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Tag Archives: politics
Scrubbing George Washington from History: Who’s Next?
Just a few days ago comes news that a San Francisco school district is mulling getting rid of a series of murals honoring our first president because a commissioned working group alleges it’s traumatizing students. Imagine my surprise that founding … Continue reading
Snobbery’s Menace
Politics can be a mean way of life, filled with scurrilous attacks on opponents, replete with prevarication, and downright lying. I stay away from it, as much as possible. Case in point, just the other day former Vermont governor and … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, People, Reflections
Tagged D. H. Lawrence, divisiveness, elitism, Lincoln, politics, snobbery, Steve Jobs, Virginia Woolf, Zuckerberg
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Happy Days are here again: and the banks roll on
If you’ve been watching the headlines on the economic front, you may have seen the news about record bank profits in the first quarter of the year to the tune of $40.3 billion, an all time high. In fact, profits … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, People, Politics, Reflections
Tagged banking reform, banks, Detroit, economy, Elizabeth Warren, Eric Holder, Federal Reserve System, Great Depression, politics, Social Security, United States, Wall Street
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