Month: October 2016
Fabriquè en Babylon: Don’t Let “Them” Win
I hearken back to hallowed antiquity (or the 2012 election season, anyway), about six months after meeting a fellow corpsman I had the honor
Political Beast: “Shoot” versus “Shot”
I’ve spent the last several weeks investigating the issue of police violence, specifically when it results in death. I’ve sat through
Executive Completion: the Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil
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“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb
voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!”
– Benjamin Franklin-
SPECIAL: POTUS Debate #3 Judge’s Ballot
For what feels like the better part of an aeon, a near equally-endless array of the vile punditry and our hapless American citizenry have watched
SPECIAL: POTUS Debate #2 Judge’s Ballot
“’Tawdry,’” my Uncle Zip began, “is the word for it, I believe.” The Donald arrived at the scene of the 2nd Presidential Debate
Executive Completion: the Anti-Vote Election
I am incredibly disheartened. I have sat through two presidential debates and one Vice Presidential debate and I hear more insults than I do specifics
State of Mind: American (Part 2)
This is a continuation of my previous article on being American that touched on some things that attack
Interview: On POTUS Nixon with Mr. Geoff Shepard, Esq.
DeViney, Jonathan D.:First and foremost, Mr. Shepard, on behalf of the staff and readership of ModState, thank you
Executive Completion: Aristocracy
In each of the articles that I have written so far for ModState I have brought up America’s Founding Fathers. I’ve done