At Length

After the Debates Are Over

Does America still understand the concept of enlightened self interest? By James Preston Allen, Publisher It is quite curious how…

13 years ago

https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/category/news/at_length/Screams From the Balcony of the Irate Right

Every Four Years the Bolts Seem to Come off the Wheels of the Republican Go-cart By James Preston Allen, Publisher…

13 years ago

Was President John Adams a Closet Socialist?

Forbes Magazine article reveals first national health care act passed in 1798 By James Preston Allen, Publisher These days the…

13 years ago

The Problem of Fixing L.A.

The sidewalk repairs are a classic example of our dysfunction as a city By James Preston Allