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The eternal liberal wisdom of PlantyPall
I wasn’t thinking about politics when recently I re-read Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels. I was considering the emotional risk in revisiting favorite fiction. To wit: I was in turbulent adolescence when I first read Wuthering Heights, so naturally Heathcliff became … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Culture, Government, Politics, The Facts of Life, The War On Workers, War
Tagged "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", "The Prime Minister", Anthony Trollope, Congress, conservatism, Duke of Omnium, Eric Bogle, Gallipoli, Heathcliff, June Tabor, liberalism, Parliament, Plantagenet Palliser, PlantyPall, The Duke's Children, The Palliser Novels, World War I, Wuthering Heights
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Tanks for Ukraine? Why this makes me uneasy
And why I found, “Do Tanks Have A Place in 21st Century Warfare?” in today’s Times, really pertinent, even somewhat soothing, reading. I’m still pretty shocked that I’ve become concerned with war and weaponry, but I know how and where … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", Abrams tanks, June Tabor, Lara Jakes, New York Times, Richard Overy, Ukraine war, unmanned armed drones, World War II
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