dailyfriend.co.za South Africa November 24, 2024 Free media face existential challenges. Newspapers are dying and public trust in media has declined to historically low levels. Artificial intelligence arguably will make things even worse. People crave objective, balanced, comprehensive news. Read the story. Continue reading Free Media Challenged
The Daily Friend (South Africa) November 3, 2024 This is Barry’s look at the bad candidates on the ballot in the November 5th presidential election. America must do better. Read the column. Continue reading Carnival Barker, Unenlightened, Sheep
I. Thomas Jefferson was smitten with the rugged beauty of the Natural Bridge deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia. He visited this geographic wonder 120 miles from Monticello at least six times, describing its sturdy limestone arch 250 feet above Cedar Creek, as “the most sublime of nature’s works.” Natural Bridge, May 2022 (Barry D. Wood photo) Jefferson was enthralled both by the … Continue reading Thomas Jefferson, Natural Bridge, & My Great-Grandfather
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