Monthly Archives: May 2019

The Poem Is Mightier Than the Gun

Posted on May 30, 2019 by davidsberry

My California friend Jeanne Watson has penned many fine, eloquent poems over the forty years I have known her. But none touched me as this one did, capturing as it does the anguished despair of most Americans at the excessive … Continue reading →

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Bowling for Brexit

Posted on May 27, 2019 by davidsberry

Neither the most inventive writer, nor the most learned historian could ever have come up with the script for an opéra bouffe, such as has played out at Westminster over the last few years. In good Pantomime tradition, the lead … Continue reading →

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It’s The Economy, Stupid!

Posted on May 19, 2019 by davidsberry

Bill Clinton knew a thing o two when he coined this phrase a quarter century ago to bolstwe his (successful) campaign to be US President.  Times may have changed bit the appropriateness of the phrase has not. Today’s Sunday papers … Continue reading →

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