A frivolous post from 2016, that feels a little more pointed today. *** Recently a friend of mine texted me from Culloden in Scotland[1]–the battlefield where the Duke of Cumberland routed Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite forces and effectively ended the Jacobite cause. (Charles was later involved in a half-hearted French plan to invade England in…

Here in the United States, we’re heading into the July 4th weekend–a holiday that expands or contracts depending on where in the week it falls. It’s also a holiday where the meaning of what we are celebrating is often lost in the celebration itself. In the past I’ve used this post to remind all of…