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February 15, 2021 Vic Socotra

Arrias: Free Speech

A prominent lawyer and former member of the Obama White House recently penned a piece on free speech, and suggested that the debate on free speech was, to use his words, “Broken.” He takes issue with the Supreme Court’s commitment to “the marketplace of ideas,” and with Justice Brandeis’s comment that the remedy for falsehood […]

February 14, 2021 Vic Socotra

Two-For-Three

So, the Saturday Zoom call got squashed by the ice storm out in Pac NORWEST. We rescheduled for Sunday, eager to talk about what happened on the Hill, but it turned out to be not much. They tried to impeach the former President again, or they actually did impeach him- again- and he was acquitted. […]

February 14, 2021 Vic Socotra

Marlow’s Take: Nothing Burns Like the Cold

Editor’s Note: My Awning has not yet collapsed. It is still up, so I can testify the cold is not burning it. But noted poet Marlow has a couple thoughts on how this really works. In the meantime, it is Valentine’s Day, in which is what rational people might take delight. We will get back […]

February 13, 2021 Vic Socotra

Ice Age

(Our modest Virginia snow and ice. More to come today. I could show you a picture of the truck-wreck, but I think this is illustrative enough, you know?) Oh, I know things are not going to amount to much, but the icy rain in Texas contributed to dozens of accidents. The nice lady in Red […]

February 12, 2021 Vic Socotra

Shirley Plantation

Editor’s Note: There is some stuff going on all around us that is extremely interesting, and while tinged with some of the appurtenances of the old United States, seems like something altogether new. It will be fun to see it unfold, and naturally the entire editorial slate was summoned for critical theory indoctrination and the […]

February 12, 2021 Vic Socotra

Marlow: Seen at the local US Army Base’s Class Six store this morning

Editor’s Note: Amazon delivered two huge boxes filled with recliner chairs this morning, two days early in the storm confusion in Virginia’s Piedmont. Quite roaringly efficient. There is some other unsettling stuff going on around us. Climate Change is one of them, of course, and all the rest of the new Emergency culture in which […]

February 10, 2021 Vic Socotra

Swamp Postcard: Getting On With the Program

Well, we are doubling down on some crazy stuff this week. A look at the number of extra-constitutional decrees from the Oval Office is interesting. One positive note, President Biden seems to be able to perform on camera, which is an improvement from his description by opponents as being in cognitive decline. Of course, the […]

February 9, 2021 Vic Socotra

Marlow: Snakes and Scorpions

Editor’s Note: Arrias ran with something about the interesting collusion of Corporate and Government relations yesterday. Folks responded with thoughts about the astonishing flood of cash- some of it yours- that is washing through our institutions and media. It awoke ancient memories in me, a native Detroiter, about one of Henry Ford’s great experiments. Not […]

February 8, 2021 Vic Socotra

Arrias: Corporate America?

Editor’s Note: Made the first half of the Super Bowl that culminated a chaotic season that reflected our social chaos. It was the first professional sports I have watched in a year, but sadly only made it to the half of the game. There are several stories in the contest, but we will let them […]

February 8, 2021 Vic Socotra

What’s New is Old

It is cool living in these times. There is excitement in the air. I thought we had seen it all- generally good economic times, fending off international threats with fair success. The air was cleaner than it was in our youth. We were free to do just about anything legal. Not a perfect system, since […]