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The 1968 DNC, Chicago

1968 was a tumultuous year of protest. Anti-government and anti-authoritarian sentiment, amongst a host of other issues, resulted in...

The Barbary pirates

The ongoing war in Gaza is not the only major event currently on-going in the Middle East. As a direct result of the war the Houthis, a...

Israel at war

On Saturday October 7, 2023 Israel was attacked. It was Hamas, the terrorist group that's controlled Gaza since 2007, that invaded the...

The Speaker election

Last week it took a few extra days and 15 ballots to elect a Speaker of the House for the new Congress, something unusual but not...

The Kings Charles

As we all likely know, Queen Elizabeth II, 'the Queen' our entire lives (unless you're far older than I) passed away in September. She...

Taiwan

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's trip to Asia, including a stop in Taiwan, has been a big topic of conversation. China tells us it...

Roe v Wade was undemocratic

Abortion is the topic of the day as a new Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (i.e. 'Dobbs') overruled...

Ich bin ein Berliner

Back in March President Biden condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and spoke not only to the citizens of the United States but those...

NATO

In looking at the history of Russia, so far we've examined the country's gargantuan size and the actions of Stalin leading to Nazi...

How and why is Russia so big?

Less than a week ago the Russian Federation ('Russia') launched a widespread invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. It's the largest land war...

China and the 2022 Olympics

I love the Olympics. I especially love the Winter Olympics. Alpine Skiing and Figure Skating are a couple favorites, and then there's...

September 11 (the first pitch)

I'm a day late and dollar short to this, a few actually, but I don't think that matters. Now past the 20 year anniversary, which feels...

Juneteenth

If I'm being honest I didn't know about Juneteenth until the last few years. That's on me, or my education, but it should never be too...

Boy that escalated quickly, part 2

Covid has dominated our lives and conversations for the last 14 months. Most of it involved painfully slow progress on the cases then...

Fire in a crowded theater

In his speech Wednesday night President Biden, as an introduction to his plans for gun control, said this (shorted to eliminate some...

The Suez Canal

It's done now, but for a hot minute the Suez Canal was the talk of the internet. And there were some pretty great content. And images....

George Washington's greatness

George Washington, our first President, continues to be a hero to many, highly esteemed in both United States and world history. He's an...

Artemis and angst

Recently I watched Hotel Artemis, currently available on Prime. Set in Los Angeles in the near future, the city is crumbling and burning...

The Electoral College

The Presidential election is tomorrow. It'd certainly be best if we know the winner sooner rather than later. Today I think it's a good...

Legitimacy

On (Fri) Sept 18th of this year, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg passed away at 87. She was a political and cultural icon well...

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