THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
Many years ago, when I was more interested in Tonka trucks than in this new piece of furniture my parents purchased; an Admiral TV set with a record turntable in the top of the cabinet, as well as containing an AM FM radio. There was a weekly television drama that I suspect was watched by WWII veterans like my dad. It was called, The Man Without a Country. The historical and biographical information comes from Google and Wikipedia. Two places rightwingers avoid, lest their minds be poisoned by George Soros. The short story was written for Altlantic magazine in 1863 by Edward Everett Hale, a greatnephew of Revolutionary War hero, Nathan Hale. The subject of the story was a young Army Lieutenant, Phillip Nolan, who befriends Aaron Burr on a visit. When Burr is charge with treason, after a duel where he proved the better shot than Alexander Hamilton, Nolan is charged as well. I do not know if Nolan was an active participant, or an innocent bystander, but he is convicted b...