Monthly Archives: May 2019

A wonderful time – the War: When money rolled in and blood rolled out. But blood was far away from here – Money was near.        – Langston Hughes There is no doubt that America really did confront … Continue reading →

The chicken or the egg? Which comes first, history or myth? Joseph Campbell taught that a living myth refers past itself to the ineffable, serving four distinct functions. First of all, the mystical function introduces the individual to that which … Continue reading →

America is the exceptional nation, chosen by Divine Providence to defend freedom and redeem the entire world. To those outside our mythic bubble, however, this is a story that we regularly tell ourselves about ourselves in order to convince ourselves … Continue reading →

I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 10/30/1940 In spite of the risk involved, however, in … Continue reading →