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Rest in peace, BSA. You were once a treasured institution!
Tombstone representing the life of a treasured institution https://www.prageru.com/video/girling-the-boy-scouts I became a member of the...
William Yeakel
May 24 min read


What We Commemorate, and Why
Creator: Jeff Ferguson | Credit: photogeek - stock.adobe.com Two hundred and fifty years ago, on the night of April 18, 1775, a...
William Yeakel
Apr 292 min read


Do Tax Cuts Work? A Look at the Data
15 April Annual Nightmare The question of whether tax cuts "work" remains one of the most enduring and contentious issues in economic...
William Yeakel
Apr 183 min read


Review of Michele Bogart's "Municipal Decay"
The New Criterion, February 2025 Taber Sears mural, NYC Council Chambers ** In her incisive article Municipal Decay , published in the...
William Yeakel
Apr 112 min read
A Sonnet for a Steadfast Man Turning 45
Alarm the morning! Wake his day! Rise early, your labor’s just begun For devotion, love, and duty stay atop your thoughts as Sol...
William Yeakel
Apr 101 min read


The Paradox of Outrage
The Paradox of Outrage: Barbarism, Benevolence, and the Postmodern Ethos In an age that professes to have transcended the crude binaries...
William Yeakel
Apr 56 min read


Sum of us all.
Newton, Pascal & Bernoulli Between each age, an infinite span, A river of moments, each part of the plan. No line, no curve, no simple...
William Yeakel
Mar 131 min read
The Contemporary Relevance of Washington’s Three Warnings in His Farewell Address
George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796) remains one of the most prescient and enduring political statements in American history. In...
William Yeakel
Mar 133 min read


Solzhenitsyn's Thoughts on Culture
The Depletion of Culture: Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Enduring Warning Alexander Solzhenitsyn Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the renowned Russian...
William Yeakel
Mar 112 min read


Courage Beyond Comprehension
No trumpet sounds, yet forth they go with grace, A chosen band whom Fate itself obeys. They scorn the sloth of time, nor seek embrace Of...
William Yeakel
Mar 101 min read


Hymn to Heroes
They march where silence weaves its solemn thread, Where twilight lingers, heavy, cold, and deep. Through fire and storm, where weaker...
William Yeakel
Mar 101 min read


Sonnet for Service
With steadfast hearts and purpose bold they stand, A chosen few who answer duty’s call. Through trials fierce, through fire, sea, and...
William Yeakel
Mar 101 min read


The Troll Beneath the Bridge and Bed
Beneath the bridge, beneath the bed, Where creeping things and fiends have tread, Where whispering winds in hollow moan Do speak of...
William Yeakel
Mar 102 min read


Words for Lisa
Faith Beyond Our Understanding Presents a Light Beyond the Clouds I write—but words are spectral things, They dance like wraiths in...
William Yeakel
Mar 101 min read


The Reckless – and the Wise
Introspective Honesty Integrity I leapt – before I saw the edge – Desire – was my guide – The wind – a whispered promise made – And I –...
William Yeakel
Mar 81 min read


Why I Created Y Naught Books
I hear Irene playing the piano in the background. That explains the smile! The genesis of Y Naught Books emerged from a confluence of...
William Yeakel
Mar 83 min read


Totally Non-Adverse to Verse
In the realm of captivating fiction, there lies a world where suspense, action, and intrigue come together in a symphony of words and...
William Yeakel
Mar 81 min read
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