Sorry, back soon

Sorry for my scanty postings over the last week. Life intervenes (in a good way, mostly). I considered, as a stopgap, offering some meaty excerpts from Trotsky's Literature and Revolution, which I'm currently reading. But without adding considerable notes on the context--and the context is quite specific at least in the early part of the book--I don't think this would work too well. So bear with me. I should be back with a substantive word or two soon.