The Long View From 1964 is political commentary for the Americans who can’t find their checkbox. Not Democrat. Not Republican. Just honest analysis from someone who has watched the whole arc — from Superman and the American Way to gilded bunkers and Walmart rejects with guns. Where we’ve been, where we are, and where we might still go. These articles from that perspective.
I was born in 1946, World War II was over, but the consequences were well established..
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The Long View From 1964 – The Newsboy CapWe didn't just lose the newspaper. We lost the commons it created. Oh, I would love a basket of Ol' English Fish and Chips with a bottle of malt vinegar right now. The Long View From 1964 – The Saucepan Hat – VideoThe voters that scare me are the sheep. Here is how to vote, do it this way because I told you to. That is what keeps me up at night. Those are people with unfertilized The Long View From 1964 – The Saucepan HatThe voters that scare me are the sheep. Here is how to vote, do it this way because I told you to. That is what keeps me up at night. Those are people with unfertilized The Long View From 1964 – Where is Anywhere – VideoThat's what this series has been. Not solutions. Not a platform. Not a party. Just someone who has been paying attention since 1964 sitting with the question honestly and refusing the checkboxes that don't fit. The Long View From 1964 – Where is AnywhereThat's what this series has been. Not solutions. Not a platform. Not a party. Just someone who has been paying attention since 1964 sitting with the question honestly and refusing the checkboxes that don't fit. The Long View From 1964 – The Road and The Ground Beneath It – VideoThat is not a rhetorical question. It is the most practical question anyone can ask right now. Seeds need ground. Ground needs memory. Memory needs honesty. We are running out of all three. The Long View From 1964 – The Road and The Ground Beneath ItThat is not a rhetorical question. It is the most practical question anyone can ask right now. Seeds need ground. Ground needs memory. Memory needs honesty. We are running out of all three. The Long View From 1964 – How I tried to Save America – VideoSame work scenario, same house, same need for caffeine, same TV and why is that big plane flying to those buildings. I didn't have a clue to what was unfolding, I just turned on, you The Long View From 1964 – How I tried to Save AmericaSame work scenario, same house, same need for caffeine, same TV and why is that big plane flying to those buildings. I didn't have a clue to what was unfolding, I just turned on, you The Long View From 1964 – The Land Moved While You Slept – VideoThe donkey and the elephant. I'm not sure either animal still exists in any form I recognize. What replaced them nobody has named yet. The Fastest Gun Alive — A Case for the Second Amendment – VideoFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 The Second Amendment was never about Vinney the desperado riding into town looking for a fight. It was never about bravado or immunity or masks or The Fastest Gun Alive — A Case for the Second AmendmentFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 The Second Amendment was never about Vinney the desperado riding into town looking for a fight. It was never about bravado or immunity or masks or The Long View From 1964 – The Land Moved While You SleptThe donkey and the elephant. I'm not sure either animal still exists in any form I recognize. What replaced them nobody has named yet. 1776 — The Number That Tells You Everything – VideoBut we have already established in this country that fair elections and accepted elections are not always the same thing. I have a sinking feeling we will find ourselves watching Second String Donny screaming foul 1776 — The Number That Tells You EverythingBut we have already established in this country that fair elections and accepted elections are not always the same thing. I have a sinking feeling we will find ourselves watching Second String Donny screaming foul The Long View From 1964 – The Checkbox Problem – VideoThere is no party infrastructure, no primary, no institutional home for the person who looks at both options and says — honestly, clearly, without drama — neither of these fits. The labels don't fit anymore. The Long View From 1964 – The Checkbox ProblemThere is no party infrastructure, no primary, no institutional home for the person who looks at both options and says — honestly, clearly, without drama — neither of these fits. The labels don't fit anymore. The Long View From 1964 – Maybe Just Listen – VideoSo yes. You have to make mistakes to learn. You have to touch something hot to understand burns. You have to get things wrong before you understand what right costs. But the secret — the The Long View From 1964 – Maybe Just ListenSo yes. You have to make mistakes to learn. You have to touch something hot to understand burns. You have to get things wrong before you understand what right costs. But the secret — the A War Being Run By the Second String – VideoYes, I was in the Army for six years. Yes, I was trained as a Pioneer Combat Engineer. Yes, I was taught to clear minefields with a bayonet, build bridges between our infantry and theirs, The Ash Didn’t Disappear – VideoIf you think seven years old is too young to remember something like that, you don't know a child whose memory is a video recorder without an erase feature. As I grew older I could The Long View From 1964 – Superman – VideoBack to Superman, because that's what this is all about. Truth, Justice and the American Way. Straight from the 1940's comic books So I ask you — by today's standards, what is the American Way? The Long View From 1964 – SupermanBack to Superman, because that's what this is all about. Truth, Justice and the American Way. Straight from the 1940's comic books So I ask you — by today's standards, what is the American Way? Your Grandchildren Will Search Your Name – VideoYou are in the room. You still have a choice that most of us don't have. We can vote, we can write, we can refuse the checkbox that no longer fits — and we will. A War Being Run By the Second StringFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 The first string was either fired or asked to resign. What we have left is the second string. At best. The Ash Didn’t DisappearFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 I walked through Dachau at seven years old. The ash was still there. I am still here too. And I remember everything. |
