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: The Folly of Superficial Solutions
Many hold the National Rifle Association, a private organization, accountable for the proliferation of guns that kill people. Should we also hold the American...
DICK BAYNTON: Political Discourse has Become Digression and Distortion
Over the past few months I have read comments in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet suggesting that Republicans lack "moral integrity." The various...
DICK BAYNTON: The Dimensions of Deception
Recently the front pages of newspapers, TV screens, radio news reports and talk programs have been immersed in the surprise information that $400 million...
DICK BAYNTON: A New Standard for Crony Capitalism
There’s a good chance that many of us have heard of "crony capitalism.’" There’s about an equal chance that some of us have read about...
DICK BAYNTON: The Folly of Superficial Solutions Part II
Those who prosper from murders are the companies that make bullets, guns and holsters, ambulance providers and funeral directors. In some cases, when the...
DICK BAYNTON: Surplus & Obsolete: The U.S. Department of Education
A recent report stated that about half of college graduates work in occupations that don’t require a college degree. Corporate presidents almost certainly have...