A Government of Laws, Not Personalities
by FJ Rocca 8/14/15 John Adams’s oft quoted phrase “a government of laws and not of men” was once taken for granted in the US. I grew up in the 40s and 50s when school children in the US were taught...
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Is Soccer Un-American?
by FJ Rocca 8/18/15 Personally, I don’t like soccer and never have. I find it colossally boring. Any sport that is decided by one goalie kicking against another goalie is silly. Why not just eliminate...
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Classiness is Nice, but Not Essential in a President
by FJ Rocca 8/20/15 We live in a dangerous world. It seems to me it was a lot less dangerous during the Cold War, when the probability of nuclear war was in inverse ration to the possibility. The...
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Mercy Killing One Fifth of the American People
by FJ Rocca 8/25/15 Since Roe v. Wade took effect in 1973, almost 56 million abortions have been performed. The US population, at present, is approximately 319 million. In four decades, approximately...
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Recalling Eric Hoffer’s Wisdom
by FJ Rocca 8/26/15 Last May 21st marked the 32nd anniversary of the death of American philosophic icon, Eric Hoffer. Although his biography is somewhat murky, there are facts of which we can be...
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The Wrong Headedness of Multiculturalism
by FJ Rocca 8/28/15 The misconception that America is multicultural is being touted by the Left and too easily bought by many as a magnanimous gesture to people who came from different cultures to the...
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The Lie of Pro-Choice
by FJ Rocca 8/28/15 The euphemism chosen by promoters of abortion is “Pro Choice” implies the rational decision of one action over another. It does not consider the quality of the thing about which the...
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What Have They Done To My Culture, Mom?
by FJ Rocca 9/20/15 I have an aversion to the remanufacture of classics. This includes television shows such as Sleepy Hollow, Grimm, Once Upon a Time and Gotham. I was brought up in the era during...
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The Leaden-Eyed Children of Education Reform
by FJ Rocca 9/20/15 There is a poem by Vachel Lindsay, called the Leaden-Eyed, which goes as follows: Let not young souls be smothered out before They do quaint deeds and fully flaunt their pride. It...
View ArticleWelcome to Neo-Feudalism
by FJ Rocca 9/3/16 It is only necessary to look around to see the living proof of the great value of capitalism. It’s a thing to ponder. The simple, naked truth is that without capitalism there can be...
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