Category Archives: Society

Fuggeddaboutit – The Disappearing New York Accent

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Russ

A Sign on the Belt Parkway Source: Used with permission of Ed Mooney, Photographer A Regional Dialect is Changing The New York accent, sometimes called the Brooklyn accent or Brooklynese, is fast melding into a general American accent. We are … Continue reading →

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Kirkus Reviews – Justice in America: How it Works – How it Fails

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Russ

The following review of my book, Justice in America: How it Works – How it Fails, is from Kirkus Reviews, an independent book review company from Austin, Texas.  It has also been reviewed quite favorably by many readers. The goddess … Continue reading →

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Artificial Intelligence and Automatic Writing

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Russ

Can this machine write an article without you? Source: By Penarc CC-BY-3.0Via Wikimedia Commons   Automatic Writing – The New Face of Journalism There is a specter haunting the world of writers – the specter of automatic writing. That’s right, an … Continue reading →

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The Plausible Impossible in Fiction Writing

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Russ

Source: By Bubba73 (File:Road Runner decal 2.jpg) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3 Source: By Walt Disney Pictures, Amblin Entertainment  [Public domain], Good fiction writing means crafting a good story. It doesn’t mean that the story should be grounded in reality, only that it be internally … Continue reading →

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How To Make More Time By Changing Your Perception

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Russ

Source: By Albertyanks Albert Jankowski (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons   Yes, You Can Create Time Is it possible to create more time? Yes, it is. Before you laugh and close this page, please read on. What is time? … Continue reading →

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Business Planning—Don’t Avoid It— How to Do It

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Russ

If it’s worth doing, it’s worth planning for Source: Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) The APT Principle: The Business Plan that You Carry in Your Head Amazon Price: $11.42 List Price: $14.95 If You Fail to Plan, You Plan … Continue reading →

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Business Communications – Why a Business Needs a Freelance Writer

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Russ

Business Needs Freelance Writers Source: Gabriël Metsu [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Businesses, large and small, farm out a lot of work. They hire accountants, lawyers, web developers, IT specialists, computer technicians and advertising firms. They hire plumbers, electricians, carpenters and … Continue reading →

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Customer Reviews of Justice in America

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Russ

5.0 out of 5 stars A book on law and justice that non-lawyers can enjoy, December 27, 2011 By John D. White This review is from: Justice in America: How it Works – How it Fails (Paperback) The previous reviews … Continue reading →

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Judges – Should Lawyers Select Them? An Idea To Consider

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Russ

Judges. How do they get their jobs? How to become a judge is a question on the mind of a lot of lawyers.There is an ongoing debate in America about how we select judges. The Missouri Plan, which originated in … Continue reading →

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American Exceptionalism – Do We Want to Become Europeans?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Russ

Liberty seldom disappears in a sudden cataclysm, but erodes over time in small steps, steps that are hardly noticeable because they just become the inevitable fabric of life. A yearning for individual liberty is part of our American DNA, and … Continue reading →

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