THE "PLAGUE OF THE OTHER" Numerous passages in  Ecstatic Nation, an outstanding book by Brenda Wineapple,  bring to life “th...

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“About as Bad as it Gets” Normally, I don’t comment on what is happening on the national and international levels in these notes.   How...

Marx predicted growing class polarization and the disappearance of the middle class in societies based on a market economy. For more than a ...

Russia-Ukraine-United States and the West “There’s Plenty Of Blame To Go Around—Now Is The Time for Mature Leaders To Step Forward To T...

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