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Cassandra Views the Midterms

The high priestess of Greek mythology made true prophecies that nobody believed. One wonders what she would make of American politics today

Man in a red sweater places his vote in a ballot box.

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Nov 3

Why Do Politicians Lie?

Because it works for them and that’s on voters

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The Geopolitical Economist

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Oct 28

A Trillion Here, a Trillion There, Soon You’re Talking Real Money

Trump loves to toss out numbers involving trillions of dollars, although I am reasonably sure that he has no clue how vast that number is

Photo of stacks of U.S. dollars.

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The Geopolitical Economist

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Sep 11

The Failed Promise of Trickle-Down Economics

Give the rich more money, we were told, and they would spend it on buying goods and services and in building new factories that would…

A man pulls out the pockets of his jeans to show he has no money.

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The Geopolitical Economist

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Aug 25

Canada Gets Tariffed

The petulant little man/child in the White House has put 50 percent tariffs on many goods Canada exported to the United States, and he…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office.

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Philosophy in Pajamas

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Philosophical Dilemmas

There’s nothing philosophers enjoy more than setting up absurd situations and then discussing them

Sculpture of “The Think” by Rodin.

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Beyond the Scoreboard

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4d ago

Strange Sports in Europe

Football (soccer) is Europe’s sport, nothing comes close in popularity. However, there are some contrarians

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The Paranormal Pages

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Nov 3

Investigating Ghosts in Britain

Attempts are being made to unravel the mystery surrounding ghosts and hauntings, but the results are disappointing

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Thought Thinkers

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Nov 2

Shakespeare’s Birds in America

In the 1890s, an immigrant to the United States thought it was a good idea to import every bird species mentioned in Shakespeare’s…

A statue of Shakespeare in New York’s Central Park.

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How Words Work

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Nov 2

Playing Games with Words

Before radio and television people gathered round the hearth and played word games. Perhaps, we…

Drawing of Victorians playing musical instruments.

Rupert Taylor

Rupert Taylor

More than half a century ago I started my career in the writing racket. Still at it because I write to be read.

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