Category Archives: Government

More riveting than a TV drama

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P.

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If Clarence Thomas were consistent, he’d oppose Loving v. Virginia

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. Ed note: My wife and I were married in Pennsylvania in 1964. This would have been illegal in Virginia at that time. The Loving v. Virginia case of went to the Supreme Court in 1967, giving … Continue reading →

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The new Alito-Cavanaugh-Barrett Line

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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What’s in the heart?

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Conservative Judge J. Michael Luttig speaks of the imminent danger to our democracy

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Netflix – “Loving” – a tribute to Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

It’s ironic that both father’s day and Juneteenth are both today. Until 1967, an African American was not allowed to marry a person of another race in the state of Virginia (including all southern states and many others). Their children … Continue reading →

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A quiet hero

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. From Wiki: Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (born Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British humanitarian who helped to rescue children who were at risk of oppression by Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at … Continue reading →

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Gun Buyback Is Far More Likely to Work

Posted on June 13, 2022 by William Calvin

Discouraged by the bipartisan proposal, I tried again. WHC Why are we so easily misled by gun solutions that would make some sense in other countries? But the US, having more guns than people, is special. And so, the bipartisan … Continue reading →

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Paris protesters celebrate saving trees around the Eiffel Tower

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. City abandons €72m scheme to develop area and create huge garden in time for 2024 Olympics Kim Willsher in Paris Protesters in Paris are celebrating having saved more than 40 trees – one of them over 200 … Continue reading →

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Ten Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime (maybe)

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

                    Not news to some of us, but still a little unsettling. Thanks to Sybil-Ann 1. The Post Office– Get ready to imagine a world without the post office.  They are so deeply in … Continue reading →

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The pen and the sword

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G.

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Marilyn Monroe v. Samuel Alito

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: Two residents sent me this article by the acerbic Maureen Dowd from the NYT. You may or may not agree, but she writes well and makes some interesting points. Click here to read her op-ed piece.

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Francis Fukuyama Predicted the End of History. It’s Back (Again). At Town Hall tomorrow 5/11.

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. In a new book, the political theorist offers a stout defense of liberalism against threats from left and right — and predicts that Ukraine will revive “the spirit of 1989.” Click here to read the article … Continue reading →

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The Playacting Over Masks Really Needed to End

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ed M. for sending in this thought provoking article. by Tom Nichols in The Atlantic The U.S.-government mandate requiring mask wearing on transportation is now dead, and it was killed in the worst way possible. A judge deemed “not … Continue reading →

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A message from the Ukraine Library

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Instead of a Wall, a Binational Park To Be Built on Border of Texas & Mexico

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. – from the Goodnewsletter Only two years ago, the border town of Laredo, Texas, was bracing itself for the construction of the towering steel and concrete border wall that threatened to cut off the city, its … Continue reading →

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Job interview – how’d it go?

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Persevere

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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