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Let Freedom Ring

Oh, for the dayWhen I could rise and proudly sayMy country ’tis of theeSweet land of liberty. But it seems to have grown so foulThat proud no longer is the word we howlReplaced with a fear so clear to seeWhile pitiful fools dance with glee. Oh, where are the Franklins, Washingtons, and HamiltonsOr even the

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Wake Up America!

With the Supreme Court’s recent decision that sent Trump salivating like Pavlov’s dogs, it’s time to repost my article from last September. It was an observation that far too many Americans are literally oblivious to the existential threat to democracy posed by Trump. As Reed Galen observed, some French were sipping wine in country cafes

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This Morning I Wept

It’s funny how viewing or hearing a snippet of something can hit your emotions instantly and unexpectedly. This morning the prolific social media entertainment poster, Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17 on fka Twitter and Threads), put up a clip of Christopher Plummer’s scene from The Sound of Music singing Edelweiss. As Captain Von Trapp, Plummer gets to

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