Friday, July 18, 2014

The Big Speech: Henry Fairlie's The Idiocy of Urban Life or The Cow's Revenge

The late Henry Fairlie was a British born essayist who wrote in the New Republic. A man of biting wit, he wrote the following essay, which is one of my favorites:

The Idiocy of Urban Life Or The Cow's Revenge.

Interesting reading, and a lot of interesting commentary in the article.

1 comment:

Neil A. Waring said...

Have not read this before. Surprising how true it rings 120 years later.