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The Cookie Jar That Once Contained Social Security
Always tempting, that cookie jar and politicians not daring to increase taxes have had their sticky little fingers in your and my retirement fund. They…
Mar 24
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Way past Time for a Wealth Tax? I Think Not
Count me out, not that it will change anything, but I’m not a fan of suddenly taxing wealth, even if it has been improperly protected. Rules are rules…
Mar 22
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The Headwinds of Any Presidency
We’re not hashing over Biden and Trump here. The subject is the presidency itself, and it’s all headwind from start to finish. The first thing on the…
Mar 17
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London Is Most Exposed City in World to Air Pollution from Aviation, Study Finds. I Had a Plan for That.
Alas, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry--Robert Burns
Mar 12
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Jim Freeman
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London Is Most Exposed City in World to Air Pollution from Aviation, Study Finds. I Had a Plan for That.
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Judgement at Nuremberg Revisited
I’m a fan of old movies, mostly because I’m old but also because they’re populated by the actors of my youth, now almost all dead and gone. I re-watched…
Mar 9
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In a Street Fight, Nothing to Lose Is a Critical Advantage
It’s good advice from parents or friends that, if you’re confronted on the street by a robber, the first loss is the least loss. Whether he has a gun, a…
Mar 5
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February 2024
The Supremes, Those Dancing Clowns That Decide Our Laws, Can Deny Trump the Presidency
Much of America has itself in a lather about whether the Supreme Court will rule against Donald Trump’s presidential run, on the basis of Article…
Feb 27
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The Supremes, Those Dancing Clowns That Decide Our Laws, Can Deny Trump the Presidency
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Operation Prosperity Guardian—Are You Kidding?
One can but wonder if there is a Special Office deep within the Pentagon that dreams up these operational monikers. Leaving that inquiry aside, let’s…
Feb 25
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Critical Race Theory and the American Indian
‘Critical race theory’ (CRT) is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. It proposes that race is a social construct, and that racism is not…
Feb 18
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Two Headlines That Need to Meet, Marry and Have Children
Ah yes, convergence. What a wonderful tool. The force that brings us together in everything from sexual attraction to agreement on the terms of…
Feb 12
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FDR’s Fireside Chat Needs a Comeback
Frank Bruni over at the NYTimes wrote a column titled ‘Talk to Us, President Biden, but Not About Trump’ and it got me thinking. I wasn’t very old at…
Feb 9
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Tell Me About That Expectation of ‘Not Escalating a Regional Conflict’
(Washington Post) U.S. strikes in Syria and Iraq kill dozens of militants. U.S. strikes against Iran-linked militants in Iraq and Syria killed dozens of…
Feb 4
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