Author: Tom Faranda

The list below the picture… 10 Times Socialism Actually Worked Bernie Sanders famously said that “real” socialism has never been tried. Frankly, we’re shocked he would ever suggest such a thing because there are numerous examples of real socialist utopias that we have to pull from. Here are just a few: 1) Star Trek’s Federation…

Oh so true, and coming from a liberal Democrat television personality. Jones refers to these "weird talkers" as highly educated – but depends on your definition of educated… For the uninitiated, He mentions "BIPOC", which stands for black, indigenous, people of color.  

Of course they are diametric opposites on judicial philosophy. Evidently their relationship is similar to the close friendship between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Antonin Scalia. Moral of the story: You don’t have to despise and hate people you disagree with.  

So on Saturday I left my car at the south end of the Wilkinson Trail – across from the Breakneck Ridge weekend train stop. Tim then drove me to Mt. Beacon (actually two peaks; the highest in the Hudson Highlands) with my goal of going up to the two peaks and then south on the…

No surprise of course. Understandable if you view God is a guy with a white beard floating on a cloud. The vast majority of U.S. adults believe in God, but the 81% who do so is down six percentage points from 2017 and is the lowest in Gallup's trend. Between 1944 and 2011, more than…

So Brigid flew out yesterday. She will see her wonderful sister Libby who lives in an outer (50 miles) suburb of London – Milton Keynes – for four or five days. Then Brigid is going up to the capital of Scotland – Edinburgh. Brigid has some diaries of her Dad, going back almost 95 years.…

The “Ruth” in “Ruth Sent Us” refers to the late SC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Well, RBG would not approve. ACB has 7 children. The group tweeted an infographic with the name of Barrett’s church. It also identified the school that Barrett’s children attend, and encouraged protesters to “voice your anger” by demonstrating there. Ruth…

I had posted this last year; it's so good I felt it would be appropriate to re-post. A great piece of writing from their November, 1960 issue. Absorbing reading; terrifying and heroic… An account of the “epic human tragedy” that unfolded when Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy on D-Day Unlike what happens…

Lost track of the # of years I've posted this. It never gets old! Now 42 43 44 45 46 years ago… The sad part – Michael, Bill & Kevin are no longer with us… Original posting text below with no changes. Ahhh, 40 years ago – June fifth, 1976. In Downing Stadium, a Rugby…

Bummer. Two articles below. Done in by I.P.A. Beer production has been a part of the European Trappist tradition since the 17th century, but it is not the only way these monasteries have supported themselves. Trappist monasteries make many other products, ranging from coffins to cheese. Spencer Brewery, launched in 2014, is (or was) just…