Politics: National

The Pick Ax : Taking on the Right Wing

I was reading an excerpt on amazon.com of Donald Kahneman’s new book,  Thinking Fast and Slow.  Mr. Kahneman, a respected psychologist, states that decades ago sociologists felt that humans were…



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Occupy Reading Occupies the Court

In a 5-4 decision on January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, ruled that the First Amendment…



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Romney: The Ideological Pragmatist

The conventional wisdom says Romney is the candidate. That’s probably right. The other, still standing candidates are too flawed to be taken seriously. The long string of entertaining debates did…



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The Drone Wars

In 2002, the US had only 167 drones. Now there are upwards of 7,000



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Where Would We Be If …..?

Where is the outrage of the masses? Why have there been no prosecutions of those who stole from the taxpayers?

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Call It Tyranny

Tyranny is not a word to be used lightly. It is an accusation of a deliberate attack on basic liberty. It is especially not to be used in regard to…



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1st CS2 Person of the Year Award: “The Whistleblower”

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2011 is “The Protester” TIME Magazine Cover: 2011 Person of the Year: The Protester – Dec …  CommonSense2 online magazine has chosen for…

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Monopoly

Michelle Sayles is a talented cartoonist and a member of Berks Gas Truth. This is her 2nd appearance in CS2.



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Connecting the Dots: The Marcellus Natural Gas Play Players – Part 2

Chesapeake Energy –  Peeking Behind the Curtain *********** Editor’s Note: They say that knowledge is power. If that’s so, then Dory Hippauf is destined to be one very powerful individual….

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What to Be Thankful For

Partisan politicians have little to be happy about this Thanksgiving. They are being called to task. Bankers are, unfortunately, still celebrating their profits and bonuses. A year from now an aroused citizenry should be thankful for the downfall of both.



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