Month: April 2015

Estate Tax: GOP Serves Its Masters

I guess that I basically disagree with Paul Waldman because I don’t think that Republican members of Congress want to repeal the Estate Tax because it’s just their nature to want to repeal the Estate Tax. I think...

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Casual Observation

No one brought casseroles when our baby was born, and we didn’t care. Sometimes I feel a little isolated living in the suburbs and long for more community-related activities, but it’s my preference for solitude that keeps me...

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Serious Question

Okay, folks, I want you to do me a solid. Read the following remarks from Speaker Boehner and tell me if it is in any way unfair to come to the conclusion that he wants and expects to go to war with Iran. I mean, I’m just...

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Racist Deli Owner Goes Belly Up

Flemington, New Jersey is in one of the most Republican areas of New Jersey, albeit not one of the most affluent. The town itself is most famous for hosting the trial of the guy who kidnapped Charles Lindbergh’s baby....

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Defending Michael Slager

This is the first in a series of diaries that will examine the underlying causes for the continuing police violence disproportionately employed against African Americans, causes I believe to be deeply rooted in the past history...

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