Behold the Rope-A-Dope: The rope-a-dope is performed by a boxer assuming a protected stance (in Ali’s classic pose, lying against the ropes; by leaning
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Parallels in International Response between the Ongoing Syrian Uprising and the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Or… I hope Richard Nixon is Rotting in Hell The Arab Spring. A series of demonstrations, protests and wars that has rocked the autocratic
Continue readingOn Immigration and Blue Passports
I’m a natural-born US citizen because my mother came to this country (well, Brooklyn actually), stayed with friends, gave birth to me and then
Continue readingReligions of the World According to Shit Happens
Or… In the USA, we make fun of every fucking religion & creed! I had a shirt in high school with a list of
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Redrawing the Middle East
I’ve been trying to get my mind around a 2006 article in the Armed Forces Journal that I recently came across. The post, entitled
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Delusions of the Other
Back in the 2000’s, during the ignominious reign of President George W. Bush, I remember liberals going berserk trying to figure out how to
Continue readingDrug War Prostitution
Loose items from a tight-leaf notebook: How convenient for the War on Drugs industry that the Secret Service prostitution foul-up occurred just as President
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Renewing My NRA Membership
… or I am the NRA and I’m a Liberal (damnit) This time last year, the National Rifle Association had its annual conference here
Continue readingWho’s Afraid of the Patriot Act (Liverpool)
[I’m copying down my thoughts from my recent European vacation and posting them. They’ll appear back-dated]. I think my cousin is scared of visiting
Continue readingOne generation, two generation, blue generation, green generation
One of Great Laws of the Iroquois Confederacy stated, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions upon the next
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