Ritchie CalvinRetroMasc“None the less the feminine element in man is only something in the background, as is the masculine element in woman. If one lives out the…6 min read·Feb 7, 2024----
Ritchie CalvinWho’s the Terrorist?“It’s true, and these are the best and the finest. When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you…6 min read·Jan 21, 2024----
Ritchie CalvinDescent into Authoritarianism“And then we fell in love, okay? No, really — he wrote me beautiful letters, and they’re great letters.” (Donald Trump on Kim Jong Un)6 min read·Jan 20, 2024----
Ritchie CalvinGilead in TexasIt is a violation of my natural external freedom not to be able to go where I please, and to experience other restrictions of this kind. …6 min read·Jan 18, 2024----
Ritchie CalvinA National Interest in DiversityOn 31 October 2022 (scary!) SCOTUS heard the case Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College. The…7 min read·Jan 17, 2024----
Ritchie CalvinA Hillbilly’s Take on ChildlessnessFor most people who know of J. D. Vance, they know him through his book, Hillbilly Elegy (2016). In this best-selling memoir, Vance writes…6 min read·Jan 15, 2024----
Ritchie CalvinOne of the WorstPeople who know me know that I tend to avoid hyperbole. People who read my work probably come to the same conclusion. Even above in the…6 min read·Jan 15, 2024--1--1
Ritchie CalvinOh, the In-humanity“Oh, the humanity” (Herbert Oglevee Morrison, on the Hindenberg disaster)7 min read·Jan 14, 2024----
Ritchie Calvin“Of these three….”I generally like The Onion. It can be mildly amusing. Its humor doesn’t always match my own, but that’s fair.5 min read·Jan 9, 2024----
Ritchie CalvinGiving It All Away“Burn, baby, burn! Burn that momma down” (The Trammps, 1976)5 min read·Jan 8, 2024----