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Joseph Xavier Martin
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Zero Sum Game
The Zero-Sum Game I have always wondered why some folks seem to resent the success of others. It would seem antithetical to the way that we were...
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On The Wagon
“On the Wagon” You often hear the phrase “on the wagon” in conversation. It is usually a pithy reference to a now abstemious person who had...
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Transitions of power, then and now
I wrote this analysis twenty eight years ago, when Newt Genrich and the Conservative Republicans wrested control of Congressional House of...
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Annoying mental pauses in speech
After watching several well-educated staff members testify, in recent Congressional hearings, I thought I needed to comment. The use of the phrase “...
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Novel solutions on gun control
I read the news today! Specifically, I was intrigued by the proposed notion of arming teachers in our schools, to prevent future murderous assaults...
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