On Democracy!

“You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena.”
 

―Jon Stewart, political and cultural savant, 2016.

 

 

 

Editorial Comment: Is that an argument for or against democracy?

 

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Pickin’ Time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November’s Senior News is delicious. Check out “Especially Now, Food Is Family.” Watch for December’s issue, “Holidays Past & Present,” coming out this week.

 

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