2015 – Riffs by Bob

GOP vs. The Planet

December 2, 2015/0 Comments/in Politics /by Bob Marshall

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American “Exceptionalism”

November 25, 2015/0 Comments/in Foreign Policy /by Bob Marshall

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How to Deal with ISIS

November 23, 2015/0 Comments/in Foreign Policy /by Bob Marshall

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Man’s Inhumanity

September 4, 2015/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Bob Marshall

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Bernie and The Donald

September 2, 2015/0 Comments/in Politics /by Bob Marshall

[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]Amid all the analysis trying to understand the seemingly inexplicable success in the polls, at least, of Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald […]

Mideast Muddle

August 30, 2015/0 Comments/in Foreign Policy /by Bob Marshall

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The Republicans Debate

August 7, 2015/0 Comments/in Politics /by Bob Marshall

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The Republican Problem

August 6, 2015/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Bob Marshall

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Daily Downer

July 31, 2015/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Bob Marshall

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New York v. Uber

July 24, 2015/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Bob Marshall

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