I had just finished writing about Robert Frost's "The Gift Outright" when I started doubting its utility.

...this has been a long coup.

I've got a few new subscribers, so I want to make sure I welcome everyone properly.

I'd like to introduce you to this short video about the Texas Constitution.

[I]f you change your speech–maybe use appropriate grammar, make polite and charming small talk–you can advance in society?

Lincoln says that the fathers of the United States "conceived [it] in Liberty," "dedicated [it] to the proposition that all men are created equal."

I'm sitting at the bar, sipping a margarita, and chatting pleasantly with two older couples.

...Jonathan Katz talks about "the right to be an asshole."

I finish writing a short piece on nihilism, and then I have to confront the news.

...screaming bloody murder when you have urgent and serious reasons to question authority is a political virtue.

I yield my time to a far more effective teacher than I am.