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“Freedom for the supporters of the government alone…”

After a lifetime of pretty well ignoring the history of revolutionary communism except for fascinating family anecdotes — one represented by a photograph of Leon Trotsky taken by my Uncle Lou in 1936 or so; it hangs on my wall … Continue reading

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Ladies, if you’re thinking of voting for Bernie Sanders…

I was born a pink diaper baby. Pink, because by the time of my birth, the war had taken precedence over revolution. And after the war, many Trotskyists like my father became liberals. This is to explain that I was … Continue reading

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