Happy 80th birthday to Paul McCartney. Where, you may ask, can some McCartney content be found? Well, see below for Dan McLaughlin’s appreciation. As for me, the first major piece I wrote for NR was this 2007 essay, “The Bard of Optimism.”

And if that doesn’t suit your needs, I wrote about McCartney’s bass playing here, wrote about some of the many great songs he recorded that few people know here, reviewed his June 16, 2022 concert at MetLife Stadium here, examined his hidden sorrows and the recent Hulu documentary series about his work here, looked at the Peter Jackson Beatles Get Back documentary series here, considered a recent Paul appearance on the Howard Stern show here, labeled his gratitude the key component of his personality here and enthused about the deluxe edition of his 1989 masterpiece Flowers in the Dirt here.