Hampton New Hampshire Mad Dog Democrat

"The trouble with life is the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt." --Bertrand Russell “Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. The grave will supply plenty of time for silence.”--Christopher Hitchens

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Living Wage: The Concept

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Any discussion of the "living wage" is fraught with emotional response. Mad dog has to admit his own bias here: His grand...

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Monday, July 29, 2013

The Age of Superficiality

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C.P. Snow wrote with insight about the different worlds, the different cultures of science and the humanities. As his country, Great ...

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Congress: Structural Defects

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When discussing why the Republicans in the House of Representatives feel they can vote against a law granting a path to citizenship for...

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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Knowing More About the Sea Monster

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The best scene from "Downton Abbey" occurred around the dinner table, when Matthew, the lawyer (a decidedly not upper class...

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

American Bankers Protect Their Bonuses: The Economy Be Damned

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Writing in the New York Times, Gretchen Morgenson tells us a seamy tale about American bankers who are rolling out the big bucks t...

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Monday, July 15, 2013

The Revolution We Need

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Re-Reading Only Yesterday , a history of the 1930's, Mad Dog has been struck by the rhetoric, beliefs and personalities of that era ...

Friday, July 12, 2013

First Name Basis: Mary Hamilton

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Miss Mary Hamilton Arrested first in Mississippi Good Ol' Boys, sheriffs in a southern courtroom, expressing their respect ...

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