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History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes
– Mark Twain

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Politics, History Bill Sonn Politics, History Bill Sonn

It Won’t Be Called Fascism

It’s anti-fascism, anti-communism, and anti-woke. It’s awesome parades of awesome military equipment, solemn oaths,.it’s crowds of thousands all wearing the same colors. It’s slogans (usually three syllables shouted in unison). It comes with spoonfuls of sugar, but it’s roundups and censorship, banishments and unexplained punishments.

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Amanda Cordsen Amanda Cordsen

Upcoming author readings

I’ve got a couple of author readings coming up. I’ll be reading from my book, Something Like Treason, at the Windsor Gardens Book Club in Aurora, Colorado on April 7 and (being something of a one-trick pony) doing a lecture…

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Voting, Politics Bill Sonn Voting, Politics Bill Sonn

What Stuns Ron DeSantis

Our mentally disturbed candidate Governor Ron DeSantis texted me the other day. He was “stunned.” Not just disturbed or worried. STUNNED. Democrats had recklessly committed millions to defeat the Republican Senate candidate in Nevada. Can he really be as disturbed…

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The Immortal Case Against Social Programs

90 years on, evergreen objections & evergreen coup talk: People who are against social programs have grandchildren who are against social programs. Today’s arguments against big spending on infrastructure and social needs are the very same as the objections

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