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The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity – much less dissent.

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In the writing of novels, there is the problem of how to shape a narrative.
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Novel Problem Shape Writing
I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
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Adult Consent Myself
We’re not a democracy.
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Democracy One Liner
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.
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Definition Preparation President
I am told the Cheney-Bush team dislikes their junta being compared to the Nazis. If they ceased behaving like Nazis, no comparison would come to mind.
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Behave Comparison Mindset Myself Team
Americans, in general, are ignorant, bigoted, and deeply unhappy with their declining incomes.
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Decline Ignorance Income Sadness
It is always a delicate matter, when a friend or acquaintance becomes president.
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Delicate Friendship President
I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.
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Fascination Myself Remember
Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.
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Goodness Government Himself Politics President Public relief
Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
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Death Friendship Myself Success
I don’t even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.
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Law Myself Potential Reading Review View
What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?
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Culture Joke Production See
We are pleased to dismiss politics as entirely corrupt, if not financially, intellectually.
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Financial Intellectual Politics
Why not just eliminate the federal income tax?
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Elimination Income Tax
Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.
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Age One Liner Place Sex
Since we have literally targeted our enemies, the Pentagon assumes that, sooner or later, rogues will take out our cities, presumably from spaceships.
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Assumption Enemy Ourselves Space Target

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity – much less dissent.

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The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity – much less dissent.

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