Category: satire

Lawyer, Ambassador, Twain Scholar: Donald Bliss

Feb 20, 2026

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by

Ben East

in Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Government Studies, Nonfiction, Peace Corps, Politics, Profiles in Service, publishing, satire, Washington, Writing

Time to head to the Pacific Islands and see what Peace Corps lawyers were up to in Micronesia in 1966.
Happy Birthday

Jun 14, 2025

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by

Ben East

in history, Movies, satire, War

250 years ago the 2nd Continental Congress formed the Continental Army to throw off the yoke of tyranny.