Americanism Redux: March 6, Your Today, 250 Years Ago, In 1775

Americanism Redux March 6, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1775 (What??) A surprise is unfolding. You can go along, go along, go along, even in a crisis, and sometimes forget that you can always be surprised. So today, 250 years ago... Surprise. * * * * * * * (those hands) In Boston harbor, inside a British fort on Castle … [Read more...]

Americanism Redux: August 22, Your Today, In 1774

Americanism Redux August 22, your today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1774 (the blues say "end") What if this really is the end? ...of... It. That. Them. Us. Your call as to the object of the question. It does happen, you know, an end, the end. And then there is a next, which can only start if... ...this really is ending. Today, 250 years … [Read more...]