Attractively Packaged Lies
Have a brilliantly compact observation from a brilliant source:
6 hrs ago • Francis W. Porretto
Pogrom 2026
("War's good business, so give your son!")
Dec 27 • Francis W. Porretto
The State Religion
Over the centuries following the Treaties of Westphalia, the promotion by a government of a single religion as the “established church” for its nation…
Dec 26 • Francis W. Porretto
"There were shepherds abiding in the fields..."
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Dec 25 • Francis W. Porretto
Where Have All The Youngsters Gone?
They talked to a woman from New York City.
Dec 24 • Francis W. Porretto
Pathways To Bondage
Nothing is so galling to a people, not broken in from the birth, as a paternal or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them…
Dec 23 • Francis W. Porretto
Rootlessness Part 3: Roots In The Contemporary Milieu
In a comment to the previous piece, Vincent Pellicone wrote:Thanks for reading!
Dec 22 • Francis W. Porretto
Peace With Purpose
“Peace means something different from ‘not fighting.’ Those aren’t peace advocates, they’re ‘stop fighting’ advocates.
Dec 21 • Francis W. Porretto
The Terrible Whys Accumulate
Elise Stefanik, the popular New York Congresswoman who’s been an important figure in the MAGA movement, has announced her departure from politics:Thanks…
Dec 20 • Francis W. Porretto
Good For A Derisive Snort
Now and then, the news becomes so insane that a snort and a headshake are required responses.
Dec 19 • Francis W. Porretto
Role Enslavement
("Know thyself," somebody or other once said.)
Dec 17 • Francis W. Porretto
Rootlessness Part 2: “The Strength Of The Hills”
(Maybe it's not Wonder Bread after all.)
Dec 16 • Francis W. Porretto
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