Tag Archives: David Frum

putting the old cat back in the bag

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Dave

Its an ongoing comedy that says much more about the nature of Canadians than the actual facts surrounding the issue. Its the incongruous image of the American notion of “a gentler kinder people” and the appalling violence of the national … Continue reading →

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the horse has already vaulted

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dave

The unfettered experience. Its the zipper, stupid. But, does promiscuity necessarily involve forms of immorality? Is there a value in promiscuity if it is located in the pursuit of ideals? .Promiscuity in a Western context seems to have a negative … Continue reading →

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whats in a name: the name strain

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Art

A look at the Weiner “scandal”…. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Poor congressman Weiner. But, what did you expect, anyway? I mean would this whole disaster be as big a deal if his last name was ‘Smith’? I mean, c’mon, let’s be … Continue reading →

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true grit and rough justice: wild west as arcades project

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Dave

Charles Baudelaire incarnated, in his bohemian manner, the democratization of poetry. It was a new language that lacked an academic subtext; totally alien to he Academie Francaise to which he aspired. It was the language of the “flaneur” to which … Continue reading →

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FAMOUS & DANDY LIKE AMOS & ANDY, ABDUL & SAMMY

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Dave

We learn to like to be the heroes We learn to lie to the brand name negroes We learn to laugh to avoid being angry We learn to kill and learn to go hungry We learn not to feel, for … Continue reading →

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CARE & HANDLING OF BARBARIANS

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Dave

Expecting the Barbarians refers to an incident in early Roman history when the barbarians did arrive. The irony is that, in the poem, they do not arrive. The idea being that the ”barbarian” is interior to the individual, representing the … Continue reading →

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WHO SPIKED THE PUNCH

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Dave

When discussing the fall of Rome, there is a desire to latch onto the shortest, the most accessible, and the most direct and dramatic answer to the question lurking in many minds: mind: what does it actually mean for a … Continue reading →

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RAVENNA: ''NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED''

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Dave

O lone Ravenna! many a tale is told Of thy great glories in the days of old: Two thousand years have passed since thou didst see Casar ride forth to royal victory. Mighty thy name when Rome’s lean eagles flew … Continue reading →

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''PROIBITA'': BOOGIE-WOOGIE BARBARIANS

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dave

Rome and its attendant barbarians have come to serve as such comfortingly familiar symbols of qualities with apparently perpetual relevance to human affairs, that no amount of scholarly research or well-intentioned political re-contextualisation is likely entirely to rescue them from … Continue reading →

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HAIL TO THE CHIEF:THE EMPEROR WEARS GOLD & HAS NO CLOTHES

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Dave

”The prevailing soft multiculturalism of our times has made the phrase “the fall of Rome” a surprisingly controversial one. It’s much preferred to talk about “transformation” rather than “decline and fall.” In this “transformationist” view, the High Classical period of … Continue reading →