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What’s to Celebrate this Fourth of July?

July 4, 2022
So far as I can tell, our egos have taken over, and near perpetual hysteria is the result.  What happened? For multiple decades, we’ve forgotten that we’re supposed to be running the ...
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Guns

June 24, 2022
I’m frustrated by the endless cycle of the gun control issue:  Mass shooting, followed by calls for legislation, followed by diversionary arguments that all derive from the granddaddy of them all: “Guns ...
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Letter to Harold

May 27, 2022
Dear Harold – I got your email seeking my opinion about the need “to advocate for dramatic legislation towards racism and reparations for black people in America” in light of the recent ...
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Sacks and Jackson

May 20, 2022
My book group finished the 2021-22 season with one of the best books I’ve read:  Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times, by Jonathan Sacks.  Sacks calls on his broad range ...
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Racism in the NFL

April 8, 2022
Recently, I’ve had separate conversations with friends who have lamented the racism inherent in the NFL.  I defended the NFL with my best guess as to the actual numbers, without doing any ...
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The Grand Compromise

February 18, 2022
There was a day a couple of weeks when I thought, at least for a few minutes, that our country was getting back on the right track.  It seemed as though, almost ...
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Clear the Sidewalks

February 11, 2022
Public officials should remove homeless people from sidewalks, parks, and other public property.  Physically remove them.  It’s their duty, and they have ignored that duty in many cities around the United States.  ...
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A Glimpse into the Future

February 4, 2022
This essay has nothing to do with anything I’ve been writing about lately, including the problem of homeless people and what to do about it, but I wanted to get this down ...
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Author: Mark Korber

Mark Korber is a semi-retired curmudgeon who can’t quite stop practicing law. He is known to his friends to have an opinion on most anything and to express it, in detail, to anyone who shows the slightest interest. He writes about regionalism, Hartford, family and the Buffalo Bills.

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