I was glad to read the post on Donklephant, about the recent ridiculousness. It seems someone won a primary, and then comments were made and someone endorsed somebody... and in all the scrutiny and uproar, a very important fact wa… Continue

Do NOT do as the Romans do. After all, when was the last time you met a Roman? They all know better and call themselves Italians these days. No glory in absorbed city-states you know. So what's the trick to steering out from under a collapsing empire? It might seem like a good idea to join your countrymen trying madly to prop up the status quo, but wait. Stop. Look around for the underbelly of the beast, and you'll find it riddled with catacombs. Full of the next generation who's been supping li… Continue

Not the one in Italy, the new empire. Or maybe it's Versailles. After all, we're seeing heads rolling instead of crucifixions, and that seems as good a sign as any. Some people compare it to Oceana, in 1984, but the truth is, we've been there for years. Our new low seems like it deserves to be marked symbolically. Maybe we should declare a holiday or have a party. But the sad truth is that the food's better in the real Rome. We've somehow made an empire so riddled with fear that it's no longer f… Continue