Fighting to ensure that a nation conceived in liberty can endure
Remembering that the Declaration of Independence was the original NO KINGS document.
Author: DJB
Emptying the drafts folder
Short takes on topics delightful, powerful, destructive and dumb — with a few updates.
Reading challenges and independent bookshops: A mid-year update
Less news, more books: A mid-year report.
Observations from . . . June 2026
A summary of the June posts from the MORE TO COME newsletter.
Music at Emmanuel
Emmanuel Church is one of Baltimore’s leading centers for music and the arts.
Consider the lilies
Judith Farr’s intimate study of Emily Dickinson as poet and gardener is, to put it simply, a delight.
When history, myth, and memory clash
An interview with John Garrison Marks on understanding George Washington’s legacy of slavery.
A Saturday grab bag: The Summer Solstice edition
Links to stories from a few writers I follow who have important things to say. With musical interludes.
A brilliant and timeless classic that is about so much more than a game
John McPhee wrote one of the great tennis books of all time. It is about so much more than a game.
Possibility and promise have long been contested
Ed Ayers looks at American history to find contested visions, but also hope for our future.
