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November 2023
The Supremes, the Song and Dance Group That Passes Judgement on Our Laws
Of course, there was the American girl group and premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and Mary Wilson were…
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Jim Freeman
Suppose, If You Were Rich Enough, You Could Run through Stop Signs
Just suppose for a moment. Sometimes it clears the mind to suppose what might happen if reality prevailed. The I-do-my-part-and-you-do-yours aspect of…
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Jim Freeman
The World Gets ‘War Weary’ in Ukraine
So, for America, it’s a ‘proxy war,’ as Ukraine fights off Russia’s attempt to take over a sovereign nation that threatens to move toward Europe and…
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Jim Freeman
October 2023
Private Equity, the ‘Dynamic and Flexible’ Scam
So (apparently) says Warren Buffett. Much of America’s slide into economic inequality dates back to 1980 and Ronald Reagan’s promise to ‘get big…
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Jim Freeman
This Is What a ‘Fresh Raid’ Inside Gaza Looks Like
Israel announced a ‘fresh raid’ in Palestine several days ago and Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland writes, “The tragedy of the Israel-Palestine…
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Jim Freeman
Jim’s Public Service Announcement: Have Your Computer Professionally Cleaned
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve written to you good people, but I have an excuse. Over an excruciating (at least for me) nine-day period, my…
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Jim Freeman
The Reuters Headline: US Public Support Declines for Arming Ukraine
Very interesting, the well-I-guess-that’s-the-end-of-that headline from our trusted friends at Reuters, complete with an Oval Office pic of Biden and…
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For Fracking Sake, an Industry Completely out of Control
One wonders how these catastrophes keep arriving on the front pages The NYTimes recently reports—as if it was Breaking News: ‘Monster Fracks’ Are…
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Jim Freeman
September 2023
Proof of the Fact That We Really No Longer Give a Shit
“Proponents of setting up enormous fans to gulp in huge amounts of air and remove planet-heating carbon from it, a process called direct air capture…
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Jim Freeman
A Poem on Sunday, Why not?
A momentary rest from politics, written a few years back but is appropriate for every decade since 1776
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Jim Freeman
What a Good Idea, Converting Libraries into Disciplinary Centers
Texan authorities always knew that quality education for the poorer classes was never a problem with teaching. It was discipline that was lacking…
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