Cousin America

WALPOLE said it best: "Cousin America has run off with a Presbyterian parson, and that is the end of it..."

This Blog hosts ruminations on the relationship of the United States, and its citizens, to the wider "western" world in general, and the Uk and Ireland in particular.

If you, gentle reader, would like to post something relevant on this blog, please e-mail me. Guest bloggers would be welcome!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

The Holy Trinity Question

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One effect of the American Revolution was that, in the USA, the Church of England became The Episcopal Church. And, it went from THE chur...

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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Resurrection!

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This being the third Sunday of Easter, I thought this would be a great time to resurrect this Blog. Besides, it is the ideal forum to post ...

Monday, June 25, 2007

Thanks Uncle Sam!

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Is there anything about the UK that American culture has actually managed to improve? Something for us to be proud of? Two things come to ...

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Virginia Tech

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The reaction from across the pond to the Virginia Tech tragedy has seemed decidedly muted, considering that the body count is up there with ...

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

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Greetings All: The health issues news service I use, care2.com, had an article posted today that claimed the UK has had a 21% increase in ma...

Thursday, January 25, 2007

For Good or Ill, Jackson lives on

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My previous posts dealt with reasons why that rarest of American birds, a southern liberal, might want to seek political asylum in the UK. T...

Friday, January 12, 2007

More considerations in favor of seeking Asylum

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Yesterday's post was essentially a list of the things I loved about the "British Isles" (apologies to the Irish). Since tonigh...

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Robert Newsom: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States; Writer, Adjunct Philosophy Professor, and Nurse. Formerly an Attorney. Political and Religious liberal (with a capital "L"). Gun lover (I AM American, after all is said and done). Dog lover.

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