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Republicans and Isolationism–Twists and Turns
Nearly everyone speaking or writing about the current US Presidential campaign has at some point noted foreign policy or at least our relations with other nations as a part of it. It usually does not receive the same attention as border security and immigration(though they’re related), inflation and the overall apparent dissatisfaction of much of…
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Two for the Oscar–Well, Just One, Actually
I have seen only a few(four, I think)of the nominated movies and I am unlikely to get around to all(or any?)of the others. We’ll see. So here is where I stand so far. My choice for the award, based upon what I’ve seen, is undoubtedly “American Fiction.” ”Killers of the Flower Moon” and “Oppenheimer” have both gotten a lot…
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American Attitudes and Capital Punishment
The Vietnam War was the first war which brought to the American people on the home front what really was going on; this meant that even those most reluctant to look at the world honestly were hard pressed not to admit the brutality in it. This was largely because of pictures, mostly TV news coverage, which…
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Where do we go from here?
This is the question left to the country after the NH primary. It settled some things but left others still in doubt. Like Fareed Zakaria on CNN news I have a “take” on some things and here is mine on NH and more broadly, the Presidential contest after NH How is Trump doing with his party?–Pretty well,…
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Long evening but short answers
It was a long evening if you chose to watch last night. I chose not to after the first reports established that Trump was going to win easily, something about 90% of the serious viewers were expecting. I might have watched a little more if the combination of a long, cold, hard day and a couple of…
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Leader AWOL, competitors nervous
The last debate begore the primary/caucus season begins is tonight in Iowa. Far from the stage full of Republican hopefuls we saw a few months ago, we are now down to two, one time SC Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, and FL Gov Ron DeSantis. Not that there aren’t others who are still trying. The most notable…
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My animal(s)
I have to go with the cat–or cats, if you will–when I was growing up it was definitely uncool for guys to like cats. But I did and still do.(Actually, TV commercials seem to be trying to indicate guys can be cat-lovers too, now–progress!!)Actually, I’m one of those (unusual?)people who deeply loves both dogs and cats,…
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Some reading at Christmas–but maybe not Christmas reading
Like last year I have chosen to tell you about some reading I think you might find enjoyable and/or inspiring and/or interesting. It is not “Christmas reading”in the the way people usually use that term since it has nothing directly to do with Christmas. But since it invites you into the considerations of religious philosophy–questions…
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The Republicans, Steve & Edie, and the Editor of the National Review
I watched most of the Republican debate last night, though I admit to nodding off towards the end. I also watched TV, mostly CNN, this morning to see how people were reacting. Here are a few immediate(therefore suspect, but I hope passably and decently considered)reactions of mine– Vivek Ramaswamy–I praised his intelligence and articulation about…
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