[Max in Utah]

——”Theodore Dalrymple”—one of the greater living English writers—

Here is one of my favorites:
The Frivolity of Evil

When the barriers to evil are brought down, it flourishes; and never again will I be tempted to believe in the fundamental goodness of man, or that evil is something exceptional or alien to human nature.

[Jacquerie]

I suspect one thing Ben Franklin might recommend is a return to voting qualifications beyond fogging a mirror at 18 yrs of age.

If the franchise to vote had been limited to those who have a positive stake in our system, most of our societal problems would not exist. Oh, and repeal of the foolish 1910s amendments would help too.

[TFFKAMM]

That’s a superb piece.