The Ash Didn’t DisappearFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 I walked through Dachau at seven years old. The ash was still there. I am still here too. And I remember everything. A War Being Run By the Second StringFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 The first string was either fired or asked to resign. What we have left is the second string. At best. Your Grandchildren Will Search Your Name – VideoYou are in the room. You still have a choice that most of us don't have. We can vote, we can write, we can refuse the checkbox that no longer fits — and we will. The Long View From 1964 – SupermanBack to Superman, because that's what this is all about. Truth, Justice and the American Way. Straight from the 1940's comic books So I ask you — by today's standards, what is the American Way? The Long View From 1964 – Superman – VideoBack to Superman, because that's what this is all about. Truth, Justice and the American Way. Straight from the 1940's comic books So I ask you — by today's standards, what is the American Way? The Ash Didn’t Disappear – VideoIf you think seven years old is too young to remember something like that, you don't know a child whose memory is a video recorder without an erase feature. As I grew older I could A War Being Run By the Second String – VideoYes, I was in the Army for six years. Yes, I was trained as a Pioneer Combat Engineer. Yes, I was taught to clear minefields with a bayonet, build bridges between our infantry and theirs, The Long View From 1964 – Maybe Just ListenSo yes. You have to make mistakes to learn. You have to touch something hot to understand burns. You have to get things wrong before you understand what right costs. But the secret — the The Long View From 1964 – Maybe Just Listen – VideoSo yes. You have to make mistakes to learn. You have to touch something hot to understand burns. You have to get things wrong before you understand what right costs. But the secret — the The Long View From 1964 – The Checkbox ProblemThere is no party infrastructure, no primary, no institutional home for the person who looks at both options and says — honestly, clearly, without drama — neither of these fits. The labels don't fit anymore. The Long View From 1964 – The Checkbox Problem – VideoThere is no party infrastructure, no primary, no institutional home for the person who looks at both options and says — honestly, clearly, without drama — neither of these fits. The labels don't fit anymore. 1776 — The Number That Tells You EverythingBut we have already established in this country that fair elections and accepted elections are not always the same thing. I have a sinking feeling we will find ourselves watching Second String Donny screaming foul 1776 — The Number That Tells You Everything – VideoBut we have already established in this country that fair elections and accepted elections are not always the same thing. I have a sinking feeling we will find ourselves watching Second String Donny screaming foul The Long View From 1964 – The Land Moved While You SleptThe donkey and the elephant. I'm not sure either animal still exists in any form I recognize. What replaced them nobody has named yet. The Fastest Gun Alive — A Case for the Second AmendmentFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 The Second Amendment was never about Vinney the desperado riding into town looking for a fight. It was never about bravado or immunity or masks or The Fastest Gun Alive — A Case for the Second Amendment – VideoFrom the Author of The Long View From 1964 The Second Amendment was never about Vinney the desperado riding into town looking for a fight. It was never about bravado or immunity or masks or The Long View From 1964 – The Land Moved While You Slept – VideoThe donkey and the elephant. I'm not sure either animal still exists in any form I recognize. What replaced them nobody has named yet. The Long View From 1964 – How I tried to Save AmericaSame work scenario, same house, same need for caffeine, same TV and why is that big plane flying to those buildings. I didn't have a clue to what was unfolding, I just turned on, you The Long View From 1964 – How I tried to Save America – VideoSame work scenario, same house, same need for caffeine, same TV and why is that big plane flying to those buildings. I didn't have a clue to what was unfolding, I just turned on, you The Long View From 1964 – The Road and The Ground Beneath ItThat is not a rhetorical question. It is the most practical question anyone can ask right now. Seeds need ground. Ground needs memory. Memory needs honesty. We are running out of all three. The Long View From 1964 – The Road and The Ground Beneath It – VideoThat is not a rhetorical question. It is the most practical question anyone can ask right now. Seeds need ground. Ground needs memory. Memory needs honesty. We are running out of all three. The Long View From 1964 – Where is AnywhereThat's what this series has been. Not solutions. Not a platform. Not a party. Just someone who has been paying attention since 1964 sitting with the question honestly and refusing the checkboxes that don't fit. The Long View From 1964 – Where is Anywhere – VideoThat's what this series has been. Not solutions. Not a platform. Not a party. Just someone who has been paying attention since 1964 sitting with the question honestly and refusing the checkboxes that don't fit. The Long View From 1964 – The Saucepan HatThe voters that scare me are the sheep. Here is how to vote, do it this way because I told you to. That is what keeps me up at night. Those are people with unfertilized The Long View From 1964 – The Saucepan Hat – VideoThe voters that scare me are the sheep. Here is how to vote, do it this way because I told you to. That is what keeps me up at night. Those are people with unfertilized The Long View From 1964 – The Newsboy CapWe didn't just lose the newspaper. We lost the commons it created. Oh, I would love a basket of Ol' English Fish and Chips with a bottle of malt vinegar right now. |
