Rolled out of bed today determined to write a blog about the future of America, as it will be determined in the 2018 and 2020 elections. The strands: How to…
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Two bad days in Congress didn't scare Mark Zuckerberg into a profound spiritual and religious conversion. He has not renounced the material world. Zuckerberg seems to be the same smugly…
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A couple of fairly crazy, free-thinking professors have formulated a new ideology they call Radical Markets. I've read their book -- it's a bizarre but compelling amalgam of Henry George, Adam…
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Thank you Donald Trump for motivating me to go out and vote on a day when there isn't even an election in my district! I wanted to go out and…
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We recently needed to get a travel visa to France for my wife, who is Chinese. It wasn't easy. The visa requests need to go through the French consulate office…
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Israel's victory in the Six Day War was a triumph of soldiering and military technology. Israel still retains vast military superiority over its neighbors, and obviously over the Palestinians. There…
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In sundry ways, the West Bank isn’t Algeria. Still, Eshkol was mistaken, and Aron’s point holds true for Israel and the occupation. The “loss” of the occupied territories won’t be…
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Libraries vs. Big Streaming - an unfinished tale of copyright and disruption A desperate call appeared on the VideoLib listerv. "13th," a much-lauded social-issue documentary, nominated for an Oscar, could…
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The point is that it's treason. Does anyone actually believe that the Trump campaign specifically guided the Russian hackers into the Dem's servers? A quid pro quo maybe - you…
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It is good to know that there is someone out there fighting back against anti-competitive, monopolistic practices. The worst offenders are companies with a liberal, socially conscious image: Apple, Facebook,…
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