Stalin Lenin and Socialism

This is a bit odd, writing about Socialism. I'm doing it cause I've been reading a book about Stalin and his rise to power and ultimately dictatorship. The book is Stalin: Triumph and Tragedy, by Dmitri Volkogonov. This is one of those books that on the face would appear boring. Tedious. Once I started to …

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If not now… When?

One of the functions History serves is to provide perspective. Since my cancer diagnosis I have found a new interest in History. In particular what I have come to realize is how much of what we perceive as of concern with Trump in office is really just the realization he is not so different from …

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