Missing the Point – The Systemic Discontent Behind All The Anti-Biden Polls
What you see on the face of the woman in the headline image is angst. She knows something’s wrong. That
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Les Cohen is a long-term Marylander, having grown up in Annapolis. Professionally, he writes and edits materials for business and political clients from his base of operations in Columbia, Maryland. He has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Economics. Leave a comment or feel free to send him an email to Les@Writeaway.us.
Author: Les Cohen
Missing the Point: Believing Donald J. Trump
First of all, for those of you who think the results of Monday’s Iowa caucuses are meaningful, don’t worry about
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Missing the Point: Our National Debt
As of this writing, the national debt of the United States – money our country has borrowed to cover expenses
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‘Except For a Few Details…’: Interview With An Alien (Short-Short Stories to Clear Your Head)
Hey. The next time you feel the need to throw cold water on your brain, read one of these short-short
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Missing the Point: Who do Republicans think they’re kidding with immigration?
Happy New Year, everybody. “Thoughtless bigots, politically self-centered officeholders stoking and playing to the fears of otherwise well-meaning Americans who
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Missing the Point: Using the God Excuse
Whatever you believe, or don’t believe, with respect to any particular God or religion, the one thing about which we
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Missing the Point – Signs of the Times?
I’ve long suspected that we, as a society, are not entirely sure whether we’re coming or going. Now I have
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Missing the Point – A Flaw in the System, Easy to Fix
Our federal government has four levels of security clearances. In ascending order of severity, they are confidential, secret, top secret,
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Missing the Point: Driven. Our ‘Type A’ nation obsessed with time
Life consists of a finite amount of time – and there’s the rub. When you’re reading this, check the items
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Missing the Point – Loyalty Pledge? To Whom or What?
It used to be that registration, for the first time, as a Republican or Democrat was a fundamental right of
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