Monthly Archives: May 2016

No, he didn’t apologize

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

First of all, Obama’s speech at Hiroshima wasn’t terrible. I have to say that because Facebook and right-wing websites are full of indignant protests that Obama “apologized for dropping the bomb.” No he didn’t. I have the text of the … Continue reading →

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Single parenting

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

Monday morning my little girl asked if her friend could ride to school with us. “OK sure, no problem,” I said absent-mindedly. “And could you sign these papers?” she asked. OK, permission slip for Park Day. Oops, discipline slip. A … Continue reading →

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The Uber Economy

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

Somehow I always knew I’d wind up as a cab driver. I think it was that scene at the end of “The Razor’s Edge” when Tyrone Power said his next adventure might be going back to America and getting a … Continue reading →

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On fences and neighbors

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” -Robert Frost Fences, barriers, boundaries, and borders have been much on my mind lately, and things that bother me about them that I can’t quite articulate. It seems the Progressive project of … Continue reading →

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A war like no other

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

I have just finished a long conversation with some of the greatest figures in the history of Western Civilization. Over the past month I listened with rapt attention to tales of battles on land and sea, of political intrigues, the … Continue reading →

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