Hamlet: Polonius’ Advice to Laertes

Thou canst not then be false to any man.(Hamlet, I, iii)What an example of pressed and hurrried fatherly advice, yet the chain of maxims and epithets does more to expose the folly and naivete of an old courtier mimicking the plain platitudes of royal court life rather...

Brief Statement on the Lynch-Lindner Trial

“You ruined my life. Turn yourself in. You molested me." I understand sex-abuse victim William Lynch’s allegations, when he confronted then assaulted his abuser Father Jerold Lindner. His first charge, however, is not true. He cannot blame the terrible crime...

The Vanity of Erasing the Past: Someone Has to Pay

The tragic case of William Lynch, who lynched with his own fists the predatory priest who abused him and his little brother, illustrates the confusion and the perversion of grievance and victimhood which are dominating this country's policies and political views....