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Life In Japan: Teaching Peace

Posted on May 29, 2023 by johnrachel

I had to write about my wife’s trip to Hiroshima with the entire 6th grade of her school, over eighty students. They’re on a field trip to visit the Peace Park and the Peace Museum. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

Posted on April 30, 2023 by johnrachel

My visits to the Nagasaki and Hiroshima peace museums produced a few shocking discoveries: indisputable evidence that the dropping of the atomic bombs were war crimes. Continue reading →

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The Right To Bear Nuclear Arms

Posted on September 3, 2012 by johnrachel

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people! Since this is irrefutable logic, I began to wonder why it has been applied so narrowly. The truth is, guns are just one form of lethal entertainment. Thanks to the amazing advances in science and technology, there is a cornucopia of devices which fit the legal definition of “arms” as referred to in our Constitution. It seems to me, the legal framework and the rationale would apply equally to nuclear weapons. Continue reading →

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