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Neither Woke Nor Trumpican: Can Hamilton Heal America?

Hamilton, the musical is back. In some ways it never really went away. It continued to be performed to standing-room crowds throughout the land and globally (pre-Covid). Its curriculum courtesy of Gilder Lehrman is part of many schools. It remains a blockbuster. Now it is available in your very home and for a nominal price, […]

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Ramses II and the Coronavirus: Lessons from the Pharaoh of the Exodus

A stunning archaeological discovery sheds new light on the life and times of the great ancient Egyptian builder and his modern counterpart. This unexpected and vividly-colored treasure shows Ramses II smiting the coronavirus. He is depicted in the traditional Egyptian pose for defeating the forces of chaos that threatened the stability and order of the […]

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Why Would Nikki Haley Want the Nomination? Which Nomination Anyway?

Note: I decided last week to write this blog this week. In so doing I gambled that there would be more of the same in the news but nothing drastic like the revelation of the Russian bounty on American soldiers and no American response. You never really know what to expect except that it will […]

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Fox Triplets: Do You Want a “Socialist” America? Dump Trump Now!

Fox triplets, do you want a “socialist” America? Then DUMP TRUMP NOW! It’s time to live in the real world. No more Tucker tirades about the unelected Fauci. It’s time to live in the real world. DUMP TRUMP NOW! No more Hannity hosannas about Texas and Florida. It’s time to live in the real world. […]

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Wishful Thinking and the Tulsa Truth

We all engage in wishful thinking. It is one way to remain optimistic, to keep up one’s spirits, to have hope. It is also the proverbial Wiley Coyote running off the cliff – it works until you look down. Then SPLAT! 25th Amendment Mike Pence has been a source of wishful thinking. When this administration […]

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Play Ball: The Tulsa Template for Professional Sports

The Tulsa template for professional political wrestling provides the way for professional sports to return to action. Since March, professional sports have ceased. Sports headed towards season-ending championships including at the college level came to an abrupt halt. Sports warming up for the coming season never got started. Tournaments were rescheduled or vanished for the […]

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Car 54 and Police Reform: Where Are You?

There’s a holdup in the Bronx, Brooklyn’s broken out in fights; There’s a traffic jam in Harlem That’s backed up to Jackson Heights; There’s a Scout troop short a child, Khrushchev’s due at Idlewild … Car 54, Where Are You? Car 54, Where Are You? was a police comedy that aired on NBC from 1961 […]

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