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V.B. Price has lived in New Mexico since l958, mostly in Albuquerque’s North Valley, writing poetry, journalism and non-fiction. His website is vbprice.com.

No Place Safe in America from Assault Weapons and Other Guns

No Place Safe in America from Assault Weapons and Other Guns

June 6, 2022 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

We may be living in a time that is ripening for the repeal of the Second Amendment, itself.

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Misogyny, Hypocrisy, Originalism and Roe v. Wade

Misogyny, Hypocrisy, Originalism and Roe v. Wade

May 23, 2022 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority are hiding their utter contempt for women behind the absurd, hypocritical and self-contradictory legal philosophy of originalism.

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Wildfire, Wind, Warming, Mora and Las Vegas

Wildfire, Wind, Warming, Mora and Las Vegas

May 9, 2022 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

A calamitous reality brought on by those who’ve denied that human-made climate change is real.

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Six Deadly Sins of the Modern World

Six Deadly Sins of the Modern World

April 25, 2022 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

A full range of oppression is coming to dominate the social climate of our times.

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Showing Up and Reinvigorating the Idealist Within

Showing Up and Reinvigorating the Idealist Within

April 11, 2022 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

We need to clean the barnacles of cynicism and weariness off our deepest convictions.

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Hesitance, Procrastination, the Slow Poison of Waiting To See

Hesitance, Procrastination, the Slow Poison of Waiting To See

March 28, 2022 By V.B. Price 2 Comments

Political solipsism has dehydrated our political will.

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The Ukraine, Trump, Climate Change And Crime on the Streets

The Ukraine, Trump, Climate Change And Crime on the Streets

March 13, 2022 By V.B. Price 5 Comments

To counter the despair, we must pay more attention to the needs of our immediate surroundings.

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