Friday, February 14, 2020

My Lai, Hugh Thompson, Eddie Gallagher

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My Lai   P atriotism , heroism, toughness, American exceptionalism have got a lot of ink and on line time lately. Consider the ca...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Draining the Swamp: Mr. Trump's Anti Government Base

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A s Mr. Trump tweets daily about draining the swamp and ridding the Justice Department, FBI, Defense Department, Environmental Protect...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

How the Dems Bring On Defeat: Or Why the Dems Deserve to Lose

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T his morning Mad Dog found his way to Manchester, but that was the easy part.  He was headed to a caucus, which is the first step towar...
Friday, January 24, 2020

The Structural Flaw Of Our US Constitution

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E zra Klein published a really succinct, lucid and important article in the NY Times explaining the dilemma which faces the Democratic Pa...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Elizabeth Warren and Sophistry

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W hen Elizabeth Warren launched her prepared slam in the Democratic debate, that the males on the stage had lost a total of 10 elections, w...
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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Deconstructing Trump

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R eading "A Hill To Die On," the part about Paul Ryan's story prompted me to Google Ryan--where-is-he-now?   Apparentl...
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Friday, January 10, 2020

Hobbit versus Adventure: Trumpsters Nothing New

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R eading an unexpectedly wonderful book about America at the turn of the nineteenth century, a time I have not had much interest in...
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