Cliffs Note Intellectualism, n.; The exercise or application of the intellect as taken from crib sheets, scribbled notes on the back of the hand, or from looking over a smart student’s shoulder during a test. And then turn that into…
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Stealth
And the lack thereof. And certain laws apply. Take this fellow, Qassem Suleimani, who had been the commander of the Iranian Quds Force for over 20 years. Quds are the guys who coordinate Iranian military activities outside of Iran. His people…
Lawyers in the Control Booth
It was lawyers in foxholes, especially since Waco, then 911, providing, among other things, that allowed time for enemy killers, usually laying in mines, by requiring spotters to call in shots to judges and arbiters at a safe distance away, a cuppa Joe nearby,…
Tracing the Gentleman’s International League of Gutter Trash
I started this little investigation into gutter trashery with Joe Biden for Joe is pre-Baby Boomer, so comes from a generation who should have known the value of keeping little private weaknesses out of the public eye. So, just in terms of the…
The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941
This is 1941, when Hollywood apparently still approved of God. “The Devil and Daniel Webster” is a short story written by Stephen Vincent Benet in 1936 for Saturday Evening Post, then in book form in 1937, then this film version in 1941. It’s available…