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A Pernicious Fallacy

Common wisdom, touted by politicians  and pundits on both the left and the right is that the impeachment of Bill Clinton  backfired on the Republicans politically. This had lead to scores of Democratic Representatives and Senators wringing their hands over … Continue reading

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Good News

(I am pleased to publish this post by guest-blogger Eugene Mirabelli.  Gene is the author of six novels, plus short stories, poems, many journalistic pieces and numerous book reviews.  For many years, Gene was the editor and creative force behind … Continue reading

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Our Past, Look Away, Look Away

We began this week with the news that a new n-word-scrubbed edition of Huckleberry Finn is being published.  The reaction in most places where literary people congregate was mostly negative.  Huckleberry Finn has been considered controversial ever since it was … Continue reading

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