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I am a writer and retired college teacher. I taught college courses in Economics and Political Science (I've a Ph.D) and I've written as a free-lancer for various publications. I now write a website and a blog at http://www.roman-empire-america-now.com. I am also active in the local Democratic Party.

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32 Articles, 5 Quick Links, 97 Comments, 3 Diaries, 1 Polls

97 comments


Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 9:51:19 AM

Article: "Generals Not Always Right"

Obama doesn't confront


Friday, October 2, 2009 at 11:28:59 AM

Article: "THE IMF CATAPULTS FROM SHUNNED AGENCY TO GLOBAL CENTRAL BANK"

US Debt


Friday, August 7, 2009 at 9:23:24 PM

Article: "Honduras and My Venezuelan Family"

Honduras's Coup


Friday, July 24, 2009 at 11:46:24 AM

Article: "Obama's Defining Moment"

No reform will cost more.


Friday, July 24, 2009 at 10:58:48 AM

Article: "Falling Empire"

Check out my website on this!


Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 9:18:46 PM

Article: "Will Romantic e-mails between Gov. Sanford and His Paramour "

This just sullies the GOP "brand" further


Monday, June 22, 2009 at 11:46:02 AM

Article: "Who's Supporting or Opposing Ahmadinejead or Mousavi?"

Iran Today and Tomorrow


Monday, June 1, 2009 at 9:36:22 PM

Article: "Renewable Energy Leads to Disaster"

Ridiculous!


Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 7:29:58 PM

Article: "Mountaintop Mining, Politics and Lawsuits"

Politics and lawsuits


Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 8:40:55 AM

Article: "The Scream and the Drone"

Precisely!


Friday, April 10, 2009 at 12:13:48 PM

Article: "Muscle-bound America"

The Supplemental


Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 8:12:58 PM

Article: "Muscle-bound America"

So?


Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 10:51:47 PM

Article: "Obama's War on Labor"

Rambling Article Misses Point


Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 9:54:22 PM

Article: "Up Is Down: The Military Budget"

News Bias or Old News


Friday, April 3, 2009 at 11:25:49 AM

Article: "Nationalizing Citi"

Hope you're right!


Friday, April 3, 2009 at 11:13:58 AM

Article: "GMO Proliferation Bills"

HR 875: is it so deceptive?


Monday, March 30, 2009 at 9:02:18 PM

Article: "Obama's Attack on the Middle Class"

I'm sorry!


Monday, March 9, 2009 at 10:28:11 AM

Article: "The GOP's Suicide"

It wasn't racial policy


Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 9:53:46 AM

Article: "America's Confused Cause in Central Asia"

Nah!


Monday, January 19, 2009 at 9:40:37 AM

Article: "Push for Single Payer in Stages"

It's true


Friday, January 16, 2009 at 9:30:38 AM

Article: "Push for Single Payer in Stages"

This is the way


Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 6:51:36 PM

Article: "Obama: Encouraging Social Movements and Other Lessons from"

Whoa!


Monday, January 12, 2009 at 6:44:53 PM

Article: "Gaza: Do some see Palestinians as non-humans?"

You ask the Wrong Question


Monday, January 12, 2009 at 10:46:34 AM

Article: "A Copyright is Property"

It depends


Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 9:15:36 AM

Article: "A Copyright is Property"

Free Books?


Monday, December 29, 2008 at 9:47:31 AM

Article: "Are You Sure You're Not Psychotic Asks Shameless Drug Compan"

My 95-year old mother


Friday, December 5, 2008 at 9:29:48 AM

Article: "It's the economy?"

Republicans used 'Conservatism" as Cover


Monday, November 24, 2008 at 9:32:42 PM

Article: "Hic Transit Dingell"

Writers Rights


Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 1:18:31 PM

Article: "How To Deal With Pirates (American, not Somalian)"

You're Crazy, all of you!


Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:40:28 PM

Article: "Growing Movement Strikes at Fed in Washington, DC"

Why End The Fed?


Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 9:59:41 PM

Article: "Why Prosecutions of Bush-Cheney Are a Bad Idea"

I'm being realistic


Monday, November 10, 2008 at 11:18:10 AM

Article: "Finally, An elected president"

I'm curious


Monday, November 10, 2008 at 10:52:28 AM

Article: "Obama Appointments: First the Good News"

Misapprehensions About Appointments


Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 11:51:14 AM

Quicklink: "Chris Floyd: Obama should reject the endorsement of a war cr"

This is plain silly!


Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 10:04:54 PM

Article: "What is "known" about ACORN"

What?


Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 8:57:26 AM

Quicklink: "Why the Financial Collapse?"

We Have a Choice


Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 10:02:12 AM

Article: "Sara Palin -- Bush's Intellect with Cheney's Ambition And Ev"

Good article!


Monday, September 29, 2008 at 10:40:23 AM

Article: "The Right Wing Nation"

Good Question


Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 10:10:13 PM

Article: "The Right Wing Nation"

And then there's Palin


Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 10:03:57 AM

Article: "The Right Wing Nation"

I should point out


Monday, September 22, 2008 at 8:53:36 PM

Article: "Secure Mortgages, Not Banks, Not Speculators!"

Your link gave me pause


Monday, September 22, 2008 at 7:04:04 PM

Article: "Secure Mortgages, Not Banks, Not Speculators!"

Withholding Credit


Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 11:07:07 AM

Article: "Reformers McCain and Palin?"

Palin's Speech


Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 8:13:15 PM

Article: "War With Russia Is On The Agenda"

I agree


Monday, August 25, 2008 at 11:06:22 PM

Article: "Vote 3rd Party, Or Not?"

The War Party


Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 11:41:55 AM

Article: "Vote 3rd Party, Or Not?"

I confess


Friday, August 22, 2008 at 10:40:35 PM

Article: "Predator and Prey"

Yes, Bush set up Georgia


Friday, August 22, 2008 at 10:39:02 PM

Article: "Predator and Prey"

Yes, Bush set up Georgia


Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 12:03:54 PM

Article: "East/West? Obama/McCain? It's about time that the gringos un"

Venezuelans for


Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 9:16:50 PM

Article: "The REAL John McCain"

And the implication is...


Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 9:08:56 AM

Article: "How to AttacK John McCain-- What Would Rove Do?"

McCain is a Creep and People Need to Know it


Monday, August 18, 2008 at 11:09:04 AM

Poll: "When Might You Vote For a Political "Outsider"?"

When my second choice


Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 9:36:50 PM

Article: "McCain, Georgia and a New Cold War"

The Point


Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 8:38:18 PM

Article: "CHENEY'S DARK HAND BEHIND GEORGIA ATTACK OF SOUTH OSSETIA"

McCain's Hand, too


Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 8:22:11 PM

Article: "CHENEY'S DARK HAND BEHIND GEORGIA ATTACK OF SOUTH OSSETIA"

McCain's Hand, too


Monday, July 28, 2008 at 9:36:58 PM

Article: "Presidential Candidate Bob Barr on Failure of Conservative V"

It's not conservatism


Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 9:29:30 AM

Article: "Calamity John"

Going off the rails


Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 9:27:38 AM

Article: "O-BUMMER"

Be Agnostic, not Atheist Politically


Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 8:50:42 AM

Article: "Peak Oil Happened Already"

What's important is how we respond.


Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 11:25:33 AM

Article: "Obama, Gun Rights and the Supreme Court"

Interesting


Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 9:56:18 PM

Poll: "Poll: Have Obama's Centrist Policy Policy Declarations Surpr"

I didn't vote


Friday, July 4, 2008 at 8:46:37 AM

Article: "The interests of justice require that we postpone the 2008 e"

This is silly!


