The Greek playwright Euripides and the Dutch philosopher Erasmus had a shared philosophy, and it’s one all of us are familiar with: money talks. Especially in politics.
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6/22/23
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“History is not the past, but a map of the past,” historian Henry Glassie once said, “drawn from a particular point of view, to be useful to the modern traveler.”
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6/15/23
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There were more than a dozen of them — some wearing caps denoting their military service, others in full uniform. They were veterans of various conflicts . . .
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6/8/23
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Memory loss is common as we get older. Going to the grocery store and forgetting what you went there for. Trying to remember the name of an actor . . .
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6/1/23
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Last week in Nassau County, there was a moment of collective breath-holding for those who support the rule of law, after a printing company made every active voter in the county a Democrat.
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5/25/23
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