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ZOOM AND PROFESSIONAL POLITICAL WRESTLING ARENAS: A TALE OF TWO CAMPAIGNS

The two presidential campaigns in 2024 have two different ways of communicating. One has used a heretofore unused form of communication taking advantage of changed technologies since COVID. The other employs the same venue he used in prior presidential elections. PROFESSIONAL POLITICAL WRESTLING ARENA For Trump, the standard mode of communication continues to be the […]

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American Revolution 250th: Can Bush and Obama Save It?

There has been big news on the American Revolution 250 front. Two former Presidents and First Ladies were named honorary co-chairs on August 1, 2024. Before turning to that event, let’s put that announcement in perspective starting with a blog in 2020. The American Revolution 250th and Joe Biden: An Historic Opportunity November 6, 2020 […]

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Lafayette Returns to the United States

On July 13, 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette left France for the United States. He did so at the invitation of President James Monroe. Lafayette was the last living general from the American Revolution. His invitation came as veterans of the American Revolution were dying off just as we recently saw with veterans from the […]

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Teaching the Bible in Public Schools

As of June 27, the Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction now requires all public schools to teach the Bible in grades 5-12. The decree is not directed to home school, private voucher schools, and parochial schools presumably because they already teach the Bible! He expects “immediate and strict compliance” to this new policy (see […]

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If Biden Makes a Gaffe, How Will Trump Know?

The thrilla in Manila is upon us. Or the Devil and Daniel Webster. Or Williams Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow. Or Earth 1 versus Earth 2. We are at point which tonight may determine the outcome of the American Presidential race. For all the talk about it being too early, it really is not since […]

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Willie Mays Was a Negro, LeBron James Is an African American

Willie Mays died last week and the celebration of his life continues. His place in Major League Baseball is firmly established. It seems unlikely that we will see another ballplayer like him at least in the foreseeable future. His comparatively injury-free longevity with a single team (even one that moved across country) will be difficult […]

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Peter Wehner versus Steve Bannon: The Battle Is Engaged

There are so many civil wars going on it is hard to keep track of them. And that is just the civil wars in the United States. As a resident of the 16th Congressional District in New York State, I live at Ground Zero for the battle for the future of the Democratic Party. The […]

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Does the United States Want to Win in Ukraine?

Once again the conflict between Ukraine with its Western Allies versus Russia with its Resistance Allies has reached a moment of truth. Putin keeps raising the ante thereby forcing Joe Biden to respond. So far neither side has allowed the other side to get too far ahead, but the latest round of cat-and-mouse shows how […]

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Ho Hum. Another Genocide

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about genocide. In this blog I wish to address one significant example of genocide that was not received a lot of attention. I am referring to Darfur. As will be seen, the area and the people are victims of British colonialism and arbitrary map-drawing developments. Think for […]

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