Ruminations on separatism and war, pertaining to the Russian-Ukrainian Crisis
Does/should/why geographical "separatism" necessarily lead to regional/international war?I speak as a grateful, patriotic (in my own American way) citizen of a country that, after all, initiated...
View ArticleWhy Medicare is Desperately Needed
via DH on Facebook; "Desperately" video/song at Old Couple SexA couple, both age 78, went to a sex therapist's office. The doctor asked, "What can I do for you?"The man said, "Will you watch us have...
View ArticleLungs and Reefer
At the very same time that liberally minded, anti-establishment persons condemn cigarette smoking -- which injects, mostly thanks to the courtesy of large money-making corporations -- harmful...
View ArticleThe Mobility Crisis: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the...
02.23.15 - 12:00 AM | by Yuval Levin, CommentaryShare on printPrintPDFWe Americans have always prided ourselves on the extraordinary degree of mobility this country has long made possible for its...
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Our Founding Fathers included Islam: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Thomas Jefferson didn't just own a Quran -- he engaged with Islam and fought to ensure the rights of MuslimsImage from articleFrom Denise Spellberg, SalonExcerpted from "Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an"[He]...
View ArticleA Facebook conversation on language and diplomacy
JB:[...] Allow me to share some autobiographical details, perhaps relevant to our discussion of language and diplomacy: I had the good fortune of growing up essentially bilingual; my father, an FSO...
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"Great Surprise"—Native Americans Have West Eurasian Origins - Note for a...
Oldest human genome reveals less of an East Asian ancestry than thought.Native Americans may have a more complicated heritage than previously believed.PHOTOGRAPH BY ROLAND W. REED, NATIONAL...
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Crimea vs. Cuba -- America won the post-Kold War! :)
image from"They" -- 'em russkies -- supposedly got back Crimea, but we're gettin' back Cuba.Ok, 'em russkies grabbed the Black Sea port Odessa (I always knew 'em russkies were Black power sympathizers)...
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Native American Council Offers Amnesty to 240 Million Undocumented Whites
FromThe Native American National Council will offer amnesty to the estimated 240 million illegal white immigrants living in the United States.At a meeting on Friday in Taos, New Mexico, Native American...
View ArticleVicious Cycle: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United...
Robert Reich (from Facebook)The see the vicious cycle we're in, connect these 10 dots:1. Almost all the gains from economic growth have been going to the very top. As a result…2. America’s vast middle...
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Will The Coming New Madrid Earthquake Split The United States In Two?: Absurb...
Geri Ungurean | March 1, 2015 | 96 CommentsTHE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND LARGE CORPORATIONS ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKE THAT THEY HAVE HELD MAJOR EXERCISES THAT...
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We counted literally every road in America. Here’s what we learned -- Note...
Washington Post; via RH on Facebookby Jeff Guo March 6 at 6:30 AM In 1993, the U.S. Census released tally of the 76 most common street names in America. For well over 20 years, this was pretty much...
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The Untold Story of Why MLK Wore a Hawaiian Lei at Selma: Note for a lecture,...
AP PhotoTim Mak 03.06.15 Daily BeastThe bright flowers look out of place amid the seriousness of the march and the cause, but there was a reason for them.Bright Hawaiian lei will be on full display...
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Secede? ‘Republic’ Claim Texas Never Joined U.S. - Note for a lecture, "E...
New York TimesMANNY FERNANDEZ MARCH 9, 2015 HOUSTONThe Republic of Texas is unlike any other volunteer organization in what used to be the Republic of Texas.Its monthly meetings are called joint...
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Distribution of Wealth in the United States: Note for a Lecture, "E Pluribus...
Robert Reich (from Facebook)5 hrs · Take a look at the chart below and note the gap between the actual distribution of wealth in the United States (top bar), what Americans think the distribution is...
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Maps: How Ukraine became Ukraine
via YO on FacebookBy Ishaan Tharoor March 9Washington Post For the past year, Ukraine has been plunged into chaos. Mass protests against pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych led to his ouster in...
View ArticleВладимир Войнович: запахло Третьей мировой [excerpt from a Radio Liberty...
FromМихаил СоколовОпубликовано 22.05.2014 19:56Владимир Войнович: кто они, оккупанты России?Писатель и общественный деятель Владимир Войнович – о людях, которые одобряют прежние преступления против...
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A facebook conversation on American-Russian relations in these tragic times
James F SchumakerAmerican Embassy Moscow2 hrs ·Bipartisan support is building in Congress for arming Ukraine. My own feeling is that President Obama will have to go along eventually. Let's hope it's...
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Hawaii leads nation with 40 percent interracial marriage rate: Note for a...
By Rebecca TrounsonLos Angeles TimesPOSTED: 04:51 a.m. HST, Feb 16, 2012LAST UPDATED: 01:41 p.m. HST, Feb 16, 2012COURTESY RACHEL ROBERTSON PHOTOGRAPHYHawaii is among states with the highest rate of...
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A facebook entry on Russia-Ukraine
John BrownJust now ·A letter to The Times Literary Supplement (March 6, 2015. p. 6) re Russia-Ukraine by a Harvard scholar:Sir -- Richard Sakwa (Letters, February 20) is right to say that Vladimir...
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