The problems with importing my posts from my original blog continue. For the second time in the last few days, I have disabled my RSS feed and re-imported it.

I don't have time to do that every three or four days. So this is it.

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I guess I've become numb to all the forecasts this year (and late last year) that erroneously suggested that the end of the recession was at hand — or at least in sight.

Consequently, I am not terribly impressed today with CNNMoney.com's report that "U.S. companies are planning to… Read full post »

TIME has compiled a list of the top 25 "crimes of the century."

Such a list is, of course, bound to spark arguments because people always believe something obvious has been left off the list.

I don't have too many qualms about TIME's list, but there are a few things that didn'/…

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Jonathan Alter contends, in Newsweek, that Barack Obama's presidency actually began early last November, when the election results confirmed that he had beaten John McCain, not in late January.

The "PDQ Presidency" began on Nov. 5, 2008. In Obama's eyes, Alter writes, that was &quo… Read full post »

I had high hopes for the movie "Amelia" that opens today in theaters across the country.

I've always enjoyed a good "biopic," as such films are called — as long as they have something meaningful to say or to contribute to discussions about their subjects. And Amel…

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Over the years, countless people have tried to interpret the writings in the Bible — usually in an attempt to understand the meaning behind apocalyptic prophecies.

The Second Coming of Christ usually plays a role in these interpretations. In 2,000 years, though, every calculation that was intend… Read full post »

The dire situation facing newspapers in America these days is every bit as severe as the unemployment problem.

In many ways, it is worse, I think, because a free press is so important in a democracy. Without it, I see no way for a free nation to remain free because there is…

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I was chatting online last night with an old friend of mine. At one point, she misunderstood something I wrote, and I tried to clarify it for her.

I pointed out to her that it can be difficult to communicate in writing. So many things that people rely on to correctly interpret… Read full post »

The calendar says there are 378 days remaining until the midterm elections of 2010. That's 54 weeks. Many Democrats will tell you there is still plenty of time before the next election.

But there isn't as much time as they want to believe.

As you have probably noticed, politicians like to use…

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Today, if you fly into Dallas, you probably will arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which is the third–busiest airport in the world in aircraft movement and the seventh–busiest in passengers.

With the exception of a few days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when/…

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Paul Krugman has an interesting column in today's New York Times about the state of America's banks.

Without a doubt, the economy is complicated. And there were several factors involved in the meltdown in 2008.

To a certain extent, I guess, everyone was culpable. But some played a grea…

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Today, I'm sort of feeling like I'm at the apex of a perfect storm.

In many ways, it's a logical extension of something I wrote about yesterday. My article began as a discussion of something that was published in The Hill last week, and it evolved into, in my own words, a…

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(NOTE: For two weeks now, my posts, which originate at my Freedom Writing blog, have not been posting automatically at Open Salon.

(I have been told that technicians are looking into this, and, hopefully, they will correct it soon. In the meantime, I have been told that I can copy and… Read full post »

Conventional wisdom can be a useful thing, but it isn't infallible.

It's generally well–informed speculation. It tends to be based on historical experience, which is particularly relevant to students of history. History students have learned that history does repeat itself.

In December…

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I haven't been in New Orleans in a long time. The last time I was there was many years before Hurricane Katrina flooded the city and officially — and, apparently, irretrievably — turned public opinion against George W. Bush.

When I was there, the emphasis was on good food, good drinks…

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Some people refuse to take "no" for an answer. When a politician says he (or she) has decided never to seek a particular office, some people regard it as code language that really means something like "I probably will, but I'm not ready to make that announcement."

In th…

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I have watched, with increasing dismay, as Barack Obama has been traveling a path that other Democratic presidents have traveled in my lifetime.

He's been trying to do everything when what he absolutely, positively needed to be doing was focus on a couple of essential things in his first year in…

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Two years ago yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average achieved its all–time record high of 14,198.10 points. It had been less than 10 years since the stock market cracked the previously unthinkable 10,000–point barrier on March 29, 1999.

At that point, only the sky seemed to be the lim…

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Two days have passed since Barack Obama was named the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Pundits are continuing to voice their support — or opposition. And I continue to try to make sense of it.

An old friend of mine spent quite a bit of time Friday trying to persuade me…

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Barack Obama is the third incumbent American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. That is a noteworthy coup, but I have to admit I am baffled by it.

What is the reason for it? The Nobel Committee said he was being recognized "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international dip… Read full post »

Gloria Borger of CNN makes a good point when she writes that Republicans don't really want to work with the Obama administration.

But I frequently wonder if Obama's Democrats want to work with him, either.

They dutifully trot out the excuse of racism — like the fabled boy who cried &quo… Read full post »

I've been writing for quite awhile about how communications law is evolving in the digital age. This area of communications law is still emerging and it will continue to emerge in the years to come.

Tim Arango writes in the New York Times about one new development that some bloggers will need…

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As a general rule, I like the writers for the New York Times.

The Times is usually on top of things. It provides more insight on the news of the day than just about any newspaper I can think of.

When someone of whom I know little dies, I have found the Times'…

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Not everyone is as fortunate as Josh in "The West Wing." Of course, I doubt that Josh's character thought of himself as fortunate.

In the attached clip, Josh is struggling with post–traumatic stress disorder, brought on by injuries he suffered during a presidential assassination attemp/…

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I rarely encourage my readers to read something, but this is an exception to the rule.

I have been reading an editorial in the New York Times that everyone should read.

The headline says "Wanted: Leadership on Jobs." The president should read it. The members of Congress should read it.

And all…

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