TODAY’S AMERICAN ANGST ABOUT ITSELF IS SIMPLY AN ECHO OF ITS PAST… (…from war-lords to robber-baron oligarchs…and back again) This may be indulging in a bit of philosophy…on wry…here, but it seems like today’s American angst about itself is simply
THE TRUMP DREADNOUGHT MACHING KEEPS ON KEEPING ON… (…like a big black kettle trying to call all other pots…black) At the recent CPAC conference both President Trump and his main mouthpiece, Mr. Bannon, made clear what their agenda is. That
FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THE GLOBAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC CYCLES… (…and how these shift the latitudinal ranges of our climate zones) We have come to a somewhat contrarian view about what are the most likely effects that result from the climatic
IS AMERICA CONSTRUCTING A NEW TOWER OF BABEL… (…from too much emphasis on …pluribus…and not enough on…unum?) Everyone is familiar with the biblical story explaining the diversity of languages in this world…when human hubris attempted to build a towering structure
IF WE’RE GETTING AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE… (…then never mind about the clowns…where are all those pros?) We’ve lived through a lot of transition episodes with new incoming administrations in our time, most showcasing how well the smooth
SOME SAY VALENTINE DOESN’T DO ANYONE ANY FAVORS… (unless they’re card, candy, or flower peddlers…) Blessed be the name of St. Valentine, the patron of lovers and love everlasting…sorta… not to mention beekeepers, epileptics, and assorted travelers. As with so
Vol. XII – Issue No. 16 – Feb 2017
BERKLEY-ITES HAVE NO TOLERANCE FOR ANYONE ELSE’S FREE SPEECH… (…unless it conforms exactly to their own views…about anything…) Back in the Sixties, while we were involved with various operations in the mountains and jungles of what were the northern wildernesses
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