In Celebration of the Neocons

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In 2004, awaiting a vote in the newly liberated Iraq, their first democratic vote ever, I wrote my first published essay, "Prospects for Democracy in the Middle East", a 5500 word opus, and a pro-Iraq...

“Leave the Bottle Full for Others”- Desert Pete

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"Thank you kindly, Desert Pete" Billy Edd Wheeler was the O. Henry of folk music in the 60's. I don't recall him writing a single political lyric, not even sex. Just stories. Most had morals. He did...

Sad Mamas

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Postscript I watched a gathering of parents and children at my YMCA gym for their weekly 2-hour session teaching young 5-6 year olds how to handle and shoot a basketball. About 20 kids, all races, each with a parent, mom or dad standing behind them,...