Dan ShanahanOn CrosbyI’ll admit that I’m a little surprised at how quickly David Crosby’s death seems to have disappeared from the headlines . . .Jan 21, 2023Jan 21, 2023
Dan ShanahanDallas . . . againLately, I’ve read a lot about the extent to which the Trump era has been a product of The Donald’s technique of offering fabrications —…Dec 15, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Dan ShanahanThe Dying of the LightPretty much by happenstance, my months-long (years-long, actually) descent into the history of Rome’s decline entered a pause a few weeks…Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
Dan ShanahanBiden, Age and the 2024 ElePeople have been asking me, “What about Biden’s age?” And, deep-diving on the question , , , I honestly don’t know.Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022
Dan ShanahanApproaching Election DayOn the night of the Saturday Night Massacre, October 1973, I was watching NBC news with some of the 10 people I lived with in an old house…Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Dan Shanahanfrom Visions of Peace, Vito Perrone, ed. North Dakota Quarterly Press, 1988_________________________Oct 7, 2022Oct 7, 2022
Dan ShanahanUnderstanding “Then” and “Now”There’s a thing about thinking about our times that would drive a sane man or woman crazy — if there were any of those left . . .Sep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022