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Twas A White House Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2020 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

Twas the night before Christmas when all through the White House Not an aide was stirring, not even Jared. Don Jr. and Eric hung their stockings with care In hopes that they’d soon find a pardon in there. Ivanka tossed … Continue reading →

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Veritas – Book Review

Posted on November 21, 2020 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

The Dispatches have been quiet of late. During election season this observer of “the former new world” was consumed with anxiety. Would the new world go the way of the old, perhaps lapsing into mid twentieth century fascism or reenacting … Continue reading →

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An Impromptu Health Seminar

Posted on January 18, 2020 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

One recent morning I attended a health seminar. In the waiting room of a car service center in Gaithersburg. It was an impromptu kind of thing. Certainly not what I expected when I checked my car in for its 40,000 … Continue reading →

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A Good Guy With A Narwhal Tusk

Posted on November 30, 2019 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

According to Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun.” But in London on November 29th a bad guy with a knife … Continue reading →

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Water Water Everywhere

Posted on July 17, 2019 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

You could be forgiven for mistaking the network evening news for the Weather Channel these days. Night after night scenes of devastating flooding somewhere and everywhere. Hurricanes, cyclones, torrential rainfall, storm surges, rivers overflowing their banks, whole towns inundated, homes … Continue reading →

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Trump’s 12 Days of Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2018 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

          On the first day of Christmas Trump found beneath his tree A Democratic House majority On the second day of Christmas Trump found beneath his tree Two ex-Chiefs of Staff and A Democratic House majority On … Continue reading →

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The Great Again Colossus

Posted on June 23, 2018 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus is a poem written in 1883 to help raise money for a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903 it was mounted on the pedestal on a bronze plaque. Though beloved by Americans … Continue reading →

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Follow the Money

Posted on February 26, 2018 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

“Follow the money,” the famous words whispered by Deep Throat in an underground garage during the Watergate scandal, can be usefully applied to any number of ills afflicting American society. To take just the two main scourges of the present … Continue reading →

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That Was The Year That Was

Posted on January 1, 2018 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

Long ago and far away in the England of the 1960’s television political satire was born. I was fourteen years old, precociously interested in current events, and allowed to stay up late to watch That Was The Week That Was. … Continue reading →

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We’ll See What Happens

Posted on October 30, 2017 by dispatchesfromtheformernewworld

“We’ll see what happens” is one of President Trump’s favorite phrases. His trademark talk and tweets contain a limited vocabulary of words and phrases, which he slots together in seemingly random combinations. How many times have we heard “believe me,” … Continue reading →

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