Tag Archives: Queen Elizabeth II

Rural life faces grim reaper

Posted on September 13, 2022 by David Brussat

The shadow darkening over pastures and woodlands, farm villages and hamlets probably threatens the rural style of life more in Britain than in America, where only a remnant of family farms, dairy or crops, survives in New England and the … Continue reading →

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QE2 is dead, long live Charles

Posted on September 9, 2022 by David Brussat

Anglophilia runs deep in this corner. Not because Great Britain has a royal family but because it has embraced Western civilization more than any nation. This fact explains its reign as Europe’s most powerful and influential country for centuries, nationally … Continue reading →

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