Musings from a Charmingly Roguish Scoundrel

Deplatforming the “Irreplaceable” Man

He came out of nowhere.  That’s what it seemed like to much of the country, but the rise of combat vet and oyster farmer Graham Platner seemed pretty sudden to a lot of Maine voters, too.  A considerable portion of the electorate finds itself disenchanted with the Democratic establishment,

A Semi-Ode to the Semiquincentennial

And so the American semiquincentennial whimpers to a close. Anticlimax hangs awkwardly over the National Mall. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it arrested for attempted algae vandalism before the week is out. It’s a significant milestone—250 years. Or it should be. I have no real expectation