Haitian Horror

If you look up the term, ‘Monroe Doctrine,’ Google describes it as, “a United States foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States.”…
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Paddymash

New York is feeling really, really green. The first recorded St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City was way back in 1762, and was organized by Irish soldiers serving in the British Army. It wasn’t much of a piss-up, and wouldn’t become one for another 100 years or so.…
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3.8.24 Daylight Spendings

As we move towards Daylight Savings Time, turns out the only thing we’re saving is daylight. Ben Franklin’s original idea was a good one. He reasoned that if we turned the clocks forward an hour in April, everyone would get an extra hour of daylight to work, to socialize, to…
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Two Presidents

On President’s Day weekend, it’s nice to know there are some things we can all agree on. Y’right. George Washington was born on February 11. There’s no doubt about it. The year was 1731. He was a member of a fairly influential Virginia family, so we have very good substantiation…
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Cold Calculation

Sometimes the truly awful news doesn’t reveal itself until a long time later. Back in the 70’s, when kids spent much time swimming in an Adirondack lake, two things would happen. First, their eyes would turn pink, as if they had spent the same amount of time in a chlorinated…
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Requiem

This is the story of two soldiers. The first soldier was born in Savannah, Georgia. Went to school at Windsor Forest High School. Was really good at math and science. Led the school band as Drum Major. The soldier was a natural leader, with an electric smile. The second soldier…
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Inauguration

Only twice in the history of the American Republic has a large, organized minority of its citizens refused to accept the will of the majority of the people, and risen up in rebellion against their government. We are living through one of those times. The previous time that it happened,…
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Leaping Into ’24

This is the year that everyone has to consider whether Bidenomics is working… But first, a small enigma. If you look at the growth of the S&P 500 going back to 1926, you’ll find an interesting recurring pattern through the months of an Average Year. Almost all months show a positive…
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Week 49: The Gift

For these troubled times, a little medicine. There is only one sport played by people that wasn’t invented by humans. That sport is called Tewaaraton, and the people who play it are called the Haudenosaunee. You may know these things better by their Europeanized labels: the sport is lacrosse and…
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