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The Tyranny of a Standing Military

In 1787, while addressing the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on his view of a standing military, James Madison said, “A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be...

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Hummingbirds and Life as We Know It

The dawn’s humid air pressed down on all living beings; its vice-like grip intensifying in the Ruby Throated Hummingbird heat of the rising sun this morning. With dew points in the seventies, the ‘dry’...

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Cold War Economics – That Demmed, Elusive Pimpernel

As chief spy-catcher Chauvelin chased that demmed,[1] elusive Scarlet Pimpernel to no avail in 1793, I have gone to great lengths to understand the legacy of Cold War Economics.  Until recently,...

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The Monster Meetings of 1968

Monster meeting is a quaint, old-fashioned term describing protests and demonstrations and 1968 was a vintage year.  Lately I’ve been thinking about the incredible impacts of the 1968 demonstrations...

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The Cold War Warrior – Evolution

April Fools’ Day 2013 marked the beginning of an adventure with the launch of the Cold War Warrior blog.   Spurred on by my oldest and best-loved friend, who believed others would And the beat goes on…...

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The Cold War Oxymoron

Why did the Cold War (1947-1991) unfold? Wars are declared by states for one reason or another; self-protection, resources, or territorial expansion are a few of the reasons.  To fight Cold War Exhibit...

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Already Seen – Déjà Vu

Spring in the desert is invigorating.  A flood of flowers push up through rocks and sand to Spring in the Sonoran Desert. provide a pink, red, purple, yellow, white and blue mosaic.  Critters by the...

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