Monthly Archives: July 2018

Ben Hur

Posted on July 31, 2018 by toritto

Clark Boy as Ben Hur I will be spending a long weekend with my grandson and his parents so I will see ya’all next week. 🙂

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It’s Getting Restless in the Beer Halls

Posted on July 30, 2018 by toritto

Well the Emperor Don I continues his daily tweet storms to his supporters determined not to lose even one of their votes.  These folks are beginning to look more like a cult for it seems Don was right.  He could … Continue reading →

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“What My Escape From Hitler’s Germany Taught Ne About Trump’s America”

Posted on July 28, 2018 by toritto

An article from “Nation” magazine by Henry Seigman, President Emeritus of the U.S./Middle East Project, a past Senior Fellow on the Council of Foreign Relations.  He formerly headed the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America. https://www.thenation.com/article/escape-hitlers-germany-taught-trumps-america/ My … Continue reading →

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Augustus, Ovid and Morality – A Re-Post

Posted on July 27, 2018 by toritto

Well it’s about 30B.C and Gaius Octavius, nephew of Julius Caesar, having defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra was now Emperor of Rome – actually First Citizen of the State. He had left the institutions of the Roman Republic in tact. … Continue reading →

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What Did It Mean To Be a Roman Citizen?

Posted on July 26, 2018 by toritto

Back in April of 2017 I put up a post entitled “Learning from the Gracchi,” a couple of brothers from ancient Roman history whom some have labelled “the first socialists.”  While reforms instituted by the Gracchi brothers as they each … Continue reading →

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Rhode Island and the Coming of Religious Liberty – A Re-Post

Posted on July 24, 2018 by toritto

Touro Synagogue – Newport Rhode Island – founded by 15 Jewish families arriving in Rhode Island from Barbados in 1658.  It is the oldest synagogue in America. “To hold forth a lively experiment that a most flourishing civil state may … Continue reading →

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The Murder of Jean Jaures – July 31, 1914 – A Re-Post

Posted on July 23, 2018 by toritto

 Jean Jaures “What will the future be like, when the billions now thrown away in preparation for war are spent on useful things to increase the well-being of people, on the construction of decent houses for workers, on improving transportation, … Continue reading →

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A Top Dem Loses His Job – To a Socialist!

Posted on July 22, 2018 by toritto

From right, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Senator Bernie Sanders and James Thompson, a Kansas House candidate, at a campaign event for Mr. Thompson in Wichita on Friday. Several weeks ago there was lots of thunder in the Bronx, In a shocking political … Continue reading →

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My Big Boy Haircut!

Posted on July 21, 2018 by toritto

Before! And After! It’s Summertime! .

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On “Resistance”

Posted on July 20, 2018 by toritto

y What makes one become a “whistle blower”?  When does one begin to resist? These are just recent musings over my second cup of morning joe,  recalling Sergeant Schultz of Hogan’s Heroes.  “I know nothing! I was not even here!” We … Continue reading →

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