Steve RussellDead Man Writing, TooI owe an apology first. I promised I would not bother you again unless I learned something new to me about hospice that might be useful to…·5 min read·Aug 21, 2021--13--13
Steve RussellWhistling Past the Graveyard in the Hindu Kush“The difference between genius and stupidity,” says an African proverb, “is that genius has limits.”·4 min read·Aug 17, 2021--3--3
Steve RussellFreshmen, Take History; Graduates, Take JailWherein I attempt to argue that three current events in particular are better understood if you understand the relevant history.·17 min read·Jul 12, 2021--3--3
Steve RussellinThe PolisWhen the Death Watch is in a MirrorNot everybody has signed on to the jihad against opioid drugs. There are dissenters, and I am one, although I’m absolutely on board with…·7 min read·Jul 1, 2021--6--6
Steve RussellOn Juneteenth and Uncritical Race TheoryIt was December 18, 1865, when the 13th Amendment — which banned most slavery in all of the nation became part of the U.S. Constitution.·5 min read·Jun 21, 2021--2--2
Steve RussellinLessons from HistoryWas Biden Pandering?President Biden’s Memorial Day speech was a full-throated defense of democracy. Was it merely a string of safe applause lines? Didn’t the…·10 min read·Jun 1, 2021--2--2
Steve RussellinLessons from HistoryRighting Historical WrongsToday marks a century from a wrong that some of us would like to excavate from the memory hole, but the R word often impedes even a frank…·8 min read·Jun 1, 2021--3--3
Steve RussellPotpourri Flirting With Godwin’s LawI am about to spew forth a river of loosely-connected thoughts that have little to do with current events or each other.·9 min read·May 27, 2021--1--1
Steve RussellLucy Takes WashingtonI first noticed what was going on during the debate over Obamacare, but it could be I’m just slow. The leader of the Republican Party in…·5 min read·May 26, 2021--1--1