The Long View From 1964

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 – Maybe Just Listen

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So 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 – Superman

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Back 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?

A War Being Run By the Second String

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From 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 Disappear

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From 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 Disappear

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From 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 String

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From 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 Long View From 1964 – Superman

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Back 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 – Maybe Just Listen

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So 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 Problem

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There 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 Everything

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But 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 Slept

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The 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

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From 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 – How I tried to Save America

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Same 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

 

 

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