Monthly Archives: July 2026

Shakespeare: Sonnet 60 Analysis

Sonnet 60 1609William Shakespeare, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Like as the waves make towards the pebbl’d shore,
So do our minutes hasten to their end;
Each changing place with that which goes before,

In sequent toil all forwards do contend. Continue reading Shakespeare: Sonnet 60 Analysis

Government and The Common Good

Salus publica suprema lex esto (cropped)

“The common good should be the supreme law”, in the Swiss Parliament.

(Image attributed to Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)

By Lyle Troseth

Continue reading Government and The Common Good

My Cardiologist Says I’m Fine

I recently shared that I have been diagnosed with 4% Afib and that a case of dizziness landed me in urgent care. Continue reading My Cardiologist Says I’m Fine

Can Citizens Rise Above Self-Interest?

Portrait of Thomas Hobbes
In response to my recent post about political philosophy, Jack Lance replied as follows, Continue reading Can Citizens Rise Above Self-Interest?