Ben Justesen's personal Substack blog-newsletter -- containing my observations on historical nuggets of interest, excerpts from my other published works, remembrances from a long career, and more
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Bloodthirstier than thou: Capital punishment as a campaign issue
I have shaken my head in sadness often this past week over Tennessee’s botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike. As a lifelong opponent of capital punishment, I suddenly found myself hoping Tennessee’s leaders might demonstrate...
A heartfelt birthday wish to grandson and grandfather
I wrote this entry a year ago, and happily offer it again, with love to my grandson and my grandfather, on the occasion of their shared birthday. This year, Dean turns 10, my grandpa Ben 144. I will return to my normal blog entries next wee...
More foreign affairs in a crazy, mixed-up world
I have just finished reading the most banal piece of self-indulgent tripe ever penned by a U.S. Secretary of State, and I am still shaking my head. Miniscule Marco Rubio, apparently promoting himself as some kind of farsighted visionary wel...
More foreign affairs in a crazy, mixed-up world
I read this week that one more career ambassador has been nominated in the State Department’s long list of American envoys under the second Trump administration. He is Paul Watzlavick of Texas, selected as the next ambassador to the small b...
More foreign affairs in a crazy, mixed-up world
I have grown increasingly uneasy about the political cliff that at least part of Germany seems determined to careen over. It is as if denial of the past has become a morbid preoccupation in the old eastern half of the country, as the Altern...
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A lifelong writer, with special curiosity about 19th-century African American politicians/officeholders--especially in my native North Carolina--and their relevance to the modern era. Former Foreign Service Officer, journalist, and teacher,..
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