De Civitate

DULUTH! Its Dulcet Syllables Ravish My Delighted Ear!

A Double-Length Worthy Reads for February 2026

Feb 19 • James J. Heaney

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From A Certain Point of View

Is ICE mostly deporting criminals? A quick hit.

Feb 9 • James J. Heaney

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The Innumerable Dead

Surrounded by ghosts

Feb 4 • James J. Heaney

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January 2026

A Woman Has Died

How to think about it

Jan 9 • James J. Heaney

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If They'd Made Me Pope: Fast Fast Fixes

Restoring the ancient disciplines

Jan 6 • James J. Heaney

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December 2025

ICE in the Twin Cities: An FAQ

If you think ICE is the Gestapo, you might be entitled to compensation from your Misinformation Insurance.

Dec 18, 2025 • James J. Heaney

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I Am Apparently The Only Person Willing To Tell You What's Actually Wrong With This Play

Short Review | "Rollicking! A Winter Carnival Musical" at the Minnesota History Theatre

Dec 9, 2025 • James J. Heaney

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Two Amendments on the Senate

Some Constitutional Amendments: Let's try this again, from the top.

Dec 2, 2025 • James J. Heaney

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November 2025

I've Got Plenty To Be Thankful For

State-of-the-Blog on Our 4th Substackiversary (Plus: an AI Reassurance)

Nov 29, 2025 • James J. Heaney

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Worthy Reads: Prepping Your Phone for the Thanksgiving Postprandial Doomscroll

Worthy Reads for November 2025

Nov 20, 2025 • James J. Heaney

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Fixing the Senate, Part III: Your Correspondent Replies to Every Single Commenter

"Highlights from the Comments"? BAH! Lame! Let's spend several weeks of writing time answering them ALL!

Nov 10, 2025 • James J. Heaney

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October 2025

Faithful Wounds

Reviews | Tolkien at Open Window Theatre

Oct 27, 2025 • James J. Heaney

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