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Video: An Intelligent Conversation (What is Libertarian Socialism?)

Posted by on Mar 3, 2021 in Blog, Politics, Video 1 | 0 comments

 

 

Nolan Dalla and Matt Lessinger host a freewheeling discussion on the idea of LIBERTARIAN SOCIALISM, which sounds like a contradiction.

Guests included Greg Raymer, the 2004 world poker champion and a longtime libertarian who was once floated as a vice presidential candidate within the Libertarian Party.

Joining is Joe Stapleton, a stand-up comedian and television personality who is well known for his outlier views, humor, and sharp-tongued wit. Joe was a vice-presidential candidate once, but nobody knew about it.

The discussion runs for a little more than an hour. Here’s the start of a new movement. Recorded on Zoom on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021.

Background information HERE

Libertarian Socialism on Facebook HERE

Our idea was to laugh, learn, and have an intelligent conversation.

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On Discrimination Against Atheists and Atheism

Posted by on Mar 2, 2021 in Blog, Politics | 1 comment

 

 

Opportunities are rare when we are able to see, hear, and read atheists speaking about atheism in mainstream media.  Yet, religious figures and granted extraordinary access and time to mass media, almost always without opposition.

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Best Gambling Movies #22 (29th Street)

Posted by on Mar 2, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 1 comment

 

 

My writing series, “Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #22 — “29th Street,” described as a crossover between “Goodfellas” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Title and Year:  29th Street (1991)   

Director:  George Gallo 

Actors:  Anthony LaPaglia, Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan, Robert Forster

Synopsis:  A stereotypical Italian-American family is turned upside down on the eve of the first-ever New York State Lottery drawing when the aloof son believes he holds the winning ticket.

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What Book Had the Most Significant Impact on Your Life?

Posted by on Feb 28, 2021 in Blog, Book Reviews, Personal, Politics | 8 comments

 

 

Name the book that has the most significant impact on your life and explain why.  This is the latest Facebook discussion I’ve posted on Facebook, part of my “An Unconventional Convention” series.

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Worst Gambling Movies #23 (The Cooler)

Posted by on Feb 27, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 5 comments

 

 

My writing series, “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #23 — “The Cooler.”

Title and Year:  The Cooler (2003)   

Director:  Wayne Kramer

Actors:  William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin  

Synopsis:  A loser goes to work for a casino mobster and gets assigned to jinx the hot gamblers, but then he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and trouble ensues.   

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Best Gambling Movies #23 (Molly’s Game)

Posted by on Feb 25, 2021 in Blog, General Poker, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

 

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My new writing series, “Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #23 — “Molly’s Game”

Title and Year:  Molly’s Game (2017)  

Director:  Aaron Sorkin

Actors:  Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner

Synopsis:  An ambitious and opportunistic young woman runs illegal high-stakes poker games and becomes increasingly absorbed in scandal and danger.

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Worst Gambling Movies #24 (The Big Town)

Posted by on Feb 24, 2021 in Blog, Movie Reviews | 0 comments

 

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Continuing with my new writing series, “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time,” here’s my choice for #24. 

Title and Year:  The Big Town (1987)

Director(s):  Harold Becker / Ben Bolt

Actors:  Matt DillonDiane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones

Synopsis:  A small-town “professional dice shooter” arrives in Chicago, plays craps for a living, and somehow never loses.    

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