Here is a commentary by my friend James Howell on the election– written well before Election Day. See what you think. BW3———— The election is over. For the Oval Office, one winner, one loser. But neither is a loser. Both are people who offered themselves for public service, and have lived under a microscope, under…

This is a two part quiz, and there is no extra credit. PART ONEWhere was John McCain born? Where was Barack Obama born? PART TWOWhat is the rule in regard to where someone has to be born in order to run for the Presidency of the United States, or is there a birthplace rule? Have…

I am very pleased to be able to conclude this series of posts with an insightful analysis by Dr. Steven Mizrach, a professor of Cultural Anthropology at Florida International University, used with his permission. This post helps us see some of the social and political implications of post-modernism, an appropriate subject the day before an…

I am very pleased to be able to announce that a project which has taken a lifetime of thought and meditation and writing has finally seen the light of day. Most of you know I have been a published poet since I was very young indeed, but there has never been a collection of my…

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