The Philosopher's Stone

Now that Willard "Mitt" Romney seems to have slimed Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich into irrelevance by a tsunami of anonym...

Since one of the mysterious side effects of the illness with which I have been contending is a loss of several pounds [to be distinguished f...

One of the great bon mots of the last century was Oscar Wilde's description of the English upper class "sport" of fox hunting...

Which brings us to William Golding's lovely novel, The Inheritors .   Golding [1911-1993] was an English novelist and poet, winner of th...

A few explanatory words of a personal nature are necessary before I begin my discussion of The Inheritors .   When I was a boy, I was fascin...

I am well aware that uttering simple, obvious truths regarding the state of Israel will bring down on my head a firestorm of calumny.  So be...

My five week long health crisis has taken me away from this blog more than I would have liked.  I think perhaps it is time to essay another ...