Posts By James Sheridan
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Political Education
Who’s Next?
The Biden Infrastructure proposal was passed by the House of Representatives last week. The President of the United States, the Speaker of...
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Political Education
‘Stay Woke’
The Use and Misuse of Language. After the Democratic defeats in the November 2021 elections, Democratic activist James Carville said “What went...
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Political Education
The Party of ‘No’ vs Everyone Else
Why do the Democrats seem to be in so much turmoil? The recent traditional roles of the Democratic and Republican parties have...
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Political Education
75 years of Mensa
75 years ago this month, Mensa International, ‘the high IQ society, was founded. Mensa was founded in England in 1946 by Roland...
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Media Review
Action Hero Firsts
“The Original Action Hero: Douglas Fairbanks” looked at how Douglas Fairbanks’ adaptation of pulp hero Zorro was the inspiration for other action...
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Political Education
Sue The Bastards
In 1982, motorcyclist Barry Sheene racing at the British Grand Prix ran into an existing accident at 160 mph Sheene claimed warning...
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International Politics
Should The United States Be ‘The Policeman Of The World’?
Should The United States Be ‘The Policeman Of The World’? Many cliches are being used in reference to developments in Afghanistan: ‘endless...
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Political Education
Will Past Be Prologue?
“… what’s past is prologue…” William Shakespeare, The Tempest Law and Order Issues The issue of funding the police, along with the...
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Political Education
“He Was The Guy That Let It Go On”
“He Was The Guy Who Let It Go On.” The Murder of Kitty Genovese On March 13th, 1964, Kitty Genovese was murdered...
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Media Review
The Original Action Hero: Douglas Fairbanks
In the age of Jason Statham, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, and Vin Diesel, we need to acknowledge the original action hero: Douglas...