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Re-Remembering Hamilton and Jefferson

Many commonly celebrate optimistic innovation as a source of historical progress. In this narrative, tradition hinders inevitable enlightenment. Such a view can distort our own … Read More ›

Posted on May 14, 2024March 23, 2024
Politics

Wrong about Being Right

The phrase began in 1935. Politicians and pundits from both sides of the political spectrum, but mostly the left, claim that they are on the “right side of history” …

Posted on February 27, 2024June 4, 2024
Politics

Simply Become the Majority

“The game,” intimates Screwtape to Wormwood, “is to have them all running about with fire extinguishers whenever there is a flood, and all crowding to … Read More ›

Posted on February 20, 2024June 4, 2024
Richard Dick on firebombing Japan in World War II for Salt & Iron: SeasonedWriting
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Heroes or Monsters? American Firebombing of Japan in World War II

Headlines of civilian deaths in recent fighting rightly provoke investigations, soul-searching, and sometimes disciplinary or legal actions against some of those responsible …

Posted on July 4, 2023June 30, 2023
Margaret Gassner reviews Between The World And Me on racism for Salt & Iron SeasonedWriting.com
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Awakening from The American Dream

Most Americans are well-aware that our country has a regrettable track record with race relations. Sins are named, heroes are lauded …

Posted on May 9, 2023May 8, 2023
Sam Negus writes against COVID amnesty for Salt & Iron: Seasoned Writing
Politics

Pandemic “Amnesty” is a Plea for Amnesia

Emily Oster, an economist at Brown University in Rhode Island, has written for The Atlantic that we should “declare a pandemic amnesty.” Predictably, this has … Read More ›

Posted on January 31, 2023January 18, 2023
Elizabeth Hance praises Queen Elizabeth II for Salt & Iron: SeasonedWriting.com
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An American Anglophile Hails Queen Elizabeth

I’m an unabashed Anglophile. Casual conversation with me can quickly uncover this fact, and those closest to me have relentless fun teasing me for it. … Read More ›

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
Peter Blair on Queen Elizabeth II's funeral for Salt & Iron: Seasoned Writing
Politics

Eulogy from a Loyal Subject

Rare among my countrymen, I love America. I love its open spaces and great cities; I love much of its culture and its music (I … Read More ›

Posted on January 17, 2023December 15, 2022
Dave Go on Philippines elections for Salt & Iron: Seasoned Writing
Politics

The Philippine Elections: Faith, Fake News, and a Family’s Sins

The Philippine elections on May 9, 2022 attracted the attention of people around the world, as one candidate’s family has become an infamous household name. … Read More ›

Posted on December 13, 2022November 18, 2022

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