Free-Man's Perspective

I am not trying to insult libertarians; they’ve been right, or reasonably close to right, on a great many things, and for decades on end; that’s not trivial.

As far back as we can see in any detail, we find humans creating art.

In 1999, my friend Henry Lamb mentioned that he had been attending UN meetings.

It’s late summer in Anytown, USA: A small platform stands at the edge of a cornfield.

(Originally published April 8,2021.)

America, 1776 The development of the American colonies moved in an arc.

(Originally published January 18, 2021.)

19th Century America If we wish to grasp American life in the 19th century, it’s probably best to start by understanding that when America was young, it had no myth.

America, 1910 1910 was well before my own time, of course, but I knew at least ten people who lived through it as adults, and discussed the era at some length with one of them, my great uncle Dave.