's belief in ghosts. This passage from a 1949 letter of his doesn't help, but I find it interesting. It was written during his time at St. Andrews, when he wrote The Conservative Mind: "The

BYCU My first "real" hobby--one that lasted longer than a few months--was beer-can collecting. It was the rage among boys in the 1970s. I had some pretty good stuff, including a private-label beer (a rare thing back then), called "Draught Courage," brewed by Ted Turner, who

Grover Cleveland: “Our interference in the revolution of 1893 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hawaii] was disgraceful,” and the absorption of these Pacific islands would be “a perversion of our national mission.” When Hawaii was annexed, Cleveland announced himself “ashamed of the whole affair.” Well,

All the talk about California secession [https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-campaign-secede-gains-momentum-030236966.html] prompted me to pick up Bill Kauffman's Bye, Bye Miss American Empire, a (probably?) quixotic look at how the U.S. could break into a group of smaller countries. He dedicates most of a chapter

Miscellaneous Rambling We made it! The worst month of the year is over. It's too bad the forecast is worse than anything we experienced in January. Not a bad set of feast days this week: The Eastern Orthodox recognized the Cappadocians [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappadocian_Fathers]

Miscellaneous Rambling I grealty enjoyed James Martin's My Life with the Saints, so for years I've always kept my eyes out for things he writes. At this point, however, I'm writing him off as an unhinged leftist. I remember being disturbed by his "

I don't ask TDE readers for many favors. Over the course of fifteen years, I think I've asked you to help me on two occasions (excepting, of course, my continuous Amazon kickback campaign). But I'm asking for your help now: Please email the White

Okay, let me explain my term "law-abiding, illegal" immigrants. It wasn't a typo or poorly thought out. Premise: A law that isn't enforced isn't a law. Illustration: If a town outlaws gardens but then allows its citizens to have gardens, punishing only

"I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him." Max Beerbohm. True? I don't know, but fascinating: Does God only afflict his own? He sends troubles commensurate

A friend sent me one of those "old picture" emails. I really enjoy those emails, but I never know if the pictures (much less the descriptions) are real/accurate. The one above is supposedly the London Underground in 1890. I think it's real, primarily because it