In the 19th century, successful entrepreneurs were sometimes called “robber barons”, especially if their wealth and corporations were built on “unethical or unscrupulous practices” Several of these established business or industrial…
Month: April 2020
Another day and we are closer to two more “orders” from our governor, JB Pritzker, to follow to get us out of this nightmare virus. These are simple: the stay at home…
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I recently read a column which began with the sentence. “Democrats are evil.” That is a pretty stark statement and one which should not be made lightly. One must first, of course, believe…
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The Democratic Party has long touted itself as the party of the disenfranchised, the working class, the minorities, and of science. But in actual fact, they have historically never been any…
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No doubt you have heard in the media about the VA study which suggests that using hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients had no positive benefits for the patients or made…
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I have been a follower of history and politics for many years. My age is shown when I admit to remembering the 1956 Presidential campaign, and was unhappy that in 1960…
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On March 8, 1962, at a joint House/Senate Republican press conference, discussing a bill to add a billion dollars to the federal payroll, Senator Everitt Dirksen of Illinois quipped, “A…
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By now every two bit philosopher has written about the coronavirus pandemic, giving their sometimes insightful, sometimes inane take on the little critters we call bacteria or virus, and how…
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Love, when you are young, boasts a lot of passion. When the couple declares “I do!” most mean love to last “until death us do part.” But sadly many marriages do not…
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Nails were strewn over the parking lot of one church. Another church had police cars blocking the parking spots; still another had worshippers given notices of fines if the Christians persisted…
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