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DEAL OR NO DEAL

by Mark | Apr 16, 2026 | Iran War, Trump, Trump Economics, Trump Politics

WHY WE NEED TO BUY NITROGEN

by Mark | Apr 16, 2026 | Economics, Iran War

THE COSTS OF FERTILIZING YOUR CROPS

by Mark | Apr 16, 2026 | Iran War

AND NOW FOR OUR NEXT TAKE

by Mark | Apr 16, 2026 | Trump, Trump Imperialism and Autocracy

ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT PART I

by Mark | Apr 16, 2026 | Constitutional Politics, Politics

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WHAT’S YOUR PERSPECTIVE

by Mark | June 23, 2026 | General Politics, Politics | 0 Comments

How you see the world, what motivates your policy decisions, and which party you support, depends deeply on your personal perspective on the basic assumptions of society’s mores and responsibilities.   I wanted to take some time to address these assumptions and to...

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THE MOU THAT ROARED

by Mark | June 19, 2026 | Iran War | 0 Comments

“It’s no use of talking unless people understand what you say.” Zora Neale Hurston One reason it takes so long to negotiate any agreement, particularly one between two very different cultures, is that each word means so much to each side. Careless wordsmithing can...

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IN DEFENSE OF CALIFORNIA’S VOTING

by Mark | June 8, 2026 | Politics, Voting Politics | 0 Comments

IN DEFENSE OF CALIFORNIA’S VOTING   Little raises my hackles more quickly than politicians misstating reality for partisan expediency.  And so it is with respect to the California voting system. I am not talking about the “jungle” primaries.  This is an interesting...

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REVERSIBLE OR PERMANENT (PART 2)

by Mark | May 26, 2026 | Trump, Trump Politics | 0 Comments

In Part I of this essay, I tried to make the point that every President does things that are each citizen must assess as either good for the country or not.  Policy positions can be debated and revised by subsequent administrations.  Lawns on the White House grounds...

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REVERSIBLE OR PERMANENT (PART 1)

by Mark | May 24, 2026 | Trump, Trump Politics | 0 Comments

There are things that any President does that should be applauded, and others that should be condemned. I have been troubled by the sense today that some, on both sides of the political divide, would choose to condemn everything from a President they don’t like and...

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THE JCPOA AND ITS SUNSET PROVISIONS

by Mark | May 22, 2026 | Iran War | 0 Comments

I have heard from some people that the JCPOA was a bad agreement that needed to be cancelled because it created a pathway for Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. Therefore, it becomes important to understand exactly what sunset provisions were in the JCPOA, and their...

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WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO “WIN” IN IRAN?

by Mark | May 19, 2026 | Iran War | 0 Comments

Many have asked me, “So, what would you do in Iran?” My focus has not been on that issue. My focus has been on how the US can successfully negotiate a peace with Iran, and how either side can trust the other to hold up its end of the deal. That being said, here are...

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MISCALCULATING REDISTRICTING

by Mark | May 13, 2026 | Politics, Voting Politics | 0 Comments

In 1785 the poet Robert Burns wrote a poem called “To a Mouse”, regretting that the natural union between man and mouse had been destroyed by farmers plowing fields, destroying the homes and food sources of mice. The most famous stanza of the poem is the penultimate:...

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A FOLLOWUP ON FERTILIZER

by Mark | May 1, 2026 | Iran War | 0 Comments

  IMPORTANT NOTE: This essay IS NOT about supporting Iran.  My analysis of the results of the conflict is totally independent of any consideration of the validity of the military action.  The costs of the conflict to the U.S. are important to understand.  Those...

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A FOLLOWUP BASED ON THE EVENTS OF THIS MORNING

by Mark | April 19, 2026 | Iran War, Trump, Trump Politics | 0 Comments

Today marks some progress in the Iran War. It is not settled. It is not won. The ceasefire is now in place according to the understandings of both Iran and the U.S. Here is what has happened: The Iranian Foreign Minister posted this morning, “In line with the...

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