

How Not to Treat a Friend (or Anyone)
Last night I had one of our dearest friends for dinner. That’s “have a friend for dinner” as the psychopathic cannibal Hannibal Lecter...
Eliot Daley
Sep 30, 2021


Being Taught to Hate Works Well
I felt a twinge of hatred on Saturday. Pure. Unadulterated. And well-aged. It had been instilled in me when I was five years...

Eliot Daley
Sep 11, 2021


Gimme a break!
The comfy old American plea “Gimme a break!” has been around for a long time. And we all know what it means: “I’m doing the best I can,...

Eliot Daley
Sep 11, 2021


Done anything for your great grandchildren lately?
Unless you’re a member of the Khasi tribe, your answer would probably be like mine–“Uh, not that I can think of…” The Khasi live on the...

Eliot Daley
Sep 11, 2021

