National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City
The National Museum of Anthropology Mexico City rivals any European museum of its size. It's a shame that those of us from the U.S. often overlook the indigenous wonders on…
From the Mississippi Delta
After reading William Alexander Percy’s Lanterns on the Levee and Endesha Ida Mae Holland’s From the Mississippi Delta, we are told two parallel stories of the Mississippi Delta. Percy’s appeals…
Lanterns on the Levee
William Alexander Percy’s Lanterns on the Levee chronicles Percy’s white planter class life in a stream-of-consciousness poetic style. While Percy’s work is undoubtedly well written and entertaining, Percy’s observations, particularly…
When It’s Darkness on the Delta
While teaching in the Czech Republic I would often discuss the cultural differences between the Czech Republic and the United States. It would lead to comparisons of the Czech Republic…
Unevolved Neoliberal Logic
I recently watched an interview of Rory Sutherland by the the Institute of Economic Affairs—a British think tank in your classic neoliberal Thatcher/Reagan tradition. Sutherland, a Georgist advertising executive, gave more…
American Irony
This July 4th we celebrated the 250th birthday of this country. Last week our president and his activist judges aimed to change birthright citizenship, a law that has been in…
Live Music, Resistance, Mississippi
It’s 2026, the year of our Lord, and it sure seems like the wheels are coming off. It’s tempting to sit at home, scroll, and think about how horrible it…
Sevilla, Spain
At least once a week I think about Sevilla. Last November Mollie and I stayed at a wonderful place right on the edge of town. Far enough away for it…
America as West Texas
Spring 2025 Going on three years in the Czech Republic and more than ten years traveling in Europe, I’ve gotten to know the continent and its people a little better…