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American notes
Rediscovering the good Whatever happened to our leaders not in politics, media, entertainment or corporations? What we can learn from dysfunctional families A historian’s notes on now New York and Montana Notes on the end of the First American Republic Our culture of impunity My bi-polar week Rebuilding America: Some notes America’s increasing proto-ISIS behavior … Continue reading American notes
Politics
DEMOCRACY America’s real divide Learning democracy is as important as learning math TRUMP ERA 2016 ELECTION Stop crying about Hillary Clinton: she was a rotten choice Some tips for liberals to avoid more election disasters Causes of the disaster: The media One cause of the disaster: dissin’ the white working class And now some better … Continue reading Politics
What you won’t find in the Clinton museum and library
Sam Smith BILL CLINTON AND GEORGE BUSH are the two most corrupt individuals to have occupied the White House in modern times. While Bush has clearly proved more venal and deadly and far more destructive of the American republic, it is a fair reading of history to say that Clinton was the warm up band … Continue reading What you won’t find in the Clinton museum and library
Arkansas Connections
1950s When Bill Clinton is 7, his family moves from Hope, Arkansas, to the long-time mob resort of Hot Springs, AR. Here Al Capone is said to have had permanent rights to suite 443 of the Arlington Hotel. Clinton’s stepfather is a gun-brandishing alcoholic who loses his Buick franchise through mismanagement and his own pilfering. … Continue reading Arkansas Connections
Sam Smith's Essays 