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: Your Vote Could Stop Our Downward Spiral

On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, we will vote for candidates for President of the United States. The winner becomes President, Commander-in-Chief and Chief Executive...

DICK BAYNTON: The Decline and Destruction of Morality

Recent revelations about Donald Trump suggest that he has used filthy language, sexual provocation and ‘octopus’ groping of women during past years. These are...

DICK BAYNTON: The Incompatibility of Liberty and Tyranny

As a guest on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program about a month ago, Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, was being interviewed by Mike...

DICK BAYNTON: The Government Numbers Game

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor has released its monthly report of the employment/unemployment situation for September 2016. Forecasters...

DICK BAYNTON: What A Difference A Day Makes

During the early morning hours of November 9, 2016, tears were moistening the eyes and rolling down the cheeks of the backers of one...

DICK BAYNTON: Will the Trap be Disabled?

Fellow travelers, we are being led into a trap. Seriously, the trap is set and we are stumbling right into it. This is no...