Archive - Country Topics

This might be a terrible mistake

Jun 1, 2022 •

June 2020

If Hitler Didn’t Do It, Is It Still Bad?

That, and other moral concerns

Jun 3, 2020 •

May 2020

BAW GAWD, THAT’S JOHN STUART MILL’S MUSIC!

(Don't worry, I wore a gas mask while composing this newsletter)

May 7, 2020 •

February 2020

Where is Sgt. Slaughter?

An inquiry into the whereabouts of a WWF legend

Feb 5, 2020 •

September 2019

On the evils of modern verse

Sep 10, 2019 •

August 2019

"Come, bird of solitude, and make me melancholy!"

On a Robin's Funeral

Aug 20, 2019 •

Does Science Hate Fireflies?

Aug 13, 2019 •

Whose Crime Is It Anyway?

A look at the politics of mass murder

Aug 6, 2019 •

Who Prosecutes the Prosecutor?

A look at the state of the Democratic primary

Aug 2, 2019 •

July 2019

Is Laughter Fake News?

A look at the dangers of chortling

Jul 31, 2019 •

Recollections of my attempt at a vacation

Jul 23, 2019 •

Is This a Notable Publication?

The answer might surprise you...

Jul 9, 2019 •

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