Musings & Amusings
Robert S. McElvaineCommentaries on, as Dickens wrote in "Our Mutual Friend," “things warious.” I’m a bit dyslexic; my brain mixes things together, which can lead to seeing connections between things that others see as unrelated. I hope you'll like the results.
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[UPDATED] Fifty Years Ago this Evening, Dylan & Baez Took Mississippi—and Me
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Revue in Clearwater, Florida, eight days before the Hattiesburg stop. (I have been unable to find any photos from the Hattiesburg concert.)
NOTE: When I wrote this piece yesterday, I...
Fifty Years Ago this Evening, Dylan & Baez Took Mississippi—and Me
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan during the Rolling Thunder Revue in Clearwater, Florida, eight days before the Hattiesburg stop. (I have been unable to find any photos from the Hattiesburg concert.)
Oh, what a night
Early May back in seven...
TWO MORE STEPS DOWN THE ROAD TO FASCISM BY TRUMP & HIS MINIONS
Welcome back to “Musings & Amusings,” and greetings to those of you who are new.
Musings & Amusings is a reader-supported publication. If my writing helps you through these terrible times or gives you a needed smile from time t...
Trump Is Collapsing, Which Makes Him More Dangerous than Ever
The near certainty that Democrats will retake the House of Representatives is getting closer to the point where the “near” can be removed. Most knowledgeable political observers now say that a Democratic taking of the Senate is now also on...
These Are a Few of My LEAST Favorite Things: Anti-Americans Waving US Flags & Jesus Thieves Saying They Are “Christians”
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
That statement has often been attributed to Sinclair Lewis, but no one has found evidence that he ever said precisely those words. There is no doubt, tho...
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