There was a popular rhyme about Charles “Health to our sovereign lord and kjng; for sure he is a prize one; he never says a foolish thing; or ever does a wise one.” He replied, “My words are my own, my actions are my ministers’.” He was a master of never taking the blame.

Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, Lauderdale. Ministers of Charles II. They weren’t against him, exactly, they just enacted unpopular policies, and he let them take the blame.

The BEST interview with an expert on the wreck (bonus @jfallows.bsky.social reference). m.youtube.com/watch?v=hv4y...

The ghost ship thing was an insurance scam, too.

He also wrote about being in boarding school. “All the boys” were jealous of the gay guys because they got laid. There were no girls, so everyone else was miserable.

I feel so sorry for his ex-wife.

So he’s fighting FOR Islamic extremists?

I’ll bring the marshmallows.

I have a friend whose grandparents came to Ellis Island from Russia. They had no idea what people were shouting at them. The guy ahead of them in line said “Feldman” and got in. They said “Feldman” and got in. Their name was absolutely changed.

It does not surprise me at all that First Things published this.

You aren’t Armenian Orthodox? (It sometimes gets called Armenian Apostolic and sometimes Oriental Orthodox, but it isn’t Roman Catholic.)