Memories on Memorial Day: Reverence and remembrance

By Tamar SchwartzMay 25, 2026May 25, 2026 History, Politics

Click Here to Read: Memories on Memorial Day: Reverence and remembrance: by Elliot Kirschner on his Through the Fog substack on May 25, 2026.

A U.S. Army 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Soldier places American flags at headstones in Section 64 of Arlington National Cemetery during Flags In, May 21, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The Old Guard has held this honor and privilege of conducting Flags In since 1948/ Image: The U.S. Army Rachel Larue/Arlington National Cemetery. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

History Echoes in Birmingham

By Tamar SchwartzMay 18, 2026May 18, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: History Echoes in Birmingham by Elliot Kirschner on his Through the Fog website on May 9, 2026.

The four girls killed during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Clockwise from top left: Addie Mae Collins (aged 14), Cynthia Wesley (aged 14), Carole Robertson (aged 14) and Denise McNair (aged 11). Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

How Would NATO Fare Without the US? This Is What the Experts Say

By Tamar SchwartzMay 10, 2026May 10, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: How Would NATO Fare Without the US? This Is What the Experts Say By John Haughey on the Epoch Times on April 27, 2026.Map of

NATO countries Image: Donarreiskoffer Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Sunday thought: My Mother’s Crazy Optimism

By Tamar SchwartzMay 10, 2026May 10, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: Sunday thought: My Mother’s Crazy Optimism: And why this past two weeks has made it especially hard to recall by Robert Reich on his Substack on May 10, 2026.

Portrait of Mother and Child Image: Unknown author. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Joseph Addison (May 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719)

By Tamar SchwartzMay 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Poetry Monday, Politics

Click Here to Read: Joseph Addison (May 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719) Elegance of reason in public life by Robert Goodman on his Spoken Word Postry Substack on May 6, 2026.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) Image: PD-old-100. Public Domain via WIkimedia Commons.

We Need A New Civil Rights Movement

By Tamar SchwartzMay 1, 2026May 2, 2026 Politics

Click Here to Read: We Need A New Civil Rights Movement by Elliot Kirschner on his Through the Fog Substack on April 30, 2026.

Civil rights march on Washington, D.C. schools Image: Leffler, Warren K., photographer. August 28th, 1963. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The Perversions of Prisons and National Parks: Societal Psychopathology Abounds in Both Institutions

By Tamar SchwartzApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026 Politics, Psychoanalysis

Click Here to Read: The Perversions of Prisons and National Parks: Societal Psychopathology Abounds in Both Institutions (Vol. 6; Issue 16) by Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD on his Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind website on April 22, 2026,
Rocky Mountain National Park entrance sign. Image: Billy Hathorn Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.