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Monthly Archives: September 2017

A small man in a big office

UncategorizedBy John YoungSeptember 26, 2017Leave a comment

“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear” – George Orwell. This strand of freedom means nothing at all to Donald Trump. At every turn he shows no grasp, and certainly no reverence, for the fundamental liberty enshrined in our Constitution: to speak…

Downgrading Hurricane Steve

UncategorizedBy John YoungSeptember 19, 2017Leave a comment

He started out as a radar image on the outer reaches of the American psyche, with little likelihood of harming anyone. Winds shifted. He became a threat to the mainland. His image appeared on our TV screens. The breathless watch ensued. Now the threat has passed. No longer a storm: Steve Bannon is not even…

No special eyewear needed for this sight

UncategorizedBy John YoungSeptember 10, 20171 Comment

Watching terrifying radar of what scientists predicted — Irma’s march up the Florida peninsula — a thought occurred about a tranquil and serendipitous observation days earlier. That brilliant day we knew exactly when the sun and moon would intersect – the solar eclipse. Yes, down to the second. Science gave us a drumroll. We trusted…

Meet human needs? Nah, let’s play tea party games

UncategorizedBy John YoungSeptember 5, 2017Leave a comment

It took only a few days and 50 inches of rain. President Trump, who was threatening to shut down the government just the other day, suddenly realizes that, maybe, government has some things to do other than deliver to him his shiny border-wall bauble. Texas Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn and other Texas anti-spending posers suddenly find…

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