Monthly Archives: August 2019

Welcome, Mr. VP

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

VP Pence came for a quickie Labor Day weekend visit to a remote area of Vermont, which happened to be down the road from my wife’s family’s summer home in Hubbardton. I felt I wanted to greet him as he … Continue reading →

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Russia Mischief Planned in 1997

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

The Current Political Chaos was planned more than 20 years ago. by Dialtadoc/ Daily Koz/ August 25, 2019   I recently had an in-car conversation with my nephew about WW II. He wanted to know what possessed Hitler to attack the Soviet … Continue reading →

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OUR POST-TRUTH INFORMATION SYSTEM

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Arlen Grossman

By Charlie Warzel/ New York Times/ August 13, 2019 Even on an internet bursting at the seams with conspiracy theories and hyperpartisanship, Saturday marked a new chapter in our post-truth, choose-your-own-reality crisis story. It began Saturday morning, when news broke … Continue reading →

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Common Sense (You’d Think)

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Arlen Grossman
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