Author Archives: Jerry

Black Lives Matter or do they?

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Jerry

Do black lives matter?  I do have a few African American colleagues and friends. Their lives certainly matter to me.   I used to work for Ronnie Italiano at Clifton Music on Saturdays.  He put on oldies shows and through him … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Jerry

One wonders what to make of someone like Bernie Sanders.   His platform is basically 1960s liberalism adapted to a different era.   The US was a confident nation in the 1960s.  It could go to the Moon, it could end poverty, it … Continue reading →

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Getting older away from home

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Jerry

No matter where I live, New Jersey, especially the part nearest NYC, will always be my home. I lived there from birth until age 52.  My conception of the world starts with NJ.  The culture I am most familiar with in that … Continue reading →

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Peace with Iran?

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Jerry

I don’t think anyone whose mind hasn’t been  burned out from too many stimulants thinks we have reached peace with Iran.  Most of us remember the old Soviet Union and some of us remember a time before we had an … Continue reading →

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Hillary or Bernie?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Jerry

Who should the Democrats pick to run in 2016, Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton?   Its quite a long time from now until the nomination is completed, but I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t think that Hillary Clinton is … Continue reading →

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Why I am not a conservative pt 2

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Jerry

I know I am conflating conservatism with the Republican party, but ever since the old Democratic Southern segregationists died off and were replaced by Republicans, the Democrats have had very few conservatives.  In the same way the Republican liberals of … Continue reading →

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Why I am not a conservative pt. 1

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Jerry

I count myself among the Liberals today, even if that term is ill-defined and used more as an insult than anything else.   Some people have brought back the old term ‘progressive’,  which is not much different in today’s political universe.  I … Continue reading →

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Election losses

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Jerry

The election on November 4th, was a disaster for the Democrats, even if with a Democratic Senate, they weren’t able to pass much legislation anyway.  It was a disaster because it shows the continuing weakness of the Democratic party.   They … Continue reading →

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Making a mess.

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Jerry

It is easy to make a mess and harder to clean it up.  Do you think WWII ended in 1945?  If you are German probably not. When I was a teenager and quite conservative politically, one constant theme was that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts About Education Reform

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Jerry

Education reform has become a buzzword, that is a word that is devoid of content.  At age 62 I have heard talk about our failing schools all my life.  After the Sputnik launch,  there was a mad rush to improve science … Continue reading →

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