Author Archives: Stephen W. Browne

The laptop from heck

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

“(Edmund) Burke said there were Three Estates in Parliament; but, in the Reporters’ Gallery yonder, there sat a Fourth Estate more important far than they all. It is not a figure of speech, or a witty saying; it is a … Continue reading →

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Money for nothing

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

I am currently watching one of the most enthralling dramas in recent memory, the meltdown of the cryptocurrency empire of 30-year-old Samuel Bankman-Fried. This comes on the heels of the sentencing of Elizabeth Holmes, the con artist who sold a … Continue reading →

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Armageddon around the corner

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

Well it didn’t take long for Russia to avenge the bombing of the Kerch Strait road-and-rail bridge on Saturday. Overnight Sunday Russian air strikes hit the city of Zaporizhzhia destroyed houses and high-rise apartments in the southeast Ukrainian city. A … Continue reading →

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Pipeline to disaster

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

On September 26 the first of multiple leaks were discovered in the Nord Stream pipelines which run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The leaks have been declared sabotage and much depends on finding out who might have … Continue reading →

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The Story of My Facebook Ban

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

UPDATE: On the day I got off the 29-day ban I posted a link to this blog – and got an 89-day ban. I’m now on Facebook under the name “Wayne Stephens.” UPDATE: I seem to have been paroled early. … Continue reading →

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Uvalde

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

Another horrific mass shooting has reignited the bitter recriminations that always follow such events. Shocking claims about inaction by the police that day are turning up, which I’d rather not say anything about that before further investigation, but it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Random worries

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

• President Biden made an off-the-cuff remark in the Royal Palace in Warsaw, Poland that “That man (Putin) cannot stay in power.” That’s one of those things that everybody knows to be true, but there’s an appropriate time and place … Continue reading →

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Is there a way out?

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Stephen W. Browne

Well we are now a month into what was supposed to be a 48 hour walkover by Russia into Ukraine and we have no idea what to do next. A walkover would have been so simple to deal with. The … Continue reading →

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The verdict

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

Kyle Rittenhouse was found innocent on all charges, and the first phase of the drama is over. Rittenhouse was on trial for murder in the deaths of: Anthony Huber, a convicted felon who held his grandmother and brother hostage at … Continue reading →

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These things I believe

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

The following is a list of points I came up with that I think there is broad agreement on within what I think of as “Our Side.” That includes some but not all: libertarians, conservatives, classical liberals, and most moderates. … Continue reading →

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