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He was the mouthpiece of the American Revolution, the pamphleteer supreme, the man most responsible for articulating American ideals and goals for worldly consideration. He was Thomas Paine, controversial even among his friends and allies. Tomorrow’s 243rd anniversary of our
Read moreI personalize my calendars to keep track of dates that are special to me. It takes a couple hours each December. So, when June rolled around, I was aware that June 4 marked the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre
Read moreIn the May, 2018, issue of The Atlantic, Matthew Stewart published an essay on what he called the New Aristocracy. What he was speculating on has now become front page news via the college admission cheating scandal. An opponent of corporate
Read moreAs water-carriers for the corporate and crony greed that fuels their existence, it should come as no surprise that Republican politicians share the inclination of their bosses to use their positions for personal gain. There’s no more striking example of
Read moreCorporate socialism is the overall guiding principle of Republican economic theory. Design a governmental structure that deifies corporate profits. But, sometimes the pro-bidness biases of Greed’s Own Party become more personal. This begets crony capitalism, which rewards specific individuals with
Read moreRepublican economic theory rests on the principle that the rich deserve to get richer regardless of the cost to everyone else. Members of Greed’ s Own Party rail against people banding together to try to protect themselves from corporate avarice.
Read moreFor about 30-years there was a foundry here in Duncan. Made castings of items such as manhole covers. Used natural gas as fuel. I heard a man who worked there say he was proud of his job. Proud of
Read moreWhat this country needs is a few good impeachments followed by trials. For our own good government we need to feel free to utilize the whole of the United States Constitution. The impeachment and trial mechanism in our national constitution
Read moreWe’ve done OK since leaving our caves, save for our perverse propensity to try to eradicate each other. Even when resources are not scarce, some folks seem to prefer to kill and plunder instead of sowing, reaping and creating themselves. Maybe
Read moreMy newspapering past lingers in my tendency to take notes at public events – political gatherings to artistic performances. About three lifetimes ago, that note-taking led me to become a dance reviewer. Can’t say it was a “job” or “task.”
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