Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

The U.S. Is So Unpredictable: Who Could Have Known…?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman “Too Big to Fail” Wall Street firms caused a worldwide financial crash, the government bailed them out and didn’t break them up, and yet these  companies continue risky investments and reward their executives with outrageously large salaries … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The Owners of Government

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson.” Franklin D. Roosevelt    

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Family Values, Gingrich-Style

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: “Nuclear Giants and Ethical Infants”

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“WITH the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents. Our knowledge of science has clearly outstripped our capacity to control it. We have many men of science; too … Continue reading →

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The Afghani Soldiers Who Don’t Treat Us As Liberators

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Guest Blogger Afghan Soldiers Killing Allied Forces by Jack Quirk/ A Different Perspective/ Jan. 20, 2012 The New York Times is reporting that American and other coalition forces in Afghanistan are being killed in increasing numbers by the very … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Faith–The Easy Way

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

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The Earth’s “High Noon”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Guest Blogger KEYSTONE EXTRA LARGE by Hal Ginsberg/ Dagblog.com/ Jan. 19, 2012 It’s a great life. You risk your skin catching killers and the juries turn them loose so they can come back and shoot at you again. If … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Wins Twice–Until He Doesn’t

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman All last week I kept hearing “Mitt Romney is the only non-incumbent GOP candidate for president to have ever won both Iowa and New Hampshire.” We’ll give him the January 10 New Hampshire victory. He did well … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Stupid People

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”  ~John Stuart Mill  (1806-1873) British Philosopher  

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Mention the Name Ron Paul………

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Arlen Grossman

by Arlen Grossman On some stimulating back-and-forth emails with friends, some of whom lean toward the libertarian philosophy, I challenged Ron Paul supporters with two questions.  That brought a number of responses (as Ron Paul supporters are nothing if not … Continue reading →

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