Guy Somerset

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


London 2012

It Takes Gold to Win Gold

It Takes Gold to Win Gold

August 12, 2012

So closes another Olympiad as the aroma of success, failure, and whining hangs

Opinion

The Meaning Behind the Madness

The Meaning Behind the Madness

July 26, 2012

When James Eagan Holmes had been in custody for hours and the sun broke over

Zeitgeist

An International Review

An International Review

April 15, 2012

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

The Obamasphere

The Salesman Who Sold Out His Country

The Salesman Who Sold Out His Country

April 11, 2012

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

Modernity Watch

The Grand Hotel Preservation Society

The Grand Hotel Preservation Society

April 02, 2012

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

Bravery Hurts

The Legend of Whining Coyote

The Legend of Whining Coyote

March 26, 2012

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

Middle East Conflict

Boering Our Way to Victory

Boering Our Way to Victory

March 16, 2012

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

Manhunt

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

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

March 05, 2012

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

Tech Overload

Foxconned: Who Makes our Computers?

Foxconned: Who Makes our Computers?

February 22, 2012

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

Love

In Honor of Romance

In Honor of Romance

February 14, 2012

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

Home Front

United We Sit on the Couch

United We Sit on the Couch

February 10, 2012

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

International Affairs

The Festering Falklands Fiasco

The Festering Falklands Fiasco

February 06, 2012

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

Manhunt

Give Me a Feisty Newt Over a Limp Mitt

Give Me a Feisty Newt Over a Limp Mitt

February 03, 2012

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

Trade Unions

State of the Unions

State of the Unions

January 26, 2012

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

Manhunt

The Shapeshifting Obstetrician

The Shapeshifting Obstetrician

January 15, 2012

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

Ahhh!!!

Sayonara, Dear Leader

Sayonara, Dear Leader

December 21, 2011

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

Egypt

Return to Terror Square

Return to Terror Square

December 19, 2011

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

Love

Deny the Day

Deny the Day

November 24, 2011

It has been a common maxim for the past few thousand years to “seize the

Cultural Caviar

Hoover Was a Homo

Hoover Was a Homo

November 11, 2011

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

Commerce

Going Non-Postal

Going Non-Postal

October 31, 2011

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

Hollywood

Dream-Factory Fantasies of Real-World Politics

Dream-Factory Fantasies of Real-World Politics

October 22, 2011

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

Opinion

Forever 1969

Forever 1969

October 14, 2011

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

District of Corruption

An American Letter on the War of Terror

An American Letter on the War of Terror

October 09, 2011

The recent murder of American Anwar al-Awlaki is an outrage. One wishes he were

Crime

Why Italy Held Amanda Knox

Why Italy Held Amanda Knox

October 04, 2011

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

Wild Things

The Ballet of Death

The Ballet of Death

October 01, 2011

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

Crime

High-Publicity Executions & Low-Profile Encroachments

High-Publicity Executions & Low-Profile Encroachments

September 22, 2011

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

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