American PropheticNew Work — Second WritingThe other morning I found myself simultaneously 1) checking on a German site whether the best route into Kisangani (old Stanleyville)…Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
American PropheticNew Work — First WritingHaving been tasted and rejected in so many dégustations by so many of high and low virtues, for being either too sweet or too salty, I am…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
American PropheticRestless, Relentless American IndividualismGreat civilizations have qualities, “-isms” perhaps, which define them historically. These persistent qualities gird up a world power but…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
American PropheticAfter the DelugeWhat if no idealogical victor emerges from our national crisis?Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020
American PropheticBlame It on RioI was in Rio the first time my anxiety really got the best of me. I’d been using the travel perks of an otherwise stifling airline job in…Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020
American PropheticPeaceably to Assemble“Congress shall make no law respecting…the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of…Sep 11, 2020Sep 11, 2020
American PropheticThe DestroyersLet’s call it what it is — a civil uprising. It’s hardly a unified movement — witness participants openly conflicted with each other, the…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
American PropheticWhat’s Going On?“With the world exploding around me, how am I supposed to keep singing love songs?” — Marvin GayeSep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
American PropheticA Letter to the New York Times from a Moderate ConservatiThere’s now a barrier around the White House. Some think it’s the last bastion of safety from an upstart mob, while others think it’s the…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
