Gadfly · 2019

A Covey of Vultures

by | Dec 23, 2019

There Are Old Bold Pirates and New Bold Pirates I’m transposing a phrase by E. Hamilton Lee and General Chuck Yeager, both pilots of…

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Can This Eagle Be Saved?

by | Dec 18, 2019

Where Are The Best Capitalistic Countries? A worker and his family in (_______) is automatically covered by a taxpayer-funded universal healthcare program equal in…

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A Murder On 5th Avenue

by | Nov 20, 2019

King Donald: The Most Dangerous Human In The WorldI will never forget a summation about President Donald Trump by a frequent visitor to Mar-a-Lago:…

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When Republicans Are Very Liberal

by | Oct 30, 2019

Trumpers Are Not ConservativesAccording to most dictionaries a conservative is a conservationist who practices or advocates preservation of natural resources. A conservancy is an…

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A Bottomless Maelstrom

by | Oct 16, 2019

American Health Care—From Tropical Paradise To the Bottomless Muddy MuckWe have the best medical care in the world for the 10% who can afford…

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Another Southpaw

by | Sep 11, 2019

Am I Left-Handed Because Of Genes? Am I Heterosexual Because Of Genes?I celebrated International Left-Handers Day in the middle of August. I entered First…

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A Recycled Coffin

by | Aug 14, 2019

Is The Bottom Going To Fall Out?The story about the Fargo man who died in his storage unit who remains unclaimed by any family…

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A Gigantic Bush

by | Aug 7, 2019

Humanity has always been on the move. The new science of paleogenetics proves it. Humans have been crossing lands since Lucy decided to climb…

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A Country On Oxygen

by | Jul 31, 2019

Hungry Kids, Expensive Views, and A Nutcase In The Oval OfficeWe are in serious trouble. America is suffering from a world-wide pandemic that has…

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Freedom???

by | Jul 17, 2019

There Seems To Be A Lot Of Confusion About What Freedom Is!At a recent conference of the evangelical Christian’s Faith and Freedom Coalition, Chairman…

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