David MatthewsAug 14, 20222 minReference Notes for "On the Approach of My Seventieth Birthday"Readers of On the Approach of My Seventieth Birthday may find these notes for the Little 5 Points section of the poem of interest. Dead...
David MatthewsAug 14, 20223 minOn the Approach of My Seventieth BirthdayOn the approach of my seventieth birthday tropes of twilight and day's melancholy fade pass into the lyricism of softening light at...
David MatthewsAug 9, 20224 minThe Search at Mar-a-Lago PalaceThe FBI search of the Trump palace at Mar-a-Lago has prompted some interesting propositions of a political and legal nature. The...
David MatthewsJul 21, 20225 minJordan Peterson and the "Yes, Russia is wrong to invade Ukraine, but…" FactionMy old bête noir Jordan Peterson has resurfaced in the ranks of the "Yes, Russia is wrong to invade Ukraine, but…" faction. As David...
David MatthewsJul 15, 20227 minFurther Adventures with the January 6 CommitteeTuesday's public hearing conducted by the January 6 committee brought no bombshell revelations, just the ongoing, steady accretion of...
David MatthewsJun 25, 20224 minA Government of Laws and Not of Men: Thoughts Prompted by Tuesday's HearingThe saying that ours is a government of laws and not of men came to mind while I watched the January 6 committee hearing on Tuesday. Adam...