Archive - A Legend In His Own Minefield

Can We Play Him Records?

It’s funny the things you remember.

15 hrs ago •

John Mendelssohn

What If Stephen Miller Calls a Suicide Prevention Hotline?

How is opposition to suicide, a life-or-death decision, more defensible than opposition to abortion, which does or does not follow a life-or-death…

Sep 9 •

John Mendelssohn

(Welcome, Don Butler!)

Sep 8 •

John Mendelssohn

There was a time, not long after I repatriated to the United Kingdom, when I thought I would become very rich writing and recording radio spots, often…

Sep 6 •

John Mendelssohn

The Department of the Cruelty Is the Point

Can we keep this between us? Pete Hegseth's tattooed torso enflames me! Shh!

Sep 5 •

John Mendelssohn

Jewish Power and Influence Have Ruined Murka!

I chat with some vengeful racists, and live to tell the tale!

Sep 4 •

John Mendelssohn

You're welcome.

Sep 3 •

John Mendelssohn

I Have Come to Better Understand, and Indeed to Appreciate ICE

My correspondent Sara Ann Mayeux eloquently explained the situation, in response to my asking how she felt about masked racist goons kidnapping people…

Sep 2 •

John Mendelssohn

Anthony Scaramucci and the Curse of the Long Island Diphthongs!

I don’t listen to music on long walks on which Mrs.

Sep 1 •

John Mendelssohn

August 2025

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