Monthly Archives: November 2011

Mass Protests, Spontaneous and Planned

Recently, one of my nephews posted on his facebook account a picture of a highway sign in Austin that read: “Occupy an occupation,” referring to the OWS protests.  There followed a series of comments by two other nephews, one of … Continue reading

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Retrospectively predictable

The adage is that hindsight is 20/20. True enough, hindsight allows for clear and perfect perception. Often however, things follow predictable paths. Case in point: the rise of the Tea Party. Putting aside its alleged racial connections and our first … Continue reading

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