An Apology

I would like to apologize to my regular readers for what must have seemed a rather abrupt disappearance and one dead blog site. All I can plead in my defense is that the scope of change in my life recently, added to quite a significant political and philosophical re-alignment, in addition to my on-going unease regarding this site's original purpose as a vehicle to discuss my experiences in the State Department, a part of my life that has almost completely disappeared now, all combined to make posting further seem unthinkable.

It was selfish and wrong and I apologize. For those few of you out there who have enjoyed my writing and have engaged in discussion here, I will be posting shortly on my future plans.

Until then, dear reader, please know that I have not forgotten you--far from it. It's just that the pain of our current situation caused momentary paralysis. An infliction which seems to have ebbed as I've become more comfortable with the contrary stance I have come to believe forms a truth that must be discussed: the coming re-birth of nationalism and the death of the post-modern, post-national definition of "American".

More later...