by Will Mayshall | Jan 22, 2026 | Culture Wars, History as it applies to the Future, Writing for Writers
January 22, 2026 In my self-appointed role as the American Cartaphilus, I will soon (two weeks from now) be embarking on a journey of observation and discovery. My mission will be to see into the heart of my beloved country. I will go expecting to uncover the...
by Will Mayshall | Jan 22, 2026 | Culture Wars, Politcal Parties, Politics
Nadine Gordimer, a South African, wrote a great story about Apartheid: “Once Upon a Time”. The residents in the story invest heavily in walling themselves off from any potential harm. They fail to see, until the end, that they are actually walling themselves in....
by Will Mayshall | Jan 14, 2026 | Culture Wars, History as it applies to the Future, Politics, Writing for Writers
In Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck sets out in 1960 on a roadtrip to Discover America. He and his dog, a large poodle named Charley, traveled 10,000 miles in a camper. The camper was named Rocinante after Don Quixote’s decrepit but faithful old horse. I, too, am...
by Will Mayshall | Dec 6, 2025 | Culture Wars, Politics
“This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a people, deprived of the...
by Will Mayshall | Nov 30, 2025 | Science and Emerging Technology
Black holes were foreseen in 1783, John Michell postulated that an invisible star could be massive enough to trap light, so called Dark Stars. The idea, expressed only in a Royal Society letter, remained largely unconsidered for a decade. In 1798, Henry Cavendish,...
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