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Selling your soul for a mess of pottage: The politics of morality and racism

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What have we given up of long-term value for our short-term gains?

April 19, 2021
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Best Of..., Monday Musings, Recommended Readings, The Times We Live In

Saturday Soundtrack: Darrell Scott

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A talented wordsmith, guitarist, and singer, Darrell Scott is a musician's musician.

April 17, 2021
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Acoustic Music, Saturday Soundtrack

Weekly Reader: Infrastructure week…with sprinkles!

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New bridges, bad airport gates, and SPRINKLES! French Vanilla. Rocky Road. Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cookie Dough.

April 14, 2021
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Weekly Reader

Belief in a common purpose

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The New Deal should serve as inspiration for our response to today's crises.

April 12, 2021
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Family, Monday Musings, Recommended Readings, The Times We Live In

Saturday Soundtrack: David Bromberg

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Bromberg plays multiple styles while singing quirky songs with a straight face and distinctive voice.

April 10, 2021
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Acoustic Music, Bluegrass Music, Saturday Soundtrack

Weekly Reader: Godzilla vs. Kong…a scientist picks the winner

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A functional morphologist and monster movie fan uses her science smarts to pick a winner. Plus other marvelous stuff.

April 7, 2021
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Weekly Reader

Facing the myths in our personal histories

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A West Point history professor suggests to prevent a racist future we must understand our racist past.

April 5, 2021
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Historic Preservation, Monday Musings, On Leadership, Recommended Readings

Saturday Soundtrack: Lamentations and reflections for Holy Week

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In a Holy Week overlaid with the heartache of a pandemic, lamentations through the centuries can help provide solace.

April 1, 2021
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Acoustic Music, Family, Saturday Soundtrack

Weekly Reader: The war for government

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Stop the war ON government and begin to fight FOR government. And yes, my Southern accent is also returning.

March 31, 2021
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Weekly Reader

The phone call

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Phone calls can produce anxiety. They can also be the best way to reach out to someone who needs a human touch. Take that chance.

March 29, 2021
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Monday Musings, The Times We Live In

Saturday Soundtrack: Low Lily

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Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration.

March 27, 2021
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Acoustic Music, Bluegrass Music, Saturday Soundtrack
Cliff Dwellings

Weekly Reader: A groundbreaking moment

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The first Native American Interior Secretary, media bias, a rejuvenated Penn Station, and inspiration from Dolly (again).

March 24, 2021
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Historic Preservation, Weekly Reader

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Recommended Readings | Books to consider

April 19, 2021

Selling your soul for a mess of pottage: The politics of morality and racism

What have we given up of long-term value for our short-term gains?

by DJB
Comments 0
April 12, 2021

Belief in a common purpose

The New Deal should serve as inspiration for our response to today's crises.

by DJB
Comments 2
April 5, 2021

Facing the myths in our personal histories

A West Point history professor suggests to prevent a racist future we must understand our racist past.

by DJB
Comments 2
March 17, 2021

Weekly Reader: On Tyranny

Timothy Snyder and Lewis Lapham on the response to tyranny and the hard labor of democracy.

by DJB
Comments 0
March 15, 2021

Our imperfect union

Understanding compromises made for unity is the start to addressing the underlying causes of our cleavages.

by DJB
Comments 0
March 8, 2021

Assisted living

I have a confession to make. I have lived in assisted living my entire life.

by DJB
Comment 1
February 14, 2021

Happy birthday, Frederick Douglass

Born in slavery, Frederick Douglass chose February 14th as his birthday. Read why he remains a prophet for today.

by DJB
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January 18, 2021

A more trusting time

Pete Buttigieg explains why trust is foundational to American democracy and why we must fight the attacks on truth.

by DJB
Comment 1

On Leadership | Thoughts on leaders and leadership

April 5, 2021

Facing the myths in our personal histories

A West Point history professor suggests to prevent a racist future we must understand our racist past.

by DJB
Comments 2
March 18, 2021

A vote is a kind of prayer

In a powerful first Senate speech, Raphael Warnock suggests that when we vote, we pray.

by DJB
Comments 0
February 16, 2021

Lessons Jamie Raskin learned from his father

When a situation seems hopeless, then you are the hope. When everything looks dark, you must be the light.

by DJB
Comments 2
February 15, 2021

Ordinary places, extraordinary presidents

Presidents Day thoughts: extraordinary presidents can come from and be shaped by ordinary places.

by DJB
Comments 6

Best of... | Compilations and collections

April 19, 2021

Selling your soul for a mess of pottage: The politics of morality and racism

What have we given up of long-term value for our short-term gains?

by DJB
Comments 0
January 15, 2021

A profusion of pithy proverbs

I love the pithy proverb - Volume 3.

by DJB
Comments 0
January 1, 2021

Reminders

Personal reminders of what matters can help as we seek to regain our equilibrium after a tumultuous year.

by DJB
Comments 3
Mavis Staples
December 26, 2020

Saturday Soundtrack: The 2020 top ten

The top ten posts - chosen by reader views - from the Saturday Soundtrack series in 2020.

by DJB
Comments 0
December 21, 2020

Best of the blog: Top ten posts of 2020

December is for "Best of..." lists. To celebrate 2020 here are the top 10 posts based on reader views.

by DJB
Comments 0
December 14, 2020

The 2020 year-end reading list

The books I read in the year of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and GOP attacks on our democracy.

