Dave Collum I have to include Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” for insights into individual and group psych, men of action over against historic forces, the bureaucracy and the press, The Mighty Integral (Sergey Korolev). Aristotle’s Politics. Chesterton “Orthodoxy” and “The Everlasting Man”.

Extraordinary to think that, by the 1690s, England had settled into a two-party system, with differently coloured rosettes, fundraisers for marginal seats etc. And even more extraordinary that one of those two parties should still exist. Me in ConservativeHome. conservativehome.com/2025/08/27/dan…

This is more than mental illness, this is demonic possession. - "Кто?" = "Who?" - "Когда это закончится?" = "When will this end?" - "Помоги мне!" = "Help me!" - "Я не хочу." = "I don't want to." - "Помоги" = "Help" - "Убей себя убей" = "Kill yourself kill"

Has evidence emerged yet that Robert Westman was a student of Russian? Ok if he was - I’ve been that myself - but that last page in Russian needs explanation as well as translation.

“djinn pull”: no I don’t know what he’s saying either, but with the word “djinn” this is his first reference to evil spirits outside himself.

#OnThisDay in 1972 the IRA murdered Ian Roderick Morrill, 29. Married father of 2 children aged 1 & 3. Soldier shot in the back, Beechmount Ave, Falls, Belfast, on foot patrol & searching a civilian. Multiple gunfire attacks on Army by IRA, from 10 positions later that night #OTD

Mets sweep Phillies, 6-0 — their first shutout in about two months. McLean is the first pitcher in Mets history to win his first three games!

This is the baptism of St. Augustine by St. Ambrose in Milan on April 24, 387, as depicted by Berthold Furtmeyr in his famous Salzburg Missal (1478/89). Kneeling before the baptismal font is St. Monica, whose prayers for her son's conversion were answered that day. According to

Today we celebrate the feast of St Augustine of Hippo, the ‘Doctor of Grace’, and Patron of the Augustinian Order, of which Pope Leo XIV is a member. St Augustine of Hippo, pray for us.

Guess Iran can’t afford the best thugs anymore timesofisrael.com/australian-ars…

Aug. 28 - Feast of St. Augustine

Jonah Tong says he was "bawling for an hour" after telling his mother that he'd been promoted to the Mets

The other night I noted the Phillies’ fielding was “uncharacteristically shite.” Tonight it’s our turn. #Mets