Sunday Digest No. 14

Music - Booze - The Fool - Immortality - Activism

Cameron M. Bailey

Feb 16, 2025

Welcome to my Sunday Digest where I share all of my own writing from the past week, and some of the very best of Substack. I hope that you enjoy this curated collection, and if you do, that you’ll subscribe so as to never miss a Digest.

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Society

The Washington State Flag

Cameron M. Bailey

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Feb 13

The Washington State Flag

This week a bill was proposed in the Washington State Legislature that would purport to change our flag. In a way, I understand it, the thing is ugly, and way too wordy. The bill mentions that, in much more civil terms.

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The Case For Drinking

At the conclusion of Dry January, our associate editor Sam Kahn penned a powerful case against drinking. At Persuasion we’re nothing if not balanced—so we invited our contributing editor Quico Toro to present the tipsier side of the argument…

20 days ago · 107 likes · 4 comments · Quico Toro

The Honest Broker

How to Achieve Immortality

In ancient times, you attained immortality by doing great deeds…

22 days ago · 586 likes · 103 comments · Ted Gioia

Stirring the Senses

The Quiet Courage of the Helpers: How Many Small Acts can Create a Better World Right Now.

There’s so much happening in the world right now. The news is constant—wars, environmental crises, political divides—and it can be overwhelming, even paralyzing. It’s easy to feel small and helpless, as if nothing we do will be enough to make a difference. That feeling of being frozen, of not knowing where to begin, is natural. But it’s important to remember: we don’t have to fix everything all at once. What we…

20 days ago · 1 like · Beth Gehring

Writing

Memories Of Busking

Cameron M. Bailey

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Feb 11

Memories Of Busking

I set a funky old hat on the ground near my feet, and threw some money into it. A couple dollar bills, a ten spot (people do need to be reminded of inflation) and a small handful of change.

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Not Boring by Packy McCormick

Long Questions/Short Answers

Welcome to the 811 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last essay! If you haven’t subscribed, join 240,060 smart, curious folks by subscribing here…

19 days ago · 98 likes · 9 comments · Packy McCormick

Free Speech

My Statement to Congress

18 days ago · 1623 likes · 286 comments · Matt Taibbi

Tarot

Born on the Fourth of July

In my last post, the Warrior of Cups, I mentioned I have invigorated my spiritual practice. Part of that has been a much deeper dive into the Tarot. I have worked with various sets of cards much of my adult life, but I have never really studied the cards, to get a better understanding of each card’s meaning. The tarot has been described as a map of the …

21 days ago · 10 likes · 7 comments · William Hunter Duncan

Family

Out Over My Skis

Far, Far From Me

I recently completed three years writing this Substack newsletter. To commemorate that date I wanted to share one of my favorites from my first year (new to most of you). Writing “this kind of story” helped me figure out what I most like to write about. It’s a bit of a sad story, but hey, life is like that sometimes…

22 days ago · 41 likes · 20 comments · Tom Pendergast

Curation

The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell

🌟 What I'm Reading: 2-9-2025 🌟

The Starfire Codes produces an audience-supported publication with a stellar podcast, consciousness-expanding daily spiritual content, and well-researched articles on forbidden but crucial topics…

22 days ago · 21 likes · 2 comments · The Starfire Codes

The Charlotte Pendragon Diaries by Charlotte Pendragon

Celebration of Voices 2-12-2025

Welcome to my friends hird edition of Celebration of Voices where bi-monthly present a three well curated Substack publications. If you missed my first edition, you can catch up here: Celebration of Voices…

18 days ago · 8 likes · Charlotte Pendragon

Freemasonry

In the early days of Freemasonry, music was a big part of our gatherings. Instruments were played and songs were sung. Joyful noise, as someone much more eloquent than I once said…

22 days ago · 8 likes · 18 comments · Cameron M. Bailey

The Modern-Day Mason

The Cable-Tow: A Guiding Force in Freemasonry

In Freemasonry, the cable-tow is one of the most recognizable and symbolic elements of initiation. It represents both obligation and guidance, a tether that binds the initiate to the principles of the Craft. However, beyond its physical and symbolic meanings, the cable-tow serves as a profound metaphor for the unseen forces that guide us—even when we re…

20 days ago · 2 likes · Justin

Daily Masonic Progress

Bro Ramsay's Oration that Poked the Bear

Let’s begin with a “Too Long; Didn’t Read” recap of Part 1 of the Untold Truth of the Papal Ban on Freemasonry. If you want to read it in full, click here…

21 days ago · 2 likes · Darren Allatt

This week I’ll be preparing for, and traveling to, the annual Conference of Grand Masters of North America. Last year it was easier, we were in Seattle, this year finds us in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina…

20 days ago · 7 likes · 3 comments · Cameron M. Bailey

Thank you for spending your time with my weekly Digest! I hope that you found some really great things to read! And a huge shout out to all the wonderful writers featured here:

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Charlotte Pendragon

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Discussion about this post

Charlotte Pendragon

Thank you my friend for the shout out! Sending you magical gratitude! These have become my go-tos for reading material! ✨🤗💖

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William Hunter Duncan

Thanks for the shout out Cameron!

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