by Lynn C. Rees | Sep 11, 2016 | Monitor
[set in stone by Lynn C. Rees] The Internet told me Ahmed Shah Masood was dead. I was annoyed. I hated the Taliban. They were the enemy of all mankind. My hate didn’t single them out just for Third World thuggishness, seventh century fanboy oppression, or giving...
by Lynn C. Rees | Jul 11, 2016 | Monitor
Ten thousand eyes were on him as he rubbed his hands with dirt; Five thousand tongues applauded when he wiped them on his shirt; Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip, Defiance flashed in Casey’s eye, a sneer curled Casey’s lip. And now the...
by Lynn C. Rees | Jun 29, 2016 | Monitor
I don’t remember why I took Debate 101 my sophomore year of high school. I’m not an enthusiastic public speaker nor was I inclined to become one. Perhaps I was interested in learning advanced debating techniques. Then I’d be ever triumphant in the...
by Lynn C. Rees | Jan 29, 2016 | Monitor
A favorite rule of thumb of mine is that politics is the division of power. The three most important questions I ask about politics tend to be: What is the division of power? What is the division of power? What is the division of power? This can oversimplify, perhaps...
by Lynn C. Rees | Sep 11, 2015 | Monitor
[anniversaried by Lynn C. Rees] The Internet told me Ahmed Shah Masood was dead. I was annoyed. I hated the Taliban: they were the enemy of all mankind. My hate didn’t single them out just for general Third World thuggishness, seventh century flavored...