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Good and the Vampires of Grief
In death we are all human. No matter how you cut and define your life this writer feels on solid ground in saying that dying and the losses that come to those connected to the dying need to be treated… Continue reading
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Good, Xenophobia and the Gold of Common Ground
The price of gold has had a wild ride in these contemporary economies. That is largely because with gold we can fake it but we can’t make it (yet). Like gold, common ground exists and in terms of value to… Continue reading
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Good, Pardons, Magical Thinking, and the Importance of Real Evidence
Our current leadership holds its position of power because a thin majority the United States seemed willing to override real evidence of crime with “pardons of denial” when it came to voting in the last election. Perhaps the denial phase… Continue reading
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Good and the Presumption of Guilt; Where art Thou Sweet Innocence?
The presumption of innocence is not a new concept with the US Constitution. The matter goes back in a formal legal sense at least as far as the Code of Hammurabi dating back in the ancient near east to at… Continue reading
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Good and Thriving in America like a Tuvan Throat Singer
These are hard days for many people in this country; too many people. The possibilities of despair are endless. The drop into bitterness is the cheapest ride in town. The climb out of despair is certainly not a free balloon… Continue reading
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Good, Peace, Private Interest, Public Loss and Ignorance
In reading the history leading up to the second World War it seemed the world had learned an important lesson in trying to negotiate a peace through the concession of other people’s land and culture to the aggressor. If you… Continue reading
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Good and The Crime of “Dog Whistling” the Hounds from Hell
To call any group of human beings of any status, race or nationality, gender etc. “garbage” should be an impeachable crime when the lie is told from a position of power. If you follow the news, that term is reported… Continue reading
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Good and “Rage Bait”: Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the year
Rage Bait is Oxford dictionary’s word of the year; except of course it is two words. How many words must one have to build a phrase of the year? I guess dictionaries would collapse under their own weight if they… Continue reading
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Good and Why Immigration is not Political
If you don’t understand why immigration is not essentially political you need to go to the movie Nuremberg which has recently opened in theaters. No, the treatment of the immigrant is first and foremost, moral. The political response is only an echo of… Continue reading