Over the years I have written a number of essays on various topics. I'm making a few available here and from time to time I will post additional ones. The links are to PDF versions of my essays.
The Modern Conservative
Virtually every point of conflict in contemporary society can be described as a split between conservatives and liberals...
On Hunting and Hunters
This democratic tradition of hunting is one of our greatest legacies—a truly egalitarian activity...
Pragmatic Guide to Daily Happiness
I learned a long time ago that only a few things in life are really important...
Against Photography
...it probably has been said—that we live in the Age of the Image...
A Life of Courage
I recently witnessed the end of a brief, obscure, courageous life. This life should not pass without comment.
Some Thoughts on Mongolia: A visit in 2005
In July 2005, for the first time in our sixty years, Di and I traveled abroad...
Revisiting Mongolia: July 2011
Time passes. Since our 2005 visit to Mongolia, Amy falls in love, and after a painful delay Enkhee finally ends up in Alaska...
Good High Schools
This essay is written from the standpoint of a retired public high school teacher (twenty-six years...
Ideas I Must Never Forget
Much learning is methodical, some is random..
Searching for the Eternal Mystery
Hubris means forgetting where the real source of power lies...
The New Totalitarian State
Virtually every point of conflict in contemporary society can be described as a split between conservatives and liberals...
The Arctic in Autumn
My wife Diane and I and friends, have discovered another beautiful face of the Arctic, the autumn.
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