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Absentee Democracy

Posted on April 28, 2014 by johnrachel

Sometimes I am challenged by the dimmer bulbs among us: “What kind of American are you? YOU LIVE IN JAPAN!” The answer that comes immediately to mind is: “I’m the kind of American who lives in Japan.” Continue reading →

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Dennis Kucinich: Another Victim of Fragging

Posted on March 7, 2012 by johnrachel

American politics conducts its own fragging. It shoots its leaders for political reasons. Under the current system, our best, most creative, most talented politicians can be sidelined and marginalized, eliminated altogether. That’s the way it works now. Continue reading →

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