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It’s Your Republic
When Ben Franklin exited Independence Hall, he was asked what type of government we would have. He answered: A republic if you can keep it. That’s an odd reply. I guess he must’ve known something. I guess your Founding Fathers must’ve known something. Indeed they did. The Founding Fathers – unusually gifted men who stand as…
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Conspiracy Theorists
I’m wondering why the Washington Post cares about what really happened to Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudis say that he was accidentally killed after engaging in fisticuffs with an unspecified Saudi citizen. Afterwards, they say, he was cut up into pieces and disposed of to disguise what really happened. Several patsies, er, culprits have been arrested.…
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Death and Resurrection
Venezuela is dying. The country lived large a few years ago; it was making a helluvalota money in oil with which it lived large. Unfortunately Venezuela didn’t follow the advice of Ben Franklin who would have advised them that a penny saved is a penny earned. Or to save for a rainy day. Instead Venezuela…
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Robert E. Lee
The other day, Trump praised Robert E. Lee, and the media went nuts. So … Was Robert E. Lee a great general? Yes. Are the billionaires in Palo Alto stupid, poorly educated schmucks who lucked out in making their money? Yes. Is there a great danger in allowing the poorly educated schmucks in Palo Alto…
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The Locusts
The ignoramus in chief spoke today about the caravan from Honduras that was coming our way. He made them sound like locusts that were inexorably eating their way to the North. That’s a hoot. He threatened the government of Honduras that there would be hell to pay if they didn’t stop the caravan. Who is he…
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Why Trump Punches Low
Why is Donald Trump behaving the way he does? Every day brings a new low for the President as he insults people’s physical features, as he breaks all social taboos. The media regularly deplores his actions. Trump’s fans cheer, but it’s doubtful that his cheering fans would behave in the same manner. They know the…
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Going for the Gusto
No healthcare system can hold up against greed. No innovation can stand up against greed. No reform can stand up against greed. Greed kills all. Greed is the mother of death. Corporate greed is the biggest mother of all. Sensible reforms to healthcare corporations involve the following acknowledgements, epiphanies and measures: CEO pay must be fixed.…
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The Best and Brightest?
I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but the basis of your educational system, the almighty GPA, and the SAT, is damaged goods. These metrics don’t cull out the best and brightest, and they discriminate against you. These metrics are constructed by elites to select students who think like the elites. These metrics…
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Princess Eugenie’s Big Day
Define obscenity. Princess Eugenie’s big day. That’s what the media called it: Her big day. What about the big day for the Yemenese who have nothing but cholera thanks to the greed of the US and GB who support the ruthless Saudi regime’s crackdown on their country? What about the big day for the Jamaicans who live…
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Pain, Brexit, Reality
I hate pain because it tells me that something is wrong. I’d much rather live in pain than do something about it. Inertia is a powerful force. Pain ruins my day. Pain means I have to take time off and fix it. I don’t want to take time off. I want my life to be the same. I’ve…
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