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Do You Think You’ll Ever Know, Now That You Have Handed Your Mind to the Machine?

March 24, 2025 Edward Curtin 12 Comments

We live in a 24/7 media society of the spectacle where brainwashing is cunning and relentless, and the consuming public…

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A Tuneful Irish Tale

March 14, 2025 Edward Curtin 6 Comments

“Accomplished fingers begin to play./Their eyes mid many wrinkles, their eyes,/Their ancient, glittering eyes, are gay.” – W. B. Yeats,…

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Whose Dog Was Being Wagged During Showtime Between Trump and Zelensky?

March 4, 2025 Edward Curtin 11 Comments

Art requires the use of imagination, but so does political and social analysis. But imagination is just a first step;…

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Modern Times and Ancient Truths

February 27, 2025 Edward Curtin 3 Comments

Eighty-nine years ago this month, the film Modern Times, starring Charlie Chaplin, was released. Considered one of the greatest movies…

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Hold the Applause for Trump, the “Peacemaker”

February 21, 2025 Edward Curtin 22 Comments

I think the talk of a Trump revolution in favor of peace and democracy is hyperbolically irresponsible. It is unworthy of good journalism that requires prudence and patience when the powerful pitch their deals.

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Are the Dead Nostalgic?

February 17, 2025 Edward Curtin 3 Comments

I am certain of this, however, that there is much to be said for talking to the dead, even asking them if they are nostalgic.

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Palestine Hijacked: How Zionism Forged An Apartheid State From River to Sea By Thomas Suárez

February 11, 2025 Edward Curtin 15 Comments

For those who think Donald Trump’s recent announcement that the United States will take over Gaza and force the besieged Palestinians to leave their country is shocking, the history presented by Thomas Suárez will disabuse them of that notion.

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The Classics

February 2, 2025 Edward Curtin 5 Comments

Here we are in the middle of our lives. Somewhere someone is reading a book, Quietly, deep in thought, pages…

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By Chance

February 1, 2025 Edward Curtin 3 Comments

Huge early morning moon Through the bathroom window Pushing its way in. My future staring there Through the tall pines…

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The Life and Public Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

January 24, 2025 Edward Curtin 7 Comments

In light of the news that President Trump has signed an executive order for a “plan” (as if one were needed) for the release of the JFK assassination files (as well as the MLK, Jr. and RFK files), the following article, that will appear in my upcoming book from Clarity Press, At the Lost and Found, seems appropr

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