Nanette Lepore

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Tuesday, September 05, 2017

"But...My ancestors came here legally!"

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To all my 3rd and 4th generation-American friends who are complaining about immigrants who "broke the law" and came here "...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Why the 20% Tariff on Mexican Goods Could be an American Economic Disaster

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In any basic Economics class on Trade, I ask my students why they don't raise their own sheep, harvest the wool, process it into yarn, a...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

36 States: 3rd Parties Polling Greater than Margin Between GOP and Dems

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But...but.....a Third Party Vote is a wasted Vote! How many times have you heard that plaintive cry during the 2016 election season? Or t...
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Thursday, March 03, 2016

Republicans - and Democrats - YOU are responsible for Trump

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Both parties deserve blame for creating the rise of what amounts to a Fascist candidate for President. For years, Republicans have promo...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

A gay man defends his right to keep and bare firearms

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Dear Kim Davis: This Christian Says "You're 100% Wrong."

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Dear Kim, I know you are presenting yourself as a victim of persecution: persecution of religious folk who simply want to excercse their fai...
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Gay Marriage: The Court's Four Choices

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We are counting down the days to the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. I am not going to use this post to argue the ...
Monday, May 18, 2015

Dear Chronically Late Student:

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Dear Student, I want to address your criticism and disdain over my “poor attitude” concerning your attendance habits. It is clear that y...
Monday, May 11, 2015

Fascism and American Sports,,,

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Let me say at the start that I truly enjoy sporting events, and teach a college course in sports economics. I have raised funds and brought ...
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Sunday, July 06, 2014

Corporate Personhood - a Historical and Necessary Legal Concept

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If you support the right to advertise contraception, even if it ‘offends’ some people; if you believe that newspapers need to be ab...
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Monday, June 16, 2014

100 Years of Western Meddling in the Middle East (Or, Is the Friend of the Enemy of my Enemy's Friends an Enemy - Always?)

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 In the timeline below, I'm not even including Afghanistan, long a proxy war between the US and Russia ... nor am I including the...