I have been dubious of all of the federal security systems for several decades,  what happened yesterday has convinced me they are fatally f…

Source: The Bloated Federal Security System has Another Epic Fail

Theodore Dreiser moved to New York during the Gilded Age to become a journalist. He didn’t like what he saw.

Source: Theodore Dreiser’s New York

Philosophers and sages have long considered fear a tool for self-improvement—but no, cheap scares don’t count.

Source: How Fear Can Make You a Better Person – The Atlantic

Source: Hall of flame by James Panero | The New Criterion

The protest movement Luther launched 500 years ago revamped not only how Europe worshipped but how it drank. We’d call him the patron saint of beer except, well, he wouldn’t like the “saint” part.

Source: The Other Reformation: How Martin Luther Changed Our Beer, Too : The Salt : NPR

Source: The U.S. Senate Has Been Using the Same Ivory Gavels for Over 200 Years – Atlas Obscura