El Borak

El Borak is an historian by training, an IT Director by vocation, and a writer when the mood strikes him. He lives in rural Kansas with his wife of thirty years, where he works to fix the little things.

July 12, 2018

Bunch of Little Rotters

Over the years my tomato patch has produced respectable results.  But one of the problems I consistently encountered was called Blossom End Rot.  It happened first some ten years ago and grew
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February 19, 2018

What Did We Think Was Going To Happen?

Everyone, it seems, has a magic bullet that’s going to end school shootings. It’s part of our culture. The left wants one simple law passed and the right another repealed. Everyone on Twitter is a policy expert, Facebook is filled
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Kill the King, Part I

October 31, 2018
A hawk-faced footman opened the door to the prince’s private residence even before Colter reached for its iron knocker. He waved Colter inside, squinting into the darkened street briefly before closing the
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Trump Packs the Courts

October 20, 2018
As I was preparing to shred the latest issue of Rolling Stone Magazine*, I noticed a rather alarming headline: Inside Trump’s Judicial Takeover. Well, it’s alarming to Rolling Stone, to be sure. 
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Why Would She Lie?

October 15, 2018
One of the “gotcha” questions supporters of Dr. Christine Ford hurled at those of us who didn’t believe she was telling the truth was, “What does she have to gain by lying?”
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Anatomy of a Smear

September 22, 2018
It will come as no surprise to readers that Men of the West stand firmly behind the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the United State Supreme Court. While he’s arguably not the
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Send the Dreamers home

September 15, 2018
Their nations need them: STOCKHOLM (AFP) – The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama*, said Wednesday that “Europe belongs to the Europeans” and that refugees should return to their native countries to
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Anatomy of a gaslighting

September 3, 2018
If you were anywhere near a media website or Twitter during planted Senator John McCain’s embarrassingly long apotheosis ceremony on Saturday, you doubtless came across an article or ten with headlines like
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