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North Korean Rocket Man Welcomes NBA player; USA Tweetin' Prez Condemns NBA...
No, not a headline from the Onion. But here are the stories:A) "Dennis Rodman flies into North Korea again,"cbsnews.com (Last Updated Jun 13, 2017 7:20 PM EDT)image fromExcerpt:BEIJING -- Former NBA...
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The 5 most (and 5 least) valuable college majors
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool, USA TODAYWhat you study matters quite a bit when it comes to future job prospects.(Photo: Getty Images)CONNECTTWEET 26LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREA college degree can open...
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Tyranny of the Minority - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Michelle Goldberg, New York TimesImage from article, with caption: A protest in December outside the Pennsylvania Capitol while electors in the Electoral College arrived to cast their votes.Excerpt:Our...
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The Abbie Hoffman of the Right: Donald Trump - Note for a discussion, "E...
David Brooks, New York TimesAbbie Hoffman image fromTrump image fromExcerpt:After World War II the Protestant establishment dominated the high ground ofAmerican culture and politics. That establishment...
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The Politicization of Everything - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
By The Editorial Board, Wall Street JournalSept. 24, 2017 6:11 p.m. ET2926 COMMENTSimage (not from article) fromHealthy democracies have ample room for politics but leave a larger space for civil...
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"The only articulate creatures in America today are barking dogs."
image fromSuch is the utterance, by a person of a certain age, speaking, sotto voce, next to another person of a certain age in a Washington, D.C. metro.Which got me thinkin':The spoken language in...
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Poll: Despite Political Divisions, Americans Still Love America - Note for a...
voanews.comImage from article, with caption: "Participants carry an American flag during the 4th of July parade in Santa Monica, California, July 4, 2017."Political divisions run deep in America, but...
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Digital Divide in Rural America - Note for a discussion, E Pluribus Unum?...
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Pledge of Allegiance (United States) - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
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Can a $300 Cooler Unite America? - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
By STEVEN KURUTZ SEPT. 28, 2017, New York Times [original article contains links.]image from articleIn a country where we can’t seem to agree on anything, one opinion has latelyreached a broad...
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On Ken Burns' Viet-Nam Documentary - A Facebook entry
Edited/amended from Facebookimage fromJohn Brown [...] -- Visually shocking/revelatory, the result of meticulous (and doubtless immensely expensive) research -- the documentary was impressive indeed....
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Hef meets the devil -- and she doesn't wear a bra!
A Facebook comment, slightly amended, on the recently deceased Hugh Hefner:image fromJohn Brown [:] But wasn't Hef -- who worked so, so hard to make males "enjoy" fantasy sex -- was at heart a non-stop...
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Partisanship Is Breaking Both Parties - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journalimage fromRepublicans fail again on health care, while Democrats refuse to get serious about taxes.Excerpt:I’ve never seen such a lack of reality among our two great...
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Trump, After Las Vegas Shooting: ‘Our Unity Cannot Be Shattered by Evil’ -...
Eileen Sullivan, New York Times [Original article contains links and images.]image fromWASHINGTON — President Trump conveyed a message of unity on Monday whenhe addressed the nation to share his...
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Divert, Divide, Destroy - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Charles M. Blow, New York Times image fromExcerpt:Trump is dividing this country with the delicacy of a meat cleaver.
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The Philosophical Assault on Trumpism - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
David Brooks, New York TimesImage from article, with caption: "Homesteaders heading west across the open plainsExcerpt:The Trump story is that good honest Americans are being screwed by aliens....
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Gun violence in America, explained in 17 maps and charts - Note for a...
Updated by German Lopez, VoxIn the developed world, these levels of gun violence are a uniquely American problem. Here’s why.Pistols for sale at Target Masters, an indoor shooting center, in Garland,...
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A New European Narrative? - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
Ann Applebaum, New York Review of Booksimage fromExcerpt:The rural–urban divide that is so clear in the United States ... gains an extra dimension in Europe, where people in small towns and villages...
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60s flashback ...
John Brown (from facebook)18 mins · https://www.usatoday.com/…/storms-quakes-fires-k…/725889001/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfZVu0alU0IBarry McGuire - Eve Of DestructionSubscribe to The Best Of for...
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