WASHINGTON, D.C. — The conservative movement lost one of its most recognizable and outspoken voices Saturday night as U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died at the age of 71 following what his office described as a "brief and sudden illness." The announcement was made early Sunday morning, with Graham's family requesting prayers and privacy during their time of mourning. A fixture on Capitol Hill for more than two decades, Graham had become one of President Donald Trump's clo

By Scott Shields – Contributing Writer – Capitol Times Media The Signature That Is Absence There is a difference between anonymity imposed by history (the lost names of ancient artisans) and anonymity chosen by design (Nakamoto's deliberate withdrawal). But both share a recognition that the relationship between creator and creation can become parasitic if the creator lingers too long. The ego attaches itself to the work like barnacles to a hull, slowing it, weighting it, redi

By Scott Shields – Contributing Writer – Capitol Times Media There is a peculiar humility in the world's greatest works, a silence where a signature ought to be. Walk into the Ajanta caves in Maharashtra, India, and you'll find murals painted between the 2nd century BCE and the 5th century CE that rival anything produced during the Italian Renaissance. Pigments ground from lapis lazuli, figures rendered with anatomical precision and spiritual tenderness, entire walls pulsing