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essays, poems, and remarks – a little lost but with a purpose

Tag: Osama bin Laden

January 29, 2021

Dissecting the Death Rattle of American Decline

by p.w.eubanks Leave a Comment on Dissecting the Death Rattle of American Decline

I’ve been critical of “Hillbilly Elegy” and other theories that made the rise of Trump more the result of economic disparity than white supremacy. It’s the same argument that populism is a reaction to a dying Republican party, a “death rattle” as the party becomes smaller and has to resort to extremes to win. The […]

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September 11, 2011June 29, 2018

Remembering 11 September

by p.w.eubanks 1 Comment on Remembering 11 September

I remember sitting in my desk laughing at the television when all planes were diverted to Canada.  Someone in the class busted out with a joke, “Yeah, screw Canada,” and we all started laughing desperate to find something to keep us from crying.  Mrs. Hardin, our senior English teacher who deserved more love than she […]

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