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Johnny Payne questions the idea of manifestos in poetry, preferring his own mantra: “Write poetry first with the ear, second with the eye, third with the mind.” Manifestos are short-lived documents at ...

“In short, if public schooling on average is so woefully inadequate, how can we take seriously the argument that if a family cannot afford or otherwise access private or home schooling, public ...

(Ascension of the Lord in church Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine by Bernardino Gandino) “So, yes—my friend has a point: To someone who has never given a moment’s thought to whether Jesus was a real ...

“Georgism dissolves socialism; it is pro-worker and pro-capital at the same time. This is impossible for the socialist who believes to his core that labor can only win if capital loses.” ...

Note from the Publisher: This piece belongs to the Merion West Legacy series, referring to articles and poems published between 2016 up to Spring 2025.

“With respect to McManus and Hamilton, who have admittedly produced a very interesting article, there are characterizations and theoretical points within their article that I feel need to be addressed ...

“With well over one million gang members criminally operating in the United States…Terms like ‘occupation’ come to mind.” ...

“According to the most recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 24% of eighth and 12th graders are ‘proficient’ in writing.” ...

“It has published on a range of topics that perhaps seemed controversial to someone at some time (specifically, academics in the early 2020s) but certainly not to the broader culture in 2025.” ...

“Perhaps it is because of my own bias toward [Darryl Cooper as a friend, but the responsibility for such imprecise talk is something I place on [Tucker] Carlson, not on his interview subject.” ...