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Self-Hauntings

by Francis Porretto Politicians are people who desire power over others, whether they sincerely seek to serve the public, or believe themselves worthy of it, or are simply pursuing their own interests by political means. In the overwhelmingly most common … Continue reading

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Francis Porretto: The New Paradigm

[Up for a little more Freedom Fiction, Gentle Reader? This one is mine. — FWP.]   Less than half a second after the alarm light flashed on his intercom panel, Integral Security Services commander and CEO Kevin Conway surged out from … Continue reading

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Where Is Our Good Character – Continued by Francis Porretto

Character can be variously interpreted, but among American men, it’s traditionally been held to comprise an interlocking set of personal virtues: Honesty, Responsibility, Justice, Courage. Those virtues are at the heart of the American mythos: our notions about what we are as … Continue reading

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