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Cuba — (Part I): The Silent War Against the Environment

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While the Cuban lobby in Congress, led by the Progressive Caucus and the Democratic Socialists of America and even some misguided Republicans, like Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., in an ungodly alliance with the well-financed captains of agricultural industries and mega-corporations (e.g., Archer-Daniels-Midland, Cargill and confreres in the agribusiness industry) (1-3) continue to clamor for opening […]

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Martin Luther, the Sale of Indulgences, and the Reformation

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The Sale of Indulgences A few words are in order regarding the Sale of Indulgences that Martin Luther so much decried. The clergy were authorized by the Catholic Church to absolve penitents from the guilt of his sins and from punishment in the hellish inferno of the hereafter, but it did not absolve them from

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A Brief History of Socialism in America

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From 1876 onward, after the North recovered its fortunes and the South was unburdened by the end of Reconstruction, the nation was ruled by laissez-faire capitalism, and freedom flourished for most (not all) of the nations’ citizens. The rapid pace of the Industrial Revolution brought about an exemplary standard of living but also new problems

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ObamaCare — Toward Free Market or Socialized Medicine?

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In a recent letter to the editor published in my local newspaper, the Macon Telegraph (9/16/11), Jack Bernard, a self-described “Republican,” retired health care executive, was “disconcerted by the ideological free market rigidity” that he observed during a debate by the Republican presidential candidates concerning “the health care reform question.” Moreover, Mr. Bernard asserted, “If

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‘Back When We Were Negroes’ by Charles E. Richardson

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There was a time until the early 1960s when the terms to describe those of African decent, like me — African-American or Black or Afro-American — were almost unheard of. I remember a distinct conversation with a friend discussing descriptive terms for ourselves in 1963 or ’64. The term “black” was just coming into vogue

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Faria: Getting US in Line for ObamaCare and Medical Rationing!

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The final word from medical moguls and other pundits is coming out in full force on health care and medical journalism: Americans must be prepared, from the top down, to accept drastic medical and health care rationing. Why? Because “the establishment of the rational allocation of finite resources” (translate: the extensive rationing of medical services)

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Cuba — (Part I): The Silent War Against the Environment

Martin Luther, the Sale of Indulgences, and the Reformation

A Brief History of Socialism in America

ObamaCare — Toward Free Market or Socialized Medicine?

‘Back When We Were Negroes’ by Charles E. Richardson

Faria: Getting US in Line for ObamaCare and Medical Rationing!

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