Tag: politics
Sunday Snippet: Penn Jillette, Libertarian
“There are two things that I always believed about modern politics. One was that everyone...
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Sunday Snippet: Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000)
“Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts...
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Sunday Snippet: Jeb Bush
“By blaming others, we fail to find the real solutions to our problems and we do not carry...
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Sunday Snippet: Gone Fishin’ with Al Franken
“There’s this quote from Maimonides I like. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a...
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Interview with Joseph Planta and Jackie Pierre (Two P’s in a Podcast)
I’ve been good friends with Joseph Planta for twenty years now and he is a big part of the...
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Weekend Movie Reviews: Game Change, The Adventures of Tintin, The Descendants
Game Change (2012) Based on the book of the same name, Game Change chronicles many of the events...
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Sunday Snippet: Janet Reno
“Yes, I’ve been cussed at, fussed at and figuratively beaten around the ears, but...
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Sunday Snippet: George Takei
“Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: A Politically Correct New York State of Mind
And so we find ourselves at another hump day. To help you get over that hump, I have once again...
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Sunday Snippet: Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas)
“Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live...
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Sunday Snippet: Jack Layton
“My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than...
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Riots and Flash Mobs Are Symptoms of No Jobs
In the United Kingdom, the riots that ravished city streets last week have ceased, but the...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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