There were certainly elements of my childhood that were less than idyllic. My parents divorced when I was small, and there were confusing, turbulent years during which I spent summers and holidays with my father, the remainder of time with my mother. During these years, a core memory is of flying through the vast desert… Continue reading Of her I sang
Tag: Politics
Pontifications on Swedish beauty
Recently, my father and I took a two-week trip to Denmark and Sweden. Although the trip also involved a tour of the Elsinore castle, a cycling tour of the Swedish countryside, and a leisurely stay in Stockholm, I had an ulterior purpose: to investigate the stereotype that people of this region (but Sweden in particular)… Continue reading Pontifications on Swedish beauty
Letter to the child of a fallen world
My dearest child, I know you have lately observed the adults running amok. I know you have seen them taking what isn’t theirs, speaking before they think, destroying rather than building. I know you have seen other adults quivering in disbelief at these actions, failing to stand up for themselves or their brethren. I know… Continue reading Letter to the child of a fallen world
Masculinity, fascism, and the green revolution
What happened in Germany in the 1930s can be viewed through a purely economic lens. Germany had lost the first World War, been economically hamstrung by the Treaty of Versailles, and famously, inflation was so rampant that children needed to truck dollar bills in a wheelbarrow to purchase a loaf of bread. When Adolf Hitler… Continue reading Masculinity, fascism, and the green revolution
The view from Prohibition and my thoughts on mass shootings
In the summer of 2018, I was awaiting a friend in a Denver bar when I heard a series of “pop” noises from outside. Numerous times I had heard noises like this and discovered they were a car’s misfiring, but something about this volley struck me as different. I stood from where I was sitting… Continue reading The view from Prohibition and my thoughts on mass shootings
Jackson Holzberg Buckley 