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  • Lucy Pearl at Seven Months

    George Rebane Just so that everyone understands that the ideas debated on RR are not without consequence, I want to remind everyone that I have six grandchildren and one great-grandchild – Lucy Pearl, the little darlin that you see below.  What we talk about in these pages is important, and doubly so for her and…

  • ‘Streetcar’ in Nevada City

    George Rebane Last Saturday night we went to dinner with friends, and then on to the evening presentation of Tennessee Williams’ classic ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ being performed at the Nevada Theater. There we saw a wonderful production of the dark drama that moved Marlon Brandon from its theater production and gave him his film start…

  • Oh Say Can You See the Difference Yet? (updated 24oct2011)

    George Rebane Now the smelly, pierced, and entrenched ‘Occupy people’ (as described by Andy Kessler and others) will not move from their rancid encampments in San Francisco, Oakland, and other places.  They dare the local authorities to remove them, and promise to resist when the attempt is made.  When questioned about their protests, all their…

  • Who are the Occupiers?

    George Rebane [This is the transcript of my regular KVMR commentary broadcast on 21 October 2011.  Here I have provided some links to expand the recorded material, and added a recent Ramirez who always summarizes succinctly.] The Occupy Wall Street crowd has taken its template from the street critics of Europe’s socialist countries, and its…

  • The Morass of Morals and Morality

    George Rebane The ‘morality’ of capitalism, of empire, of wealth redistribution, and many other things are much on the minds of people these days.  Yet, as with notions like race, prejudice, government subsidy, censorship, socialism, …, almost no one comes to the debate with a coherent, let alone operational, definition of the terms they glibly…

  • Lies and Lying (updated)

    George Rebane In this information age lies abound more than ever.  And the art of lying involves understanding the three major types of lies.  This piece is an addition to the RR lexicon that may be of use in future discussions. The sequel here is an edited version of a little essay on lying first…

  • Ruminations – 16oct2011 (updated)

    George Rebane New Scientist, always politically correct, has discovered the possibility that if Greece goes under and reduces its GDP by the predicted 50%, then it will not only leave the eurozone but also the EU.  The real Greek tragedy is that this could well start the dominoes falling, resulting in beggaring half the EU…

  • Morally Killing Al-Awlaki (updated 3oct2011)

    George Rebane A lot of people are hyper-ventilating about the CIA’s recent killing of a couple of prime ragheads, Al-Awlaki and his pal Samir Khan.  Both were US citizens when they died from a direct hit by a Hellfire missile.  Both spent a major part of their adult lives in the Al Qaida leadership planning…

  • What’s Wrong With This Map?

    George Rebane This map showing the nation’s “brain gainer” cities is on the front page of today’s (22sep11) WSJ.  The astute reader will notice an obvious deficiency that explains a lot.

  • Community Unity – Liberal Version (updated 10sep2011)

    George Rebane This Sunday, 11 September 2011, Nevada City hosts Constitution Day with a big parade and a day-long celebration of Americana in its streets, parks, and shops.  This has been a community tradition since 1967, drawing together local organizations, residents, and visitors who come from far and wide to witness a ‘home town classic’…

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