Sunday Digest No. 5
American Parable - Mistakes - Corruption - Civility
My essays and posts from the previous week, plus some of the very best of Substack. I hope that you enjoy this collection!
Society
Small Town Corruption
Melinda and I go out to lunch pretty frequently. Probably more frequently than most. For a lot of years, we’d decide where we wanted to go for lunch. But, a few years ago we didn’t do that much anymore. Instead we became regulars for lunch at a local dive bar.
Honor
There was a time in America when personal honor was regarded so highly by men of importance that it was, in a way, intertwined with violence.
Government
The Confirmation of Hegseth
President Trump has nominated Pete Hegseth for the post of Defense Secretary, and Mr. Hegseth is going through the Senate confirmation process now.
Memories
Freemasonry
Dogs
Creation
Further Reading
Writing
How To Write
Spending time on Substack Notes I see depressingly large numbers of posts and essays all claiming to teach fledgling Substackers how to write better and get more subscribers.
Coffee? Maybe?
Thank you for reading this digest! I hope that you found a lot of value here.
And thank you to all the great writers on Substack, particularly those featured here:
The Starfire Codes - Some Guy - Ed Latimore - Ted Gioia - J. Daniel Sawyer - Liza Libes - Sam Alaimo - Clintavo - Alexandra Hudson - Glenn Geiss -
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Thank you for the shout out Cameron, and for some great writers to check out.