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: A Microcosm of Globalism
First, let’s start with definitions of ‘globalism’ and ‘globalization.’ In my humble opinion, ‘globalism’ is a dream of fantasy where all citizens of the...
DICK BAYNTON: Identity Politics
Current philosophy of winning elections, gaining power and control is the dogma of ‘identity politics’ that arises by telling people and groups that they...
DICK BAYNTON: Civics & Civility
Here are some startling statistics about civics in the USA. A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 26% of citizens...
DICK BAYNTON: Does Liberalism Equal Anarchy?
In case you haven’t read or heard about it many of the streets of San Francisco are strewn with human waste, dirty injection needles,...
DICK BAYNTON: The USA: World’s Largest Debtor and Largest Donor
Budgets are highly important in our lives and the two most important items to be budgeted are ‘time’ and ‘financial resources and responsibilities.’ Other...
DICK BAYNTON: The Modern Florence Nightingale
The original Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy on May 20th, 1820 of British parents and died on August 13, 1910 in Mayfair,...