There seems to be no end to the email scandal which has dogged Hilary Clinton. People who support her rightly point out that the FBI investigation of the issue resulted in no charges, let’s let them be the judge of how appropriate that was from a legal standpoint, but from a fairness standpoint let’s be
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Eric J Rhoades
I was in a restaurant some years ago and saw a middle aged Caucasian woman having her dinner brought to her by a Hispanic woman, as the woman set the plate down she indicated the diner should be careful saying ‘caliente, caliente’. At the time I reflected how languages change, thinking that in a hundred
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The Democratic party should be happy. Even if they lose the presidency to the dreaded Donald Trump demographics favor the, young people and minorities overwhelmingly favor positions that the Democratic party is historically strong in, we are truly witnessing the twilight of the angry white voter. Still there is, and has been for some time,
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Once upon a time there was a group of people. They were a small group and they all were like family, (actually in those days they pretty much were all family but no matter), because of this they trusted each other and were willing to forgive each others shortcomings. In this group everyone contributed as
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There is in the U.S. a movement to allow individuals to escape conforming to Federal mandates on the basis of conflicts with their religious beliefs, this was most widely seen in the case of Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue a marriage license to a same sex couple, but this same
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There is and will continue to be a lot of discussion about Sanders supporters that won’t support Clinton if she wins the nomination, which looks very likely at this point. It is quite possible that up to 30% of Sanders supporters won’t vote for Clinton. Many people feel that this is rather treasonous, that if
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The Democratic debate in Brooklyn took place last night, and while it was more intense than previous debates no real new ground was covered. It has become clear however what this contest boils down to. If you are a Democrat you have a choice between Hillary, the smart kid, and Bernie, the good kid. This
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China is trying to make the transition to a consumer based economy, but they face a hurdle which will take decades to overcome. Since China has had no social safety nets to speak of they have an economy which requires a great deal of personal savings. The Chinese system must make people feel more secure
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Mitch McConnell has indicated that the now Republican controlled senate will not consider a nomination to fill the seat of the late Antonin Scalia on the supreme court until after the next presidential election. This is a high stakes and foolish gamble on the part of the Republican establishment. First off this only pays off
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If Clinton wins her parties nomination for president we will miss out on an important and overdue debate concerning the role of the U.S. military. This is because in a general election the debate between her and her Republican would probably center over how engaged to be in foreign conflicts, not over we whether we
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