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Patrick J. Walsh
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Trump’s new American spring
How do the elite rule? Wyndham Lewis in The Art Of Being Ruled said by the use of snobbery. Snobbery arises when a person has social aspirations. One moves up in our society by conforming to the consensus (a set of anti values) established by the corporate media and the
Donald Trump
Trump’s new nationalism
Seems we are all under stringent orders from the "establishment" and the mass media not to support Donald Trump's presidential bid. Every few days we are shouted at with a new headline full of sound and fury; some new allegation or incident about Trump which later
New England
Autumnal reflections with Washington Irving
Fall puts me a Washington Irving frame of mind. This time of year, I find myself pulling down his The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. from the bookshelf. Irving wrote the collection of tales between 1819 and 1820. The volume includes "Rip Van Winkle" and "The
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Commemorating T.S. Eliot
An anniversary has almost passed us by, unnoticed by the Boston media, and one eminently worthy of celebration. One hundred years ago, T.S. Eliot, the great poet who notably defined himself as "an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics," published his
Donald Trump
Trump without apology
Donald Trump has certainly restored excitement to American politics. He seems to understand the old political adage that controversy builds political stature. When Trump says something, he means it and does not back down. The general public finds this a refreshing tonic. A few weeks ago, the left-leaning Huffington Post