A politician waxes eloquent about the evils of wealth and income disparity between rich and poor. A rich man publicly proclaims that he is not taxed enough. The politician then begs …
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Some would say that I am a news junkie. Whatever. It is true that I watch the news every day because it changes every day—until recently. Twice this week, for …
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Issues dominating the Kennedy vs. Nixon debates leading up to the 1960 presidential election were farm surpluses, welfare programs, teachers’ salaries, medical care, federal debt reduction and national security. President …
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It has that feel to it: reality unhinged like a sixties flower child preaching morality to (instead of a gender-specific pronoun) peers. Perhaps it is not mere coincidence that a …
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Would you take a car out in traffic if you have never driven one? If you are a student, you wouldn’t take a test until you’ve read the text. If …
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Fear is the operative word here. The ultimate fear for a politician: the next election may be his/her last one–ever. It has gripped the Democratic Party and paralyzed them. The …
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Numbers, like words, have meaning. Since the meaning of numbers has eluded so many people surviving our educational systems, a refresher course should bring coherence to the muddle of modern-day …
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Debate, as it was conducted “then” and as it is conducted now, is a stark reminder of our degraded civility. “Then” is any time before heresy became a national religion …
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When despots seek ultimate power, they use a theme to attract support from the population. For Hitler, it was elimination of Jews. Stalin claimed to be seeking justice for the …
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Vladimir Putin and the Russians collaborated with Donald J. Trump in his successful 2016 election bid for the U.S. presidency. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team have spent two …