Mr. B. Explains Why I Have More Than a Feeling (updated 9/4)
I relay a brief correspondence between myself and Mr. B. Note to readers: Mr. B. is an extraordinarily talented, conservatory-trained...
Offeratory Decay
Every few Sundays, the praise band at our church has a Mannheim Steamroller moment. Now, anyone who knows me, knows that I am a total...
Criminalize Actions, Not Words
"Offense, Rose argues, is the price of living in a free society." An excellent profile on Flemming Rose, the Danish cartoonist who...
“May Flowers” (or “Blerkins Buys a Record Player”)
This week we introduce a new thread here at Blerkins: a critical, if random, exploration of music from the mid-20th century as found on...
National Standards are Latent Poison
How Ancient Rome Demonstrates that Centralized Education is Undermining Our Future There are many historic and cultural parallels between...
A Response to Mr. M. about Bias
More than a year ago (17 months to be precise) Mr. M. emailed me a question. He had intended to post his question as a comment on the old...
