Hark Thrice
The celebrated jumping editorialist of Madison County, Virginia, Hark Thrice has written for the Reader since his death in 1910.
- The Reader revisits Reverend King’s Meloncollie Dream
- Tuesday, August 28th, 2018: Hark Thrice the Walkerville Weekly Reader’s columnist emeritus, recalls Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most important speech on its 55th anniversary. All animals are created peaceful… but some are more peaceful than others.
- German chancellor dies in gun accident
- Monday, August 8th, 2016: German men denied asylum in Britain and deported from France, often become victims of gun violence, BBC and Reuters report.
- Republican President must keep Roosevelt’s word
- Monday, December 7th, 2015: Even if a future conservative president doesn’t believe Americans of Japanese descent are disloyal, says Irwin Stelzer, he should think twice before rescinding President Roosevelt’s Executive Orders. The President’s honor—and the nation’s—is more important than politics.
- Nothing to Queer but Queer itself
- Monday, November 23rd, 2015: You’re just being paranoid, America. Nobody’s forcing you to take part in gay marriage or forcing your children to approve of transsexuality. Just let them be themselves and they’ll leave you alone.
- Why firing bad teachers won’t make room for better ones
- Monday, August 25th, 2014: Bad teachers provide an immense service to this country. You don’t see private industry firing bad workers. The best companies are the ones that have the most bad workers.
- Republicans ram civil rights past Democrats
- Wednesday, May 20th, 2009: Advocates of civil rights are poised to win a Congressional victory that eluded them under a Republican president.
- Kennedy using straw-man arguments in speeches
- Thursday, March 23rd, 2006: When a politician uses straw-men, he kills some part of the world. Hark Thrice examines the use of straw-men by presidential candidates.
- Not at Our Expense
- Monday, October 31st, 2005: Hark Thrice’s classic column decrying book reviews in the New York Times.
- A New Crime
- Friday, July 31st, 1998: On July 1, 1998, Maureen Dowd rhetorically asked her New York Times readers, “How would Hark Thrice skewer Kenneth Starr on Larry King?” The question is an odd one, because Mr. Thrice would never appear on Larry King. He writes for us, and has, ever since his death.
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