So, the rioting and occupation of the White House were mostly postponed on the politics surrounding the passing of a historic Supreme Court Justice. Except for the two police officers shot in localized “protests” against a grand jury decision not to try three officers for the “no knock” shooting of Breonna Taylor. Except, as everything […]

This is a view of the back pastures at Refuge Farm yesterday afternoon. It was a magnificent day, Autumn greeting us with a gentle cool wind, cloudless blue skies, and our buzzards wheeling majestically in the heavens above. Our editorial staff wanted to roll with a piece from Marlow that incorporates some of the deep […]

Author’s Note: Tough night. I forgot to take the evening dose of medication, which was subsumed by the newest news of the day. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg took leave of this life sometime during the afternoon, word being passed as the day waned in darkness. This will add more complexity to the already […]

Author’s Note: I have been wrestling with a treatment of the extraordinary career and legacy of departed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. My sentiment about the Court has always been tempered by the adherence to the founding documents across centuries of change. Though not intended, the composition of the Bench has been a thing […]

Author’s Note: It has been an interesting year for us all. I discovered a button on the iPad that revealed “unread” messages. There were a surprising number of them, mostly covering the period of early February of this strange year. I must have missed a couple weeks as the COVID excitement was just hitting its […]

Morning, fellow citizens! Another day surfing down the roiling cascade of information, leading to something some pundits say is really important. I forget what that is. The outlines of it are there, certainly. One of the headlines blared this morning that the Center for Disease Control, the Government agency responsible for dealing with epidemics, is […]