Monthly Archives: April 2026

The Five Deadly Virtues

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Doug Cumming

Like her hero Niccolò Machiavelli, Carol Darr delights in turning conventional (and Catholic) wisdom on its head. So in one chapter of her book Machiavelli 4 Everybody, being published next week, she describes five traditional virtues as “deadly” for a … Continue reading →

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Sic transit!

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Doug Cumming

Germans display their orderliness even in a labor strike. The pilots of Lufthansa joined their fellow workers by holding a two-day strike, April 13 and 14. Danke schön, I picture management negotiators saying, and promptly informing us by email that … Continue reading →

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No Kings draws more than 250

Posted on April 4, 2026 by Doug Cumming

Pickens County Progress, p. 2, April 1, 2026 By Doug Cumming/ Contributing Writer Among the millions protesting nationwide on Saturday, the peaceful two-hour “No Kings” rally lining a historic block of North Main Street was relatively small – an official … Continue reading →

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