by DJB
Comments 0
The Browns, December 2019
November 22, 2020

Our year in photos – 2020

Let's start our "year in photos" collection with a Zoom screenshot of our Mother's Day brunch!

by DJB
Comments 9
October 26, 2020

Democracy is never permanent…and the work to keep it never ends

My series of observations on the lessons of history in the fight for democracy.

by DJB
Comments 0
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Saturday Soundtrack | Musicians who have caught my ear

April 17, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Darrell Scott

A talented wordsmith, guitarist, and singer, Darrell Scott is a musician's musician.

by DJB
Comment 1
April 10, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: David Bromberg

Bromberg plays multiple styles while singing quirky songs with a straight face and distinctive voice.

by DJB
Comments 0
April 1, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Lamentations and reflections for Holy Week

In a Holy Week overlaid with the heartache of a pandemic, lamentations through the centuries can help provide solace.

by DJB
Comments 0
March 27, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Low Lily

Low Lily explores the roots and branches of American folk music with traditional influences and modern inspiration.

by DJB
Comments 2
March 20, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Elise LeGrow

Elise LeGrow has a wonderfully raspy voice that makes any tune she sings distinctive and unforgettable.

by DJB
Comments 0
March 13, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: John Doyle

In time for St. Patrick's Day, enjoy the amazing Irish guitarist, singer, and songwriter John Doyle.

by DJB
Comments 0
March 6, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Avalon Jazz Band

Enjoy the hot and sassy swing of 1930s Paris with the Avalon Jazz Band.

by DJB
Comments 0
February 27, 2021

Saturday Soundtrack: Earls of Leicester

Classic Flatt & Scruggs from the Earls of Leicester. Bluegrass doesn't get any better than this.

by DJB
Comments 4

Weekly Reader | Other Writers That Will Help You Laugh, Think, or Cry

April 14, 2021

Weekly Reader: Infrastructure week…with sprinkles!

New bridges, bad airport gates, and SPRINKLES! French Vanilla. Rocky Road. Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cookie Dough.

by DJB
Comments 0
April 7, 2021

Weekly Reader: Godzilla vs. Kong…a scientist picks the winner

A functional morphologist and monster movie fan uses her science smarts to pick a winner. Plus other marvelous stuff.

by DJB
Comment 1
March 31, 2021

Weekly Reader: The war for government

Stop the war ON government and begin to fight FOR government. And yes, my Southern accent is also returning.

by DJB
Comments 0
Cliff Dwellings
March 24, 2021

Weekly Reader: A groundbreaking moment

The first Native American Interior Secretary, media bias, a rejuvenated Penn Station, and inspiration from Dolly (again).

by DJB
Comments 0

About "More to Come..."

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January 15, 2020

The top one percent

The top ten reader favorites from the first 1,000 posts on More to Come.

by DJB
Comment 1
April 10, 2019

About “More to Come…”

Welcome! Learn how DJB's blog has evolved since 2008 from random thoughts to... more organized random thoughts.

by DJB
Comments 3
Speaking at the Ryman
March 25, 2019

I hate to say goodbye, so I’ll just say so long

A farewell message I wrote to my staff after 22 years at the National Trust.

by DJB
Comments 4
March 4, 2015

60 lessons from 60 years

A birthday list of 60 things I've learned in my (now) 60 years of life.

by DJB
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Reading Well: Writers I Enjoy

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  • Dana Schwartz
  • Elizabeth Bobrick
  • Eric Foner
  • Gail Collins
  • John Lingan
  • Lapham's Quarterly
  • Leonard Pitts, Jr.
  • Literary Hub
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  • Rebecca Solnit
  • Seeking the Sacred
  • Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
  • Stephen L. Carter
  • Steve Almond
  • Timothy Egan Opinionator Blog
  • TomDispatch
  • Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
  • You Think Too Much

Roots Music and More

  • Acoustic Disc
  • Bela Fleck
  • Bluegrass Pride
  • Bluegrass Today
  • Compass Records
  • DC Bluegrass Union
  • Dom Flemons
  • Fiddlefreak
  • Fretboard Journal
  • Gallagher Guitars
  • Institute of Musical Traditions
  • International Bluegrass Music Association
  • Jerry Douglas
  • Lonesome Road Review
  • Merlefest
  • No Depression
  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • Sam Bush Online
  • Steve Martin Banjo Prize
  • The Immortal Jukebox
  • The Steel Wheels
  • WNEX The Creek

Saving Places That Matter

  • Conserving the Human Environment
  • Ensia
  • Greater Greater Washington
  • Green Preservationist
  • International National Trusts Organisation
  • Preservation Leadership Forum Blog
  • Preservation Magazine
  • Saving Places
  • The Secret Knowledge of Spaces

Whatever Else Tickles My Fancy

  • Billy Shore, Bearing Witness
  • Brene Brown
  • Brownview Forge
  • Doonesbury
  • Fauxtations
  • Friday Forward
  • Margaret and Helen, Best Friends for Sixty Years and Counting
  • Repairers of the Breach
  • Southerly
  • STAT News
  • Stuff That Needs to Be Said
  • Teri Kanefield
  • The Bitter Southerner
  • The FrameWorks Institute
  • This is What Comes Next

More to Consider

“People have to be made to understand that they cannot look for salvation anywhere but to themselves."

Ella Baker

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