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Capful of Whisky Improves the Porridge
Capful of Whisky Improves the Porridge

A collection of 14 essays that take a reader from the old castle walls of Scotland to the remote northern reaches of Lake Superior.

2021

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Sheldon Clay
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The Fight for the Moral High Ground

The decadent West takes on Vladimir Putin’s empire of evil. — Back in the days of my youth there was a protest song that went: “And it’s 1,2,3, what are we fighting for? Don’t ask me I don’t give a damn, the next stop is Vietnam.” When it comes to the foreign affairs of the nation, there haven’t been too many…

Ukraine

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The Fight for the Moral High Ground
The Fight for the Moral High Ground
Ukraine

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Politically Speaking

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The Message We’re Missing on Vaccinations

People aren’t doing it for the free doughnuts. But they might do it for America. — The great patriotic holiday of July 4 came and went, and so did the brief hullabaloo in the press over our failure to hit Joe Biden’s deadline for getting at least one COVID shot into the arms of 70% of U.S. adults. The president made a speech promising to go…

Perspective

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The Message We’re Missing on Vaccinations
The Message We’re Missing on Vaccinations
Perspective

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ILLUMINATION

·Jul 29

Speaking Truth

The talk at a family gathering ventured into the fraught politics of the pandemic, yet bigger truths held us together — I had a conversation recently with a couple of close relatives. Actually, let me back up. They’re better described as lifelong friends who I love like brothers, who also happen to be relatives. One is a brilliant scientist. I remember visiting him in his lab at MIT decades ago when…

Culture

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Speaking Truth
Speaking Truth
Culture

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ILLUMINATION

·Jul 4

America’s Unhappy Birthday Present

While we were getting ready to celebrate July 4th, the Supreme Court had its own fireworks planned — A few years ago I was feeling optimistic on the Fourth of July. I wrote that it feels like the nation is getting reborn on the day it celebrates independence. This year it’ll be a bit harder to get the old optimism going. Over an unsettling two days leading into…

Culture

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America’s Unhappy Birthday Present
America’s Unhappy Birthday Present
Culture

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ILLUMINATION

·Jun 16

Blind Loyalty to Trump Betrays Us All.

The indicted former president and his party are doing serious damage with their wild attacks on law and order — Here’s a familiar storyline, one that has probably been made into a movie or two in one form or another over the years. A small town high school has a golden boy quarterback who keeps getting into trouble. But he won some big games early on and he does have…

Politics

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Blind Loyalty to Trump Betrays Us All.
Blind Loyalty to Trump Betrays Us All.
Politics

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ILLUMINATION

·May 31

Tim Scott’s Underwhelming GOP Intervention

The path to the White House requires dislodging Trumpism, not trying to tip-toe around it — I have some marketing advice for South Carolina Senator and newly announced Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott. Before we go on, you may be asking who Tim Scott is and you wouldn’t be alone. His showing in the polls is not that far from a rounding error. Yet there is…

Politics

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Tim Scott’s Underwhelming GOP Intervention
Tim Scott’s Underwhelming GOP Intervention
Politics

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ILLUMINATION

·Apr 20

In Judge Kacsmaryk, We See the Enduring Lawlessness of Trump

Take a step back from the immediate chaos of the court fight over abortion pills and you see a larger threat to the republic — Late on Good Friday of this year, perhaps hoping the image of Christ crucified for our sins would put the nation in a forgiving mood, Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued his ruling suspending the decades-old F.D.A. approval of mifepristone, a medication commonly used in abortions. Less than an hour later…

Society

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In Judge Kacsmaryk, We See the Enduring Lawlessness of Trump
In Judge Kacsmaryk, We See the Enduring Lawlessness of Trump
Society

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·Apr 10

Easter Apart

An unexpected case of Covid is keeping me from celebrating with the ones I love — Easter Morning Mass on a laptop is not the same as Easter Morning in the grand nave of a church. Let’s just say the trumpets don’t trumpet with quite the desired exultation. And yet, throughout the weird ebbs and flows of the pandemic I’ve watched a lot of TV church…

Culture

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Easter Apart
Easter Apart
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·Mar 24

Why Jesus Might Want Some TV Ads

The “He Gets Us” ads are controversial. They’re also pretty good. — Like a lot of people, I watch the Super Bowl for the ads as much as for the football. But unlike a lot of people, I do this professionally. I’ve worked in the advertising business for longer than I probably ought to admit. Of course I pay attention to the…

Culture

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Why Jesus Might Want Some TV Ads
Why Jesus Might Want Some TV Ads
Culture

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Politically Speaking

·Mar 3

The Defrauding of America, Part II

The Republican Party’s culture of lies continues to bring out the worst in humanity — A few weeks ago I wrote about the fleecing of my fellow Americans by the Republican Party. The piece was, for the most, part inspired by the pathological con artistry of New York’s newly minted congressional rep George Santos. But it’s an idea that’s been running through my mind for…

Politics

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The Defrauding of America, Part II
The Defrauding of America, Part II
Politics

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