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.

Monday, January 15, 2018

Some thoughts on higher education...

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I had originally intended my first post of 2018 to be a perspective on the first year of the Trump presidency. However, recent events a...

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

The Legacy of Sadako Sasaki

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Earlier this evening I was trying to catch up on all the stuff I had recorded on my DVR, as I'm starting to run out of space. Among the...

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Some Thoughts on the Health Care Battle

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As I write this blog, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is still trying to resurrect the Republican effort to repeal and/or replace the...

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...

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