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Interests: Website: <a href="http://www.socialchoiceandbeyond.com">Social Choice and Beyond,</a> Jazz, Art, Travel, Societal Architecture, Information Theory, my Grandchildren
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Hardening American Infrastructure by John Lawrence It's hard not to believe that, if power lines throughout the south had been undergrounded prior to Hurricane Helene, lights, heat, air conditioning and power would still be on. I believe that a massive... Continue reading
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It's a Once in 500 Year Flood Implies Things Are Going to Get Better When the Truth is Things Are Going to Get Worse. by John Lawrence Climate change and the changes in the weather that that implies are not... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at California Free Press
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Why Is Trump Spewing Lies and Misinformation? Because It Works! by John Lawrence What does this say about the electorate? A portion of them are dumb as Hell. They don't want the truth. They want entertainment, and Trump gives it... Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2024 at California Free Press
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Upgrading the UN Peacekeepers to UN Peacemakers by John Lawrence The problem with both ongoing wars is that there is no referee that can step in and separate the sides. President Biden appeals to Israel and Hamas to come to... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2024 at California Free Press
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The Florida State Sunshine Bank: How a State-Owned Bank Can Protect Free Speech
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Posted on September 14, 2024 by Ellen Brown Fifteen years have passed since the Occupy Wall Street movement focused attention on the inequities and hazards of large Wall Street banks, particularly those risky banks with trillions of dollars in derivatives... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2024 at California Free Press
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Why Kamala Flip-Flopped on Fracking by John Lawrence Unfortunately, the increase in renewable energy is outpaced by the demand for energy so that under present conditions renewables will never be sufficient to replace fossil fuels. In fact production of fossil... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2024 at California Free Press
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The Hype Over AI by John Lawrence There is much hand wringing over whether or not AI will be used for good purposes or bad. The proprietors of AI are mostly concerned about making money, not about how to use... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2024 at California Free Press
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Trump Doesn't Know the Difference Between Capitalism and Communism by John Lawrence The Trump campaign is saying that they will bring grocery and housing prices down. To address high prices, Trump said he would sign an executive order on his... Continue reading
Posted Sep 10, 2024 at California Free Press
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An Academy of Peace: What a Novel Idea by John Lawrence We have several academies of war - the US Naval Academy, West Point, the US Coast Guard Academy, the US Air Force Academy. Is there a US academy of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 5, 2024 at California Free Press
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Kamala: Just Ignore the Insults and Keep Smiling by John Lawrence Trump's MO is to say outrageous things, and then get pundits to mull them over and candidates to defend themselves. Instead, just ignore them, and they will fall with... Continue reading
Posted Aug 26, 2024 at California Free Press
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Why Isn't This Election About Climate Change? by John Lawrence Climate change is the overwhelming existential issue. Why is it hardly mentioned by Kamala or Trump. Not only does Trump not mention it, he denies it. Kamala like most Democrats... Continue reading
Posted Aug 24, 2024 at California Free Press
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Which Is Truer: The American People Are Hurting Because of the Cost of Eggs or The American People Are Well Off If They Can Spend Thousands on Taylor Swift Concerts and All the Airline Seats Are Filled by John Lawrence... Continue reading
Posted Aug 17, 2024 at California Free Press
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Kamala Should Get Out in Front of Trump on Taxes by John Lawrence You know that Trump wants to make the Trump tax cuts permanent. These are the tax cuts that added $7 trillion to the national debt and primarily... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2024 at California Free Press
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Problem With American Democracy: Voters Will Never Vote for a Tax Increase Even if It Would Prevent One Person Dying in the Street by John Lawrence Question: would you be willing to pay more taxes if it would house the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 13, 2024 at California Free Press
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Biden Has One Job for the Rest of His Term: End the War in Gaza by John Lawrence IMHO Biden has been played by Netanyahu. Netanyahu's assertion that "there's no daylight between Israel and the US" seems to mean that... Continue reading
Posted Aug 9, 2024 at California Free Press
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Character Assassination: That's What Donald Trump Does Best by John Lawrence It's not about what either candidate will put their energy into in order to make the lives of Americans better. It's all about destroying the character of the other... Continue reading
Posted Aug 7, 2024 at California Free Press
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How Unelected Regulators Unleashed the Derivatives Monster – and How It Might Be Tamed
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Posted on August 4, 2024 by Ellen Brown “It was not the highly visible acts of Congress but the seemingly mundane and often nontransparent actions of regulatory agencies that empowered the great transformation of the U.S. commercial banks from traditionally... Continue reading
Posted Aug 5, 2024 at California Free Press
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Starter Homes Cost More Than $1 Million in 237 American Cities by John Lawrence In many US cities a starter home costs more than $1 million making it unaffordable for most young people who make less than $400,000. CBS News... Continue reading
Posted Jul 28, 2024 at California Free Press
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Mud Slinging and Character Assassination: the Only Things Republicans Know How To Do by John Lawrence And then the pundits discuss the mud slinging by the hour. Calling people names. Making up stuff. What's this got to do with the... Continue reading
Posted Jul 27, 2024 at California Free Press
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Young People Need a Path to Home Ownership and Hence Wealth Creation by John Lawrence Kamala Harris needs to give young people hope that they too can be home owners. This has traditionally been the path to wealth creation for... Continue reading
Posted Jul 25, 2024 at California Free Press
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Tax Cuts for the Middlle Class; Tax Hikes on the Rich by John Lawrence The two issues Republicans have are tax cuts and border security. Don't cede these issues to Republicans. A majority of Americans want a secure border. This... Continue reading
Posted Jul 22, 2024 at California Free Press
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Why Are Democrats Not Hammering on the Trump Tax Cuts Which Need to be Increased for Middle Class and Eliminated for the Rich by John Lawrence American voters love tax cuts. That's the main appeal of a Republican administration. Biden... Continue reading
Posted Jul 11, 2024 at California Free Press
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War is Institutionalized; Peace is Not by John Lawrence If all you have is a hammer every problem looks like it can be solved by pounding a nail. If all you have is a military-industrial complex, every problem looks as... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2024 at California Free Press
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Democrats Are Not Married to Joe Biden by John Lawrence Joe Biden engaged in an unremitting debacle last night. Debates are about more than just words and points. Joe Biden looked like death warmed over - a gray pallor. Donald... Continue reading
Posted Jun 28, 2024 at California Free Press
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Why Does the Government Borrow When It Can Print?
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Posted on June 19, 2024 by Ellen Brown In the first seven months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, net interest (payments minus income) on the federal debt reached $514 billion, exceeding spending on both national defense ($498 billion) and Medicare... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2024 at California Free Press
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