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“Democracy” and “Republic” are not Mutually Exclusive Forms of Government
“Democracy” and “Republic” are not Mutually Exclusive Forms of Government
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Charles Gray
Jun 18
Why No Water for the Voters?
Why No Water for the Voters?
I don’t know if it is a good reason or not, but the explanation seems to be that the action of providing food or drink to a person who is…
Charles Gray
Apr 3, 2021
It Cannot Be Clearer…
That the President of the United States is a wheedling prevaricator of the crassest and grossest kind. In his latest perfect phone call…
Charles Gray
Jan 4, 2021
Should I Read Cormac McCarthy?
Should I Read Cormac McCarthy?
The first McCarthy novel I read was All the Pretty Horses. I loved it. I have gone through it many times with my first-year college…
Charles Gray
Jan 3, 2021
Win the Day!
Win the Day!
About twenty years ago, I taught English at a small private school. I was, in fact the academic director of the school, or as Samuel…
Charles Gray
Dec 10, 2020
The Plunge of the Republicans
The Plunge of the Republicans
If the diameter of the entire observable universe could be thought of as the depth of a mud puddle, then the distance that Republicans in…
Charles Gray
Nov 21, 2020
“Professor, Is ‘Based Off’ Good English?”
“Professor, Is ‘Based Off’ Good English?”
The idioms “based on” and “based upon” are both standard English and mean the same thing as far as I am concerned, but “based off” or…
Charles Gray
Nov 17, 2020
What Is a Philosopher, and How Can I Get to Be One?
What Is a Philosopher, and How Can I Get to Be One?
A philosopher is a person who loves wisdom, and who is uncompromising about the importance of the truth. That is really all there is to it.
Charles Gray
Sep 23, 2020
The Bells
The Bells
As Poe Would Have Written It If He Had Been Here to Witness the Commuting of the Stone
Charles Gray
Jul 10, 2020
A Dream of Roger Stone
A Dream of Roger Stone
Not BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
Charles Gray
Jul 10, 2020
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