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nice guys finish last

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Dave

The voyage of 10,000 miles begins with a single step. Bill Clinton’s first election campaign….. Of course every administration lies. The truth gets out eventually. Like Lincoln said, you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. Obviously … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, Christopher Stevens, Christopher Stevens ambassador, Hamid Karzai, Itamar Marcus, Lara Logan, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Oliver Stone, Oren Kessler, Republican Jewish Committee, thomas friedman new york times | Leave a comment

VIRIDIANA & NEW WORDLY IMPULSES: Free and Imprisoned Old Sicknesses

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Dave

Luis Bunuel tells us that the comfortable man ( or woman ) , self-concerned, attempting to embrace more comfort, bores us stiff. And what Bunuel is telling us in cinema is what De Tocqueville forecast in “Democracy in America” . … Continue reading →

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ADAM SMITH & PONZI NATION: WEALTH OF RATIONS

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Dave

Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations in 1776 – not as a textbook, but as a polemical cannon aimed at governments that were subsidizing and protecting their merchants, their farmers, their manufacturers, against “unfair” competition, at home or from … Continue reading →

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WRESTLING WITH THE AESTHETIC OF VIOLENCE

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Dave

Masculinity in crisis as a black or absurd comedy. Society’s always seems to rejoice in a misplaced misplaced judgment that portrays violence as a reality principle, perhaps reflecting the influence of Quentin Tarantino. A video of a Halifax, Canada area … Continue reading →