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NRA Sluts

May 25, 2022

o, I am not referring to these two as sluts because of their gender. They share that honorary distinction with all of the Republican politicians and many of the Democratic ones. and not just those holding national offices. However, these two are especially interesting cases.

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Above the Law

July 25, 2019

ing John is one of my ancestors. Yeah, I know. That’s nothing to brag about. All of those stories of Robin Hood are fictitious but Johnny deserves his reputation as possibly the worst king in the history of England. Is it just coincidence that he is the lead-in to an article about the worst president […]

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It Was A . . .

August 15, 2012

his is a chance for me to think more highly of myself as a writer. Every year the English department of San Jose State University holds the Bulwer-Lytton competition. It is named after Victorian novelist Edward George Bulwer-Lytton. Why honor a person with whom you are likely unfamiliar? He is the author infamous for the cliché opening line, “It […]

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Good Taxes

March 29, 2010

Yeah, I know. There isn’t such a thing as a good tax. Well, maybe there is. Let’s think about it for a moment. As illustrated by the graphic, Wall Street got a huge tax break. Actually, they got a lot of our tax money. That in addition to several reams of tax breaks, subsidies and […]

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