The love of money
The evisceration of The Washington Post by a billionaire owner suggests that the decimation is the plan.
Author: DJB
From the bookshelf: January 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from January 2026.
Waiting for peace
In the third of the Maigret series, Georges Simenon writes of a crime where everything seems false.
Observations from . . . January 2026
A summary of the January posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.
Times that try men’s souls
The work will remain the work. To heal old wounds. To not make new ones.
Read when you’re happy, when you’re anxious, and in the moments in between
Ways to get closer to books.
A jewel of a novel
The first Elizabeth George novel was the treasure I uncovered on a recent visit to The Lantern Bookshop.
Stories and myths
We need better stories
America remains a work-in-progress
America is an idea founded on ideals of equality and freedom. Democracy always requires our work.
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Music of hope and resistance for the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend.
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