President Newsome

By John R. “Buck” Surdu I have frequently said that the Republicans are slightly less heinous than the Democrats. Since retaking the House, the Repugnant Republicans have done little to bring the country back from the brink of civil war and fascist-dominated DC. Sure, the YouTube videos of Ted Cruz, John Kennedy, and some of …

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Why We Have Elections

Elections

I believe that it is worthwhile to consider why we have elections.     The first reason is the obvious one, we use elections to choose representatives.  That is how a representative government works.  That concept was reinforced by the Christian concept that God made all men and that there is, therefore, no longer Roman or Jew, freeman …

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One Front: Two Wars

I wrote this piece the week after 9-11 in 2001. I’ve written over 1k pieces since then. This may be the best. Certainly prescient, even if DoD didn’t go for WW-T and went with GWOT (Global War on Terrorism). The first front of the World War against International Terrorism (WW-T), our American Homeland, is remarkably …

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The Iron Law of Oligarchy

Tycoon

The Shakespearean idiom “there is method in madness” refers to the fact that there is a rational purpose in one’s action, even though it may appear crazy to another person. The chaos and apparent insanity of the action masks a reasoned course of action. I am not a lone voice bemoaning the “crazy” state of our society—civility has …

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