Memorializing Memorial Day

Posted on May 28, 2016May 28, 2016 by bfaure Leave a comment

President Obama on May 22nd, 2016 in Hiroshima, took measure of the Memorial Day weekend to attempt to memorialize the tremendous loss of life that occurred in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945 as the extreme spasm of a world lost in aggressive impulses without steadying institutional control. The wars of the modern age teach us this […]... Read More

The Magnificent Croissant and Jan III Sobieski

Posted on May 18, 2016 by bfaure 1 Comment

So, one starts the homage to the magnificent croissant with a story of its origin too good to be true – which of course it isn’t. When it comes to food, however, great stories don’t have to be true in order to be truly great, and this one has all the elements of greatness. The […]... Read More

Donald Trump – Novice Maximus

Posted on May 7, 2016May 7, 2016 by bfaure 2 Comments

You have to give the man his due. Donald Trump entered the nomination process last June as a rejiggered Democrat non-politician running in the Republican Party nomination process alongside 16 other experienced, motivated, better funded and better prepared candidates – and with last Tuesday’s crushing of the final two pretenders in the Indiana primary – left […]... Read More

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Month: May 2016

Memorializing Memorial Day

The Magnificent Croissant and Jan III Sobieski

Donald Trump – Novice Maximus