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TRANSPARENCIES, LEMMINGS, AND DITTOS
At heart, this essay is about politicians and those who make their living from political commentary. Politicians and those who comment about political events are quick to seize upon a new comment which becomes the comment du jour for several days. The favorite word that is the fad these days is “transparent” or “transparencies.” When…
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PREGNANT PONDERINGS ON POETIZING
Every pulpit pounding preacher will tell you that ecclesiastical confessions are essential to good health. I imagine those preacher were made ecstatic a week or two ago when Bernie Madoff confessed that he had committed eleven felonies. Such preachers will tell you that confessions will fix any ailment known to man or beast. And so…
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A TREATISE ON BEING ELEGANTLY, ENORMOUSLY, AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY SCREWED
A casual observer reading only the title of this essay might conclude that the essay has to do with relations between the sexes. Anyone who knows the proprietor of Ezra’s essays with his seminarian background would dismiss that thought out of hand. But upon further consideration, this essay has to do with diddling. I do…
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ASPECTS OF MORALITY
Earlier today I was stunned to learn that March 4th is the 83rd birthday of Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve Board. You may recall Mr. Greenspan, who often testified to Congress using sentences that could not be untangled. Andrea Mitchell, the television reporter, says that when he proposed marriage to her, she…