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I try to be amused…
“I try to be amused” is usually about history’s loud barking in today’s headlines, a little sports, a touch of cultural crankiness, etc.
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Which Emperor Does Trump Resemble?
Trump may have immunity, but the Roman Emperor Caracalla said “I can do whatever I want” first.
Only The Worst Parts of History Repeat Themselves
We not only repeat history, we copy it I’m told that studying history is a good way to avoid repeating it. But, as a whole, it’s not working out that way. Studying history has done little to prevent us from repeating…
The Madmen May Change, But The Headlines Don’t
Some things in history do repeat themselves History doesn’t repeat itself, it rhymes. Mark Twain originally wrote that. Or not. This being the post-truth age, his authorship, too, has been questioned. But some things in history do repeat themselves…
Why Are We So Politically Gullible?
A Sticky Trump Addiction. Won’t You Please Help? I’m as politically gullible as the next guy. But I’m also part of a medically underserved population struggling to cure itself of a Trump addiction. It takes over our lives and