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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger: The story of a terrible storm and tragedy at sea.

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  The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger is a real page-turner story about a Gloucester-based fishing b...
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Veterans for Trump: The Death of Honor

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Canvassing in York County today I said hello to a veteran wearing a cap with Vietnam service and campaign ribbons.  Since my canvassing list...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Canvassing Empty Streets and Sidewalks: No One is Outside

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  In six weeks of canvassing, I have knocked on a thousand doors in cities and suburbs across south central Pennsylvania.  I walked empty st...
Friday, October 18, 2024

A Very Complex Story: The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People by Walter Russell Mead

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This book is a history of the relationship between Israel and the United States.  Like so many relationships, the partners look back and rew...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Signs of the Times: As I Canvass for Candidates I See the Parties in their Signs

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  Recently, I was canvassing on a lovely day in a suburban Philadelphia district divided very closely between left and right. The houses I v...
Sunday, October 13, 2024

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy: Beauty and Deep Irony Unlocked by Hannah Arendt

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Irony can be lovely in literature. The current living master of irony in my reading is Kazuo Ishiguro especially in his book The Remains of ...
Friday, October 11, 2024

The Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson. The sole author of  the most influential document in the history of the world. The Declaration of Independence  In Congres...