2017 Articles

They Still Kill Rhinos?

August 2, 2017 I had the glorious experience of getting close to two white rhinos on my recent trip to South Africa.  The name of the game preserve will have to remain secret — as Bonnie and Clydes\’ horns have grown back since they were poached a-few-years-ago — making them potential targets again. We got […]

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The Color Line

June 22, 2017 (the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere) Everyone down under has been asking me why I\’m staying 50 days in South Africa this California Summer (southern hemisphere winter).  I reply: To get away from all-things-Trump — a comment generally met by an understanding chuckle (though there are educated, non-American,

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Mosul

June 25, 2017 This poor town has been mired in Hell for quite-some-time-now.  Whether it was from the American invasion — or the recent tug-of-war with Iraqi forces and ISIL or ISIS or Whomever\’s occupation — I\’m pretty sure that the civilian casualties have been astronomical over the years… What prompted me to write this

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Jerry the Wolfman

May 11, 2017 And here I thought that Jerry was a defender of the people — The Sheepherder keeping Californians safe from the Wall Street Wolves.  Come to find out — Jerry\’s a wolf himself (or getting senile at a rapid clip) and ready to throw the weakest of US to his pack… Taxation without

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Theatre of the Absurd

April 15, 2017 A Theatre of the Absurd definition for those unfamiliar with the genre goes something like this: The absurdist playwrights focused largely on the idea of existentialism and expressed what happens when human existence has no meaning or purpose — when all communication breaks down.  They attempted to alert their audiences to pursue

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The California Republic

February 13, 2017 I am pleased to see that a number of essayists and journalists continue to use my ideas — most recently, a Dr. Katherine Smith — who explored \”the conspiracy theorist\” in much more detail, and, more lucidly than I ever could. In another essay — written-years-ago — I discussed one of the

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Bring Back the Pythons

January 26, 2017 After suspending Katie Rich for her tweet RE: Barron Trump, SNL has distinguished themselves as ineffectual and chicken shit purveyors of social criticism and social satire — it\’s time to bring back the hard-hitting Pythons… For-those-of-you who don\’t know who or what I\’m talking about — Monty Python was a comedy troupe

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