Category Archives: Liberty

On Hong Kong

Posted on August 25, 2019 by

The third-most read post on my blog is a simple book review of “In Order To Live”, the auto-biography of Yeonmi Park. More interestingly, most of the hits come from Hong Kong. I didn’t notice this at first; the visits … Continue reading →

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America: On Time and Abundance

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

It is quiet now, there is a temperate wind rustling the thick foliage that climbs upward, summer leaves grasping for the sun. The nourishing rains have stopped and billowing clouds now and then again slip above like a cooling blanket, … Continue reading →

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To Talk of Many Things… (Vol. #5 – Unalienable Rights and Nouveau Marxists)

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

“But wait a bit,” the Oysters cried, “Before we have our chat; For some of us are out of breath, And all of us are fat!” There is a case to be made by philosophers and historians that the greatest … Continue reading →

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“Auxilio…” Help – The Cry of Venezuela

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

“Auxilio…” Help me. The word was barely audible, a whisper in a crowded courtroom. The only word uttered by the defendant; his last word before he fell. Captain Rafael Acosta, arrested by the dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela for … Continue reading →

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My View From the “Back Row”…

Posted on July 4, 2019 by

“It is often revealing, and fun—for the same reason I think that I love to watch Bobo hunting Bigfoot (spoiler alert, in this metaphor I think I’m Bigfoot. And yes, I do exist. I know, takes some of the fun … Continue reading →

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A Tale of a Dying Utopia

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

History moves about like waves great and small crashing upon shores near and far; ripples in oceans might lay low the foundations of an ancient edifice while a mighty tsunami in a small sea crashes harmlessly upon the walls of … Continue reading →

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To Talk of Many Things… (Vol. #4 – Utopia)

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

“A loaf of bread,” the Walrus said, “Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides Are very good indeed…” Last night I read devotions with my little boy, as I do when I am home and not traveling the … Continue reading →

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