I should have mentioned yesterday that the “learned” British judges who ruled that Jews are a race do have on their side one authority who is much respected to this day in academe: Karl Marx. Marx was of course the original self-hating Jew. He was furiously antisemitic. But Marx was a sponger. He rarely earned [...]

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I already have my BA degree.  Most of the people I know are adamant that I should go on and get my Masters in something, anything.  Of course, the logical step after that is to really bore down and get my PhD in something that’s at least somewhat related to what’s come before.  But when [...]

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Anyone reading this column knows of my support for payday loans and the necessity for this option to consumers. Yet I haven’t examined the hypocrisy of consumer advocates, state legislatures, and Congress with regards to this issue. The argument goes like this: PDL opponents are up in arms about 1) how PDLs allegedly harms consumers [...]

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In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I examined some of the inherent flaws in the Hollywood manufacturing system. This article will suggest how those flaws permeate the system so completely, that innovation is stifled, leading the repetitive creation of homogenized product. Considering the extent to which fear controls decision-making in Hollywood, it [...]

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Michael Jackson: The Legend Will Continue   Michael Jackson has always been synonymous with superstardom.  Ever since he burst onto the scene in the late 60’s, the young boy from Gary, Indiana, was blessed with a prodigious talent. As a kid I stumbled upon the “Off The Wall” album from my mother’s music collection. It remains [...]

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It was another interesting 90 minutes. Haleigh Cummings has been missing for 4 ½ months, and there are few clues, just a bunch of talking heads. Actually most of the talking appears to be coming from one head, but we will broach that one later. The panel this week consisted of the Barrett’s, Ms. Pickles, [...]

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In this era of reduced real estate expectations and tighter lending it’s nice to know that taxpayers, via the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), will be helping folks buy luxury condos deep in the heart of Jersey City, New Jersey. With a mere 3.5 percent down “qualified buyers”* can use loans supplied by FHA backed lenders [...]

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Joe Hunter used to be in Special Forces working against the terrorists. He did it for fourteen years and was good at it. Those skills don’t exactly translate well to civilian life so he finds himself working on the edge of things and solving problems that require the answer of gun or fist.   His [...]

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Bailey Green has returned to Key West to help her elderly friend, Francine Shipton. She will live in a guest cottage at the Eden Palms estate while working as her secretary and gofer on a project to help the homeless on the island. It also gives Bailey a chance to at least work on her [...]

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Stone Barrington is back and this time he soon will be in Key West. Having just been dumped by his latest romantic interest the fact that Bill Eggers wants him to go track down the son of a client is a great excuse to get out off New York. Warren Keating needs to finds his [...]

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“Classic, deceptively easy to make, and with unisex appeal, cables are considered by many to embody the essence of knitting. The beautiful twists, turns and sways of a cable can be accomplished using just a few simple techniques, and the mittens, hats, and scarves in this book provide the perfect small-scale projects for letting your [...]

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The public is rarely surprised when another Hollywood celebrity dies of what is suspected to be an overdose or reaction to drug abuse. Is the abuse because celebrities have those around them who help them get drugs (what is called “co-enablers”)? Is it because wealth enables them to do whatever they want, without anyone saying [...]

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