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Category Archives: Blog
Two Deadly Viruses Are Loose in America
I’m following Trump’s handling of the growing Corona-virus, CoVid-19, pandemic. The virus is not Trump’s fault. Oddly, it provides him a unique opportunity to be a national hero, if he acts swiftly and effectively to protect Americans from this lethal … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Citizenship, Ethics and Morality, OpEd, Politics
Tagged Carona-virus, CoVID-19, Elections, Freedom, Malignancy, MERs, Misinformation, National Emergency, Power, Rule of Law, SARs, Stiffling Descent, Stiffling Science, Trump, Weaponizing Information
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Writer’s Ecstasy
I find it difficult to do two things at once when I’m writing. I either look for other tasks and the writing rapidly fades away. Or, I’m in the zone, a state of mind where I’m oblivious to everything except … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Relationships
Tagged Brazil, ecstasy, Joa de Deus, John of God, meditation, Pilgrim, process, writing
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Weary Yet Unbowed
A few days ago, I sat at a table in my neighborhood Patisserie. It had started snowing during the night and by 7a.m. about 3” coated the world. Looking out the large windows, I could the see powdery flakes falling, … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Blog, Ethics and Morality, Politics
Tagged Ben Franklin, Democracy, Document, Evidence, Fatique, Founders, Freedom of Speech, Giving Up, High Crimes and Misdemeanors, Investigation, Persistance, Rachel Maddow, Religious Freedom, Republicans, Revolutionary War, Rule of Law, Senate Trial, Senator Chuck Schumer, Witness
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United States and Its History with Democratic Socialism
The reality show, called the State of the Union, was the most frightening thing I’ve seen in my life and I’ve lived through the Cold War, the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, the Vietnam … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged 1934, 2020, Benefit, Caring, Common Good, Common Wealth, Deciet, Democratic Socialism, Democrats, February, GOP, Liberals, Lies, Nazi, Reality TV, Republicans, Rule of Law, Stalin, State of the Union Address, Trump
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Senate Impeachment Trial: Day 1 – 01/21/2020
I’ve been chilling for a bit. Avoiding the repetitive BREAKING NEWS cycle. Reading a lot about the climate, human psychology, a book about a guy from the 19th century – Alfred Russel Wallace – a contemporary of Darwin and far … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Politics
Tagged Blowing Smoke, Coverup, Evidence, Facts, Impeachment, Misinformation, Republicans, Rule of Law, Senate, Soviet Show Trial, Strategies, Trial, Trump
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2020 Year of Manufactured Fear
We’ve entered the 2020 Presidential Campaign with Trump and the Republicans, predictably, cranking up manufactured crises to generate more anxiety and fear among Americans. The goal, to herd more people towards conservative, authoritarian, politics. This is a tactic that has … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged Anxiety, Authoritarian, Conservative, Crime United States, Crisis, Dictator, False, Fear, Iran, Nuclear Treaty, Population, Republicans, Trump
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