Cue the John Sebastian song

After a month-long hiatus from blogging, THE DIVAGATOR returns this week to discover that the world does indeed go on without him

I’m only half-kidding, I suppose. Now that my annual September spell of being a football zombie is over, I figured I’d give a little preview of some of the essays I’ve been working on:

Non-proliferation’s slow death
As North Korea joins the nuclear club, THE DIVAGATOR reprises a prior discussion of the USA’s determined non-proliferation stance and why it is doomed to failure.

Now-and-then music
I take a look at some interesting music from 1996, 1981, and 1956, including Emmylou Harris’ Cimarron, Gillian Welch’s Revival, and the Modern Jazz Quartet’s Fontessa.

Making whoopee
THE DIVAGATOR explores bachelorhood, the replacement rate, narcissism, and the curious paradox at the heart of so-called ‘family values’.

Stray thoughts on college football
You didn’t think you’d escape the fall without an essay on college football! Not altogether positive, THE DIVAGATOR explores how money, television, and the universities themselves conspire to ruin the game.

…and, of course, a late look at the mid-term elections.

Stay tuned!