Dick Baynton

STUART REVERCOMB: We Will Greatly Miss The Indefatigable Dick Baynton

EDITOR'S UPDATE: Three days after sending the note that follows (March 17 - his last communication with us) Dick passed away while awaiting the possible surgery he mentions below. Per...

DICK BAYNTON: March Public Service Announcements

Following are two public service announcements that were forwarded to members of the ‘Big Lick...

DICK BAYNTON: Healthcare U.S.A.

The total cost of healthcare in the US was about 18% of GDP in 2019;...

DICK BAYNTON: Life and Death In Idlib Province, Syria

Syria, about the size of North Dakota with a population of about 17 million people...

DICK BAYNTON: Political Sophistry

Recently I heard one of the current band of presidential candidates whine that he had...

DICK BAYNTON: States Rights (And Wrongs)

Amendments IX and X (9 & 10) are similar in limiting Constitutional rights by Federal and State government and by the people. Both of...

DICK BAYNTON: From Riches to Refugees

As we have all noticed some Democratic candidates for the presidency of our country are advocating a sharp turn toward socialism. Socialism is the...

DICK BAYNTON: The Decline of Patriotism

It was troubling to read that a Gallup poll taken in 2018 showed that poll participants who were ‘extremely proud’ to be a citizen...

DICK BAYNTON: Déjà Vu All Over Again

The Olympic Games have been staged every four years since 1896. Beginning in Athens, Greece, the first competition featured participation by 14 nations; the...

DICK BAYNTON: David Wiley’s Great Gift of Music

The greatest gift of ‘humankind’ is the birth of a child. Even though those who are agnostic or atheist and don’t believe in God...

DICK BAYNTON: From Bondage to Bondage

We have seen and read the steps from bondage back to bondage by various skeptics, experts, political scientists and commentators; here’s a recent list:...