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Tag Archives: President Obama
The Morning After the Election
It’s the morning after. The millions of Americans who were held in contempt for ten years have been made whole. The Hollywood stars, the college professors with one publication to their name, the political establishments of both parties, those who … Continue reading
To Women Voters:
I take the liberty to point out a small number of issues that I am told are important to women. I do it because I used to be a respectable social scientist and because I have been retired for ten … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged abortion, black poverty, female vote, first female president, first woman president, immigration, lifeboat, open borders, pay disparities, pay gap, President Bill Clinton, President Obama, presidential elections, pro-choice, pro-life, race relations, sexist language, sexual violence, Supreme Court appointees, Trump's foul mouth, women
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Stupid Conservatives!
by Jacques Delacroix, PhD Sunday afternoon, as I was driving from the harbor, I was listening to National Public Radio. (Yes, I am a kind of hero, that way; I do what needs to be done even if it’s repugnant.) … Continue reading
Killing Black Men; Dallas (Updated)
Although I am white, I feel no guilt about the cortege of atrocities of the slave trade, of slavery, and of racial segregation. Perhaps it’s because my ancestors were dumbly digging potatoes in central France when all that happened. … Continue reading
Socialisms – Part Two
Sweden’s Imaginary Socialism as a Non-Model Part One of this essay was posted a couple of days ago. In it, I reviewed briefly several avatars and zombies of socialism vaguely defined. I arrived at the conclusion that when Sen. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Socio-Political Essays
Tagged Bernie Sanders, both, business freedom, democratic socialism, Gi Bill, income inequality, President Obama, Sanderista, Santa Cruz, Seden, Senator Sanders, Swedish GDP growth, Swedish socialism, Swedish taxation, wealth inequality, Welfare State
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Climate Change Fiascoes and the Second Amendment
In the week ending April 9th 2016, the Climate Change campaign suffered not one but two fiascoes. I am not sure that anyone besides me noticed. People are busy. They work; they rear their children. Many don’t have time … Continue reading
Millenials Will Vote for Sanders: Not Understanding Economic Growth
A 25-year old voting this season was born in 1991. Most likely, he has no personal recollection of a prosperous America. The last time the US economy grew by more than 3% was 2005, when he was nine years old. … Continue reading
Les élections primaires aux Etat-Unis
Excusez le manque d’accents. Ils sont trop difficiles a former avec mon logiciel anglophone primitif. J’espere que mon texte est quand meme lisible. Nous en sommes au stade des elections primaires, la maniere normale pour chaque parti de choisir … Continue reading
Ignorance Is a Political Strategy
Days, even weeks later, I am still recovering from Pres. Obama’s State of the Union address. Mostly, I am amazed that I still don’t dislike the guy. (Of course, I am at heart a racist like all Obama critics, goes … Continue reading
Indecent Stories for Decent Women: Fiction by John René Adolph, a Man (2017)
Les pumas de grande banlieue: histoires d'émigration (2014)
I Used to Be French: an Immature Autobiography (2014)
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Un ultra-libéral et Donald Trump
Je suis en contact intermittent avec un copain de lycée ( presque 60 ans plus tard!) Dernièrement, il m’ a écrit ceci: “…c’est vrai que je n’ai pas récemment formulé d’avis sur tes dernières livraisons[sur Facebook et sur mon blog-J.D.] … Continue reading →