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Monthly Archives: January 2015
“The Plot against America” by Philip Roth
I recently read The Plot against America by Philip Roth (2004), a gripping historical novel, a genre that I always enjoy for the challenging light that it sheds on both the past and a present that could have been marked … Continue reading
Hoping Mr. Costello is inspired by Gen. Butler
I was happy to have a letter in the Daily Local News on 1/9/15. Ryan Costello, is the just-elected member of the US House of Representatives for PA district 6. Michael P. Rellahan’s article “Ryan Costello set to take seat … Continue reading
Posted in History, US House
Tagged Philip Roth, Ryan Costello, Smedley Darlington Butler, US House
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General Petraeus, national security, and national hypocrisy
General David Petraeus is back in the news, no longer as the mastermind of the Iraq “surge” 8 years ago and then director of our war and spying efforts, but as a potential felon (CBS News: “Former CIA Chief David … Continue reading
The good old days: 1776
…The cause of America is, in a great measure, the cause of all mankind. Many circumstances have, and will arise, which are not local, but universal, and through which the principles of all lovers of mankind are affected, and in … Continue reading
Exodus, the parable of the talents, and the accumulation of wealth
The other day I saw the movie Exodus. For a fairly weak movie, it was well worth seeing, and not only for the big wave. So I reread the relevant parts of the Books of Genesis and Exodus, which are … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, History, Religion
Tagged Exodus, Genesis, Gospel of Luke, Jesus, Joseph, Moses, parable of the talents
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