Guy Somerset

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Guy Somerset writes from somewhere in America. He is a lawyer by profession.


Zeitgeist

An International Review

An International Review

In the years approximately 500 BC to 500 AD throughout the planet, various societies

The Obamasphere

The Salesman Who Sold Out His Country

The Salesman Who Sold Out His Country

On the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama was charismatic and sold himself well.

Modernity Watch

The Grand Hotel Preservation Society

The Grand Hotel Preservation Society

It seems all of the changes taking place these days are for the worse. I am hardly a

Bravery Hurts

The Legend of Whining Coyote

The Legend of Whining Coyote

What did the Indian say when he crossed the road? “Me just walkum Trail of Tears!”

Middle East Conflict

Boering Our Way to Victory

Boering Our Way to Victory

Back in the days of $16 barrels of oil (it really was that low only a decade ago) when

2012 Election

Who is Marco Rubio? 
The Man Who Would Be Vice President

Who is Marco Rubio? 
The Man Who Would Be Vice President

With electoral successes in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney’s accession to the

Tech Overload

Foxconned: Who Makes our Computers?

Foxconned: Who Makes our Computers?

Ghosts were the first thing I remember frightening me as a child. Arthur C. Clarke once

Love

In Honor of Romance

In Honor of Romance

In honor of romance I offer these three vignettes. Our first woman was very beautiful.

Home Front

United We Sit on the Couch

United We Sit on the Couch

So the California regency (er, Eighth Circuit Court) has sided with the homosexual

International Affairs

The Festering Falklands Fiasco

The Festering Falklands Fiasco

The thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War is rolling around, and Argentina’s

2012 Election

Give Me a Feisty Newt Over a Limp Mitt

Give Me a Feisty Newt Over a Limp Mitt

So the primary season is winding down, which is an absurdity since it barely got wound

Trade Unions

State of the Unions

State of the Unions

My maternal great-grandfather owned a large dry-goods concern which still exists. He

2012 Election

The Shapeshifting Obstetrician

The Shapeshifting Obstetrician

Ron Paul is a dangerous man. He is many things to many people. There is the very real

Ahhh!!!

Sayonara, Dear Leader

Sayonara, Dear Leader

So Kim Jong-il has kicked the bucket, and I can’t say I’m happy about it. Oh, I

Egypt

Return to Terror Square

Return to Terror Square

In the sequel, the monster always comes back stronger than before. After a florid

Love

Deny the Day

Deny the Day

It has been a common maxim for the past few thousand years to “seize the day.” I

Cultural Caviar

Hoover Was a Homo

Hoover Was a Homo

The title of this piece is both offensive and untrue, which has not dissuaded Hollywood

Commerce

Going Non-Postal

Going Non-Postal

Big business is sending a missive and urgently hoping that Americans respond. Addressed

Hollywood

Dream-Factory Fantasies of Real-World Politics

Dream-Factory Fantasies of Real-World Politics

Insufferable sop Piers Morgan is now on a one-man campaign to convince viewers that

Opinion

Forever 1969

Forever 1969

“Take back the street.” The “99%er’s.” “The movement.” The level of self-delusion among

District of Corruption

An American Letter on the War of Terror

An American Letter on the War of Terror

The recent murder of American Anwar al-Awlaki is an outrage. One wishes he were not an

Crime

Why Italy Held Amanda Knox

Why Italy Held Amanda Knox

In youth I once drove across a vast expanse of central Mexico in my convertible. I

Wild Things

The Ballet of Death

The Ballet of Death

The bullfight is the ballet of death. It has been immortalized in verse, paint, and

Crime

High-Publicity Executions & Low-Profile Encroachments

High-Publicity Executions & Low-Profile Encroachments

Here is a secret well-known among attorneys: By the time a criminal is convicted, he

Public Nuisances

The Orifice of Omaha

The Orifice of Omaha

Warren Buffett is the outspoken ass of a generation. Perhaps that comes with being

Commerce

Save America: Ruin the Euro

Save America: Ruin the Euro

When one lives in a madhouse, it isn’t prudent to speak with too much sense. When one

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