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Russia & China versus the World
Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:00 AM EST
The violent repression of public protest in Syria that is rapidly approaching an all out civil war has most of the world’s nations concerned; but for different reasons. When an Arab League supported resolution came to the U.N.
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An Open Letter to President Obama About Fracking
Wed Feb 1, 2012 12:32 PM EST
Dear Mr.
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The Future of Fossil Fuel
Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:54 PM EST
The push by Big Gas & Oil to speed up the size and scope of drilling for natural gas is often supported by the claim that NG will be; a) a transitional or bridge fuel to tide us over until we develop the clean, safe, sustainable energy everyone agrees we need, and b) we have …
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Red Meat Republicans
Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:22 AM EST
Will Willard Mitt Romney actually fulfill the Republican tradition of nominating the next man in line for a run at the Presidency? Probably. Will Romney ever have the full hearted support of the rightest wing of the Republican Party? Probably not.
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Piracy Is Stealing
Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:47 AM EST
Individuals who use the internet to find things that entertain them, and the companies who provide access to these things, are against them. People who create content, and companies that market copy written content, are for them.
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Killing Iranian Nuclear Scientists - An Act of War or Terrorism?
Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:15 AM EST
Americans get their news about Iran’s nuclear program, their capabilities and intentions from people they think are in the know; diplomats and journalists. Journalists feel responsible to present what they think they know in a calm and reasonable manner.
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Where Is the GOP Going?
Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:28 AM EST
The Republican Party seems to be disappearing before the very eyes of the American people. Yes all political parties change and morph through time. The Republican party of Lincoln wasn’t the same as the one under Teddy Roosevelt.
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Obama vs. the GOP - the Fight Over the CFPB
Fri Jan 6, 2012 7:37 AM EST
President Obama made a recess appointment, making Richard Cordray head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and the Republicans in the Congress became up in arms.
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The Price of Fossil Fuels
Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:25 AM EST
Fuel from fossils/hydrocarbons is now America’s number one export product. As America’s “addiction” to fossil fuel has decreased slowly but surely, the worldwide demand for fossil fuels has increased substantially.
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"No Frackers" Are Right
Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:32 AM EST
A recent Guest Viewpoint in the Binghamton Press (Binghamton, NY) stating that opponents of Fracking or “No Frackers”, as they were called, drive cars and heat their houses, and thus don’t have a right to point out hr risks of Fracking; is just a re-hash of the …
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Libertarianism - Just Another Word for Selfish
Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:18 AM EST
As Ron Paul hangs around or advances in the polls as a potential Republican Party nominee for President; the ideas and concepts behind Libertarianism as a political philosophy deserve to come under greater examination.
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Politics = the Art of Deception?
Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:30 AM EST
Politics used to be known as the art of compromise, now a days it appears to be; the art of deception. Even the idea encompassed by the word “compromise” has been transformed from a positive one.
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The GOP Rodeo
Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:56 AM EST
The contest for the Presidential nomination of the Republican Party has changed from a “race” to a rodeo. Instead of a serious and intelligent series of debates, news show appearances, and newspaper interviews; the GOP much more resembles a rodeo style contest.
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Fracking: Science vs. Greed
Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:45 AM EST
No sooner did the EPA come out with its finding that Fracking very likely caused pollution of water sources in Pavilion WY; the Big Oil & Gas propaganda machine started with a series of highly questionable responses.
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A Path to Servitude
Fri Dec 9, 2011 1:32 PM EST
As Newt Gingrich moved into the lead in the Republican contest for the presidential nomination during the most recent GOP debate; one issue was raised to prominence in those debates. That issue was part of the overall nationwide debate about America’s immigration policy.
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Sexual Abuse - The Punishment Should Fit the Crime
Thu Dec 8, 2011 7:32 PM EST
There has been a large up-tick recently in media coverage of sexual abuse of children. This is mostly due to the alleged abuse of children by former and current coaches in high profile college sports programs.
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Fracking - the Problem, Not the Solution
Fri Dec 2, 2011 5:19 PM EST
Article after article appears in the op-ed section attempting to promote Fracking as the solution to NYS’s problems. It’s touted as the solution to the energy, employment, farming and taxation problems. It’s even compared to putting a man on the moon.
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The Doomsday Clock
Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:14 PM EST
To virtually no one’s surprise the Congressional Super Committee has frittered away the months they had to come up with a measly 1.6 trillion dollars (over ten years) worth of deficit reduction.
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Can the U.S. Economy Be Saved?
Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:42 PM EST
Can the U.S. economy be saved? In a word; Yes! But it won’t be simple, and it won’t be easy, and it won’t be without a fight. The U.S. economy has a whole bunch of things wrong with it and a whole bunch more impacting it every day.
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Free Market Solutions?
Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:46 AM EST
Ask most any red-blooded, anti-socialist, T-Publican ‘Mercin what to do about almost any problem America has, can or will encounter, and they’ll positively and proudly tell you that; the solution is a free market economy.
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I Really Liked What's Their Name
Tue Nov 8, 2011 2:06 PM EST
It’s funny how you can like someone a lot more before you really get to know them, then you like them after you get to know them.
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Politics & Personal Behavior
Sat Nov 5, 2011 7:38 AM EDT
The current situation which finds Herman Cain is up to his eyeballs in dealing with accusations of sexual harassment when he was with the National Restaurant Association, can show and tell us a lot about Mr. Cain. No, not whether the accusations are true or false.
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Winning the New Cold War
Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:17 PM EDT
For about forty years (1950-1990) the United States of America fought the cold war against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. And they were some of, and many say, the best years the U.S. ever had.
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The Wars About Drugs
Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:32 AM EDT
After almost forty years it’s pretty obvious that the so called War on Drugs is a losing proposition. In fact it was a war lost from day one.
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America & Taxes
Fri Oct 28, 2011 7:43 AM EDT
Since wannabe Republican candidate and book tour personality Herman Cain put his 9-9-9 plan (later discounted to a 9-0-9 plan) out there, other wannabes have been tripping over each other and themselves to get their “newest and most improved” tax plan out. In al …
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Donald McKinley Allen is a freelance author, living in upstate New York.
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