Archived Articles by Larry Kelley
A compilation of all Larry Kelley’s published articles, blog posts and opinions.
Remembering 1942 and Piedmont Hero Jean Witter
“War is not merely a material struggle, but more often a referendum on the spirit.” The brilliant military historian, Victor Davis Hanson, goes on, “ No nation has ever survived once its citizenry ceased to believe its culture was worth saving.” On this year’s July Fourth we are not only [...]
Since You Want to Assign Blame
Letter to the San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2001
Broder is Cooked
David Broder’s article is stunningly specious Although he’s considered the dean of Washington-based liberal progressive columnists, nearly every point in David Broder’s recent, Congress Cooks the Books at the Nation’s Peril, was stunningly specious. He begins his piece by citing polling data that validates his tactic of leveling charges against [...]
“Can I Trade You My Right-Wing Husband?”
The Confessions of Neo Don Quixote and a Decidedly Over-the-Hill Holden Caulfield Yup, there are times, more frequent recently, when my wife would prefer to trade me in for a good deal more circumspect cocktail-party companion. And I confess, I’ve developed a condition that can only be construed as eminently [...]