by James Heflin | Aug 23, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Somehow I think Wayne LaPierre isn’t going to amend or complicate his binary good guy/bad guy gun talk. It is nonetheless interesting that what stopped the recent gunman in Pennsylvania was a pair of good guys without guns: “[Bernie Kozen and Mark Kresh]...
by James Heflin | Aug 30, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Listened to the audio of Antoinette Tuff’s 911 call in which she talks down the potential school shooter in Georgia? The woman certainly has a lot of grace under fire. The most astounding thing in it: she tells the shooter she loves him and is proud of him for...
by James Heflin | Sep 20, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
One of the great voices of Ireland has died at 74. Here’s the Irish Times piece. Below is the Heaney broadside I am fortunate to have on my wall at home:
by James Heflin | Sep 30, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
At present, I’m at work on the next Advocate cover story, a catch-up with John Allen of Big Bad Bollocks fame. He’s compiled a set of tales of his English upbringing and pursuit of America called Marmite Cowboy. Along with it, you’ll find this highly...
by James Heflin | Oct 8, 2013 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Today is a weird day for me: I don’t have cable, so I don’t usually see shows as they are aired. For that matter, I seldom care about any TV show. But today, I am quite in thrall to what is, I think, the best drama on the airwaves since The Wire. Most of...
