Today’s diatribe takes a little while to unfurl. So take a deep breath before reading any further. DO NOT READ THIS WHILE DRIVING. The History of the United States began with Dutch merchants creating profit-making colonies, Englishmen fleeing oppression for their religious beliefs, and Frenchmen, curious as to why anyone would deliberately live in a [...]

Now, as I write this, I am hearing this heart-wrenching yet uplifting song sung by a large, probably pre-adolescent choir in unison, in a whole lot of reverb, like they are in a stone church or a Lexicon 4800 “Huge Room” setting, with the decay cranked up. I have no idea where this comes from [...]