Both diminutive in stature and frequently sick, Frédéric Chopin was in no physical position to help Poland in their uprising against the oppressive Russian rule in 1830-31. He could, however write music intended to inspire his comrades to go kick …
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How Trump Will Be Regarded by School Children of the Future
We’d like to believe that what Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger says here is correct. In truth, however, it’s all up to the American people. Trump won the 2024 election fair and square, and it’s unlikely his supporters will have any …
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Trend Towards World Fascism
The prevalent view of Donald Trump from people in the most of the rest of the developed world could be summed up as follows: “We just feel sorry for you Americans. We never thought it could happen to you.” As …
Words of Compassion from Paul Newman
When I was a little boy my grandfather told me, “Try to leave this world a better place than it was when you got here.” That sentiment is less common today than it was 60 years ago, but it certainly …
Trump on Ukraine
It’s amazing that people believe a word that comes out of this man’s mouth.
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Spinoza’s God
Spinoza was one of the so-called continental rationalists, along with Descartes, Leibniz and others less often read today. As suggested by Einstein at left, he had a distinctly nontraditional view of God, which got him in a great deal of …
A Very Hard Year
Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister. The observation he makes here is shared by a great number of Americans, and by people all around the world who simply wish we could remove some of the insanity from our …
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Steve Bannon’s Back
One of Donald Trump‘s last acts in office was to pardon Steve Bannon for running off with the wall money, meaning Bannon’s scheme to rip off thousands of gullible MAGA folks by getting them to chip into a fund to …
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This Guy Wants Gold as Insurance
I know, right? Incredibly low unemployment, record profits and stock prices, the Fed cutting interest rates due to falling inflation. Our portfolios are going through the roof. Obviously, anything can happen at any time, but “what this economy is going …
Protecting Our Children
Let’s think about the point made at left for a second. What’s the most important difference between the lawn-game industry and the manufacturers of firearms that are intended to be weapons of war? Answer: Billions upon billions of dollars in …
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