Saturday, December 11, 2004
corrente / Touching on the fine tradition of Mencken
They were some good days, some bad days in the history of the game of journalism in this country. Yellow journalism (we call it Fox, today) wasn't completely just a memory but the likes of H. L. Mencken, Upton Sinclair and Ambrose Bierce were plying the trade.
I don't think anyone took it to the sky-pilots better than Mencken and Bierce. Bierce, a colorful man, preceded Mencken somewhat. They both came on the tail of a "spiritual awakening" in this country. They both said and wrote things about the holy men that political correctness has made unsavory. I find it to be a fine tradition that should be reevaluated.
The above link concerns a Mencken article after the Scopes (Monkey) trial. It resonates.
¶ 12/11/2004 04:40:00 PM
I don't think anyone took it to the sky-pilots better than Mencken and Bierce. Bierce, a colorful man, preceded Mencken somewhat. They both came on the tail of a "spiritual awakening" in this country. They both said and wrote things about the holy men that political correctness has made unsavory. I find it to be a fine tradition that should be reevaluated.
The above link concerns a Mencken article after the Scopes (Monkey) trial. It resonates.
¶ 12/11/2004 04:40:00 PM
