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Gary McGath

We Don’t Elect Our President

We don’t even vote for electors. We vote for parties.

5 min readAug 27, 2020

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Presidential ballot, Oneida County, 1928

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Gary McGath

The Magic Battery: An Unexpected Visitor

An excerpt from The Magic Battery, a realistic historical fantasy novel set in 16th-century Saxony. Inevitably, there are spoilers.

8 min readJun 26, 2020

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The Magic Battery: An Unexpected Visitor

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Gary McGath

The Boy Scouts’ Religious Mandate Promotes Hypocrisy

If you don’t believe in a deity, says the BSA, you aren’t the best kind of citizen.

4 min readFeb 18, 2020

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Boy Scouts commemorative coin, 1910–2010

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Gary McGath

Individualism: The Cure for Tribalism

People too often think of others in in-group and out-group terms. The result is unnecessary ignorance and hostility.

3 min readFeb 3, 2020

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Crowd scene from “Life of Brian”

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Gary McGath

New Castle, NH: The Birthplace of Liberty

The American Revolution began in New Hampshire, on December 14, 1774.

3 min readJan 25, 2020

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New Castle, NH: The Birthplace of Liberty

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Gary McGath

Considering Getting a Census Job? Please Don’t.

The US Census is authorized for allocating Congressional seats. It goes far beyond its legitimate purpose.

4 min readJan 22, 2020

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Patrick McGoohan as Number 6 in The Prisoner

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Gary McGath

The Economics of “The Man in the White Suit”

Alec Guinness portrays the inventor of a fabric that supposedly would destroy the textile industry.

3 min readJan 10, 2020

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The Economics of “The Man in the White Suit”

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Gary McGath

The Cancel Culture of Stack Exchange

Stack Exchange assumed it could kick Monica Cellio out and smear her. It didn’t work out that way.

5 min readJan 3, 2020

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Statue of Lady Justice with scales

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Gary McGath

Shifting the Issue as a Propaganda Technique

Trivializing the objections to violence serves to make it acceptable.

3 min readDec 17, 2019

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Kristallnacht photograph with building on fire

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Gary McGath

Don’t Just Complain About Online Privacy, Protect It!

You can greatly increase your privacy with a small amount of effort.

5 min readDec 14, 2019

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Spy camera and “top secret” stamp

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Gary McGath

Gary McGath

Freelance writer, lover of liberty, music, and cats. Computer geek. Other interests include bicycling, history, philosophy, and science fiction.

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