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Urgent Warning to the GOP: Stop Talking About Abortion!

As the 2024 presidential campaign moves into high gear, of the major issues that will determine how citizens cast their ballots, one...

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Aug 17, 20244 min read

On the Irrelevancy of Lame Ducks

Office holders nearing the completion of their tenure in office generally have a diminution of both their power and authority as the...

Garry S Sklar

Aug 17, 20246 min read

America on the Road to Bankruptcy: Does Anyone Care?

The national debt has just crossed the $35 trillion line with no deceleration in sight. Debt service (interest) is now greater than...

Garry S Sklar

Aug 1, 20242 min read

A Plutocratic Coup in the Name of Democracy

The masquerade is over. The party which claims to represent and defend the interests of the working class has revealed its true identity...

Garry S Sklar

Jul 24, 20244 min read

America in Trouble: Here Come the Millionaires

As the United States enters the summer convention season, President Joe Biden is under serious attack. Self appointed leaders of the...

Garry S Sklar

Jul 17, 20242 min read

Gridlock is Good

November 5, 2024 is Election Day. It will be a monumental day affecting the future of the United States for at least the next four years,...

Garry S Sklar

Jul 17, 20243 min read

NATO Must Go! The EDC Can Replace It

President Joe Biden is hosting the summit meeting of 38 government leaders as NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary. The President spoke...

Garry S Sklar

Jul 17, 20244 min read

An Unprecedented Problem: Invoke the 25th Amendment

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s abysmal performance last night in the debate with GOP candidate Donald J. Trump has all of America...

Garry S Sklar

Jul 5, 20242 min read

Can America Survive Four More Years of Joe Biden? Biden Must Go!

As we approach the upcoming presidential election next November, the most important question the American voter faces is whether our...

Garry S Sklar

May 10, 20245 min read

No Pravda in the NY Times, No Izvestia in the NYTimes

The old joke, not so funny, about the two leading newspapers in the former Soviet Union (USSR) has reached the United States. Pravda...

Garry S Sklar

Apr 23, 20242 min read

Quote of the Day: Ayatollah Khomeini on Ramadan

Ramadan, the Islamic Holy month began, with the sighting of the crescent moon, on March 10-11 depending on one’s geographic position....

Garry S Sklar

Mar 26, 20242 min read

Ramadan, Tet, and Fools

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and various others have been calling for a...

Garry S Sklar

Mar 12, 20245 min read

Open Letter to Claudine Gay Re Her Congressional Testimony and Apology

Dear President Gay, As most Americans, I was deeply disappointed and chagrined by your testimony at the House of Representatives...

Garry S Sklar

Jan 3, 20241 min read

Quote of the Day: Regarding Hate

The following was said to me many years ago by an educated professional, an immigrant to the United States from Pakistan. Some background...

Garry S Sklar

Dec 31, 20232 min read

An American Tragedy: America and Steel Growing Together?

Last week, the bluest of the blue chip American corporations was sold to a foreign purchaser. Of course the United States Steel...

Garry S Sklar

Dec 26, 20232 min read

Quote of the Day: Pierre Trudeau on Terrorism

Many countries in recent years have been faced with terrorism. Responses to terrorism have been inadequate as the scourge continues and...

Garry S Sklar

Nov 30, 20231 min read

The Middle East: Another Stolen Victory?

Early in the morning of Saturday, October 7, 2023, the terrorist group controlling the Gaza Strip, Hamas, launched an audacious attack on...

Garry S Sklar

Oct 26, 20236 min read

Kevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker: On the Road to Bananaism

The ouster of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca) is unprecedented in American history and augurs very badly for the future of our...

Garry S Sklar

Oct 6, 20233 min read

Issue Number 1 and Decree 770: What Do the Voters Want?

On August 8, Ohio voters went to the polls in a special election. On the ballot was Issue Number 1 which would raise the threshold for...

Garry S Sklar

Aug 14, 20233 min read

Just what is America’s National Interest?

In George Washington’s famous farewell address, our first president warned his successors to avoid entangling alliances. For the first...

Garry S Sklar

Aug 14, 202311 min read

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Garry's Thoughts

Urgent Warning to the GOP: Stop Talking About Abortion!

On the Irrelevancy of Lame Ducks

America on the Road to Bankruptcy: Does Anyone Care?

A Plutocratic Coup in the Name of Democracy

America in Trouble: Here Come the Millionaires

Gridlock is Good

NATO Must Go! The EDC Can Replace It

An Unprecedented Problem: Invoke the 25th Amendment

Can America Survive Four More Years of Joe Biden? Biden Must Go!

No Pravda in the NY Times, No Izvestia in the NYTimes

Quote of the Day: Ayatollah Khomeini on Ramadan

Ramadan, Tet, and Fools

Open Letter to Claudine Gay Re Her Congressional Testimony and Apology

Quote of the Day: Regarding Hate

An American Tragedy: America and Steel Growing Together?

Quote of the Day: Pierre Trudeau on Terrorism

The Middle East: Another Stolen Victory?

Kevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker: On the Road to Bananaism

Issue Number 1 and Decree 770: What Do the Voters Want?

Just what is America’s National Interest?

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