Friday, August 12, 2022

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                                                                                      I wrote another novel.  It's about the pain of be...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Why Cryptocurrencies Won't Replace Fiat Currencies

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Despite all the hype, mouth foaming, price rises and fascination with cryptocurrencies, there's a simple reason why they will never repl...
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Putin's Victory in America

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 The Donald Trump-instigated right-wing storming today of the U.S. Capitol while Congress was counting the electoral votes for Joe Biden...
Thursday, December 24, 2020

Christmas 2020

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 President Trump doesn't want to sign the painstakingly negotiated pandemic relief bill.  (See https://slate.com/business/2020/12/trump-...
Saturday, November 28, 2020

The Pandemic Isn't Caused By A Virus

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 The novel coronavirus isn't the cause of the pandemic.  It causes the disease called COVID-19.  But the pandemic is caused by politics....
Sunday, November 22, 2020

National Guard Called Up To Provide Mortuary Assistance

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 In case you were wondering how bad the COVID-19 pandemic is, consider this:  the Texas National Guard has sent troops to El Paso to help th...
Saturday, November 7, 2020

Dancing in the Street

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 The Associated Press and CNN project that Joe Biden has been elected President and Kamala Harris has been elected Vice President.  People a...
Monday, October 26, 2020

We've Been Through Long Elections Before and Can Do It Again

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 As the November 3, 2020 Presidential election approaches, anxiety has grown over the possibility of lengthy processes for the counting of v...
Monday, September 28, 2020

Could Russia Have Used Donald Trump's Business Problems to Recruit Him?

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Recent news stories report that President Donald Trump didn't pay any income taxes in 10 of the 15 years starting with 2000. He reported...
Monday, August 10, 2020

How to Vote Safely During a Pandemic

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The 2020 elections may rank as the most important elections since 1932, when Americans faced a fundamental choice over the direction of the...