Friday, June 27, 2008 at 9:21:52 AM

Article: "From Staffer to Contractor: Stopping the Pentagon's Revolvin"

$700 Billion!


Monday, June 23, 2008 at 10:47:47 AM

Article: "McCain, Obama & the press corps"

Obama's Press


Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 9:32:14 PM

Article: "Barack Chamberlain Wants Peace in Our Time"

What do you want from Obama?


Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 10:30:54 AM

Article: "If Smiles Mean Something: McCain vs Obama"

Israel and Politics and Campaigns


Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 1:08:27 PM

Article: "GOP Says Liberals Elected Obama"

Special Interest Groups


Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 10:16:40 AM

Article: "Memorializing The War Dead"

I'm a vet.


Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 9:25:06 PM

Article: "We Stopped the War Funding!"

Democratic Leaders


Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 7:10:29 PM

Article: "John McCain is a Victim, not a Hero"

It depends


Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 10:25:46 AM

Article: "The Coming War with Iran"

Attack on Iran Won't Postpone Election


Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 9:48:52 PM

Article: "How McCain's Statement Becomes Obama's Lie"

Obama's Friends


Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 10:20:19 AM

Article: "The Polarizer and The Unifier: A Reasoned Look"

Hillary's positions on War and Authority


Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 10:04:03 AM

Article: "Florida's Democratic Presidential Primary"

Florida's mess


Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 9:54:38 AM

Article: "Time Magazine States That Americans Don't Care About Losing"

Depend on Time


Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:54:58 AM

Article: "2008 Senate Races: Which Candidate Has Coattails?"

Superdelegates Take Note!


Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:44:13 AM

Article: "Elliot Spitzer and America's Ethical Perversity"

Nothing wrong with hiring a prostitute...


Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 10:31:02 AM

Article: "Can A Dictator Become A Democrat?"

Beware of Critical Times!


Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 10:18:44 AM

Article: "An Open Letter to Newsweek"

And so are caucuses


Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 2:30:02 PM

Article: "Hillary's Past Leadership Failure in Health Care Repeated In"

Hillary, Obama & Health Care


Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 10:45:35 AM

Article: "Why Obama is the Most Progressive Candidate"

teary-eyed or engaged


Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 11:16:56 AM

Article: "White Woman Supporting Hillary: A Paradox"

It isn't just women


Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 2:18:06 PM

Article: "Why Nader Again?"

Not Alternative History


Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 11:49:39 AM

Article: "Hillary Clinton-- Victim of the War on the Feminine, Just li"

The Election isn't about Feminism


Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 9:54:51 AM

Article: "The Military: A Political Machine"

into plowshares


Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 10:39:14 AM

Quicklink: "Gloves off: The Dem plan to hit McCain"

The Hamster


Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 9:47:05 AM

Article: "The Military: A Political Machine"

Swords into Plowshares


Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 11:19:44 AM

Article: "McCain and Moderates" and Straight Talk"

40% to 46% on Surge


Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 12:18:02 PM

Article: "McCain and Moderates" and Straight Talk"

Anti-abortion


Friday, February 1, 2008 at 10:12:45 AM

Article: "The Reason for Conyers Dilemma"

A Reason


Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 8:50:47 PM

Article: "Hillary's Gambits-- Dirty or Brilliant?"

Whether it is Dirty of Brilliant


Friday, January 25, 2008 at 9:53:19 AM

Article: "Recession, the "R-word" and the "D-word""

Replace dollars with gold?


Friday, January 25, 2008 at 9:36:45 AM

Article: "Recession, the "R-word" and the "D-word""

Money as debt


Monday, January 7, 2008 at 8:09:27 PM

Article: "Is a Black President Ready for America ?"

Obama rhymes with Osama


Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 9:49:07 PM

Article: "The democratic debate snooze factor"

Kucinich, Democrats and Greens


Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 7:08:33 PM

Article: "NIE report from an Iranian perspective!!"

Iran, the NIE and Nukes


Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 10:07:52 AM

Article: "Global Immigration"

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