In the history of the Republic, June 6th has been an iconic date on the American calendar ever since General Eisenhower committed the Allied Forces to the invasion of Hitler’s Fortress Europe in 1944. Although the World has since turned over too many times to count, the spirit of unity of all serving in that…
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Resonating echoes of Nuremburg
One thing about ringing a bell is that is can never be unrung. As it cannot be unrung, it can also never be unheard. Its clear and clarion tone, once generated and once heard, will be forever remembered by all reached by its distinctive clang. This concept may be relatively easy to understand but I…
Continue ReadingIn praise of a necessary fixture
The preliminaries for the 2020 Presidential Primary race have begun and regardless of what any candidate for the Democratic nomination may be bringing to the table, the Presidential incumbent and his water carriers are standing by with appropriate colors and brushes at the ready to paint the winner as a Socialist! Uhhggg! How awful. Socialism,…
Continue ReadingUnderstanding an essential epiphany
I remember writing about the evolution of the human soul a few months ago and waxing philosophical on what a fascinating phenomenon it is to witness. It is the ability of men and women to evolve after reaching a point of enlightenment regarding basic characteristics of their own being that gives me a lot of…
Continue ReadingConcluding Volume 44
As 2018 drains away by the minute, I become ever more mindful of the usual milestone year-end promptings. This has become the inevitable time for me to look back on the year that was, or at least the things about it I saw fit to record in my own hand. Well, actually, in my own…
Continue ReadingHighlights in the headlights: celebrating four years of RRS
As it turns out, writing is a more common passion than I thought. Yes, there are those whose living depends upon their ability to express themselves in words and to create something from nothing by painting life portraits on blank pages via written language. Seeking to earn a living by such means is an honorable…
Continue ReadingThe First Armistice at 100
One hundred years ago at the stroke of the eleventh hour on this, the eleventh day of the eleventh month, all the guns on the Western Front fell silent. Jubilation ensued on both sides of No Man’s Land as the front line soldiers emerged from their trenches to embrace a very welcomed peace. If only…
Continue ReadingDocumentary film review: Fahrenheit 11/9
If there were a prize to award to a filmmaker who could correctly assess, diagnose, provide an accurate etiology and prognosis if corrective action is not taken by a community or group of people, there is but one recipient who could win it outright multiple times over. There are few in the business who can…
Continue ReadingTen years without Carlin: Oh George, how we miss thee!
I am forever grateful to live in such an interesting time and place such as in the middle of the United States in 2018. The more things that focus the attention of both brilliant less gifted minds weighing in on daily happenings in America and the World, my calling as a chronicler of the events…
Continue ReadingOverturning the New Deal
Long game strategies, when employed with simplicity, specificity and devout dedication, are the most effective way to cause change lasting for decades. When the Labor Movement and others seeking to safeguard the rank-and-file worker and common citizen from economic calamity gained a friend in the White House, many of their ideas and demands found their…
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