Random Thoughts of a Kotonk

This blog basically consists of random thoughts on various contemporary and historic issues. The basic idea is not to thrust my own views or opinions on people, but to generate dialog.

Sunday, June 4, 2017

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

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In 1966, a movie called "The Russians are Coming! The Russians are Coming!" starring Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Jon...

Saturday, May 13, 2017

The First 100 Days...

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When Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President, he inherited a country that was in the throes of the worst economic crisis the country ever...

Friday, February 17, 2017

75 Years Ago...

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Recent Executive Orders (EO) by President Trump have large numbers of Americans upset. Among those EOs, one stands out given the history of...

Monday, January 30, 2017

Why people need to be educated...

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A recent opinion piece from the Tri-City Herald is making the rounds among Japanese Americans (JA) and JA-related groups on Facebook. An a...

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Facts...

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I was a huge fan of the TV show Dragnet when I was a kid. Actually, I should more correctly state that I was a fan of the revival of Dragne...

Friday, December 30, 2016

2016 Presidential Election Post-mortem

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In this day and age of instant and high turnover information, peoples' attention spans are very short. Most modern news cycles are on t...

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Freedom of Speech and Defining Populations

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A few weeks ago, the LA Times Travel section had an article about National Park sites that featured two of the ten concentration camp locati...

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