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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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PEPTIDES

by Mark | August 3, 2026 | Healthcare, Healthcare General Information, Science | 0 Comments

PEPTIDES It has become trendy, particularly among the internetistas, to advocate for the availability of “peptides”, as important new health items that are being unfairly withheld from the public by government bureaucracy.  I thought it might be useful to take a look...

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US IRAN, A PROPOSAL

by Mark | July 27, 2026 | Iran War | 0 Comments

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THE EIGTH AMENDMENT

by Mark | July 5, 2026 | Constitutional Politics, Politics | 0 Comments

THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT “The sword of the law should never fall on but those whose guilt is so apparent as to be pronounced by their friends as well as foes.” Thomas Jefferson, 1801. In my previous essay I charged everyone with examining their core beliefs. One of those...

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TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND SPORTS

by Mark | July 1, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

SOME QUESTIONS ON TRANSGENDER WOMEN IN SPORTS Today, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on the rights of states to institute bans on allowing transgender women to participate in women’s sports. The decision did not decide whether transgender women are allowed or...

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THE POWER OF WORDS

by Mark | June 30, 2026 | Iran War | 0 Comments

THE POWER OF WORDSThis week we have seen how words matter when trying to interpret the meaning of agreements. Mr. Trump claimed that when Iran attacked a tanker with a drone this week: “"Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement." Iran claimed...

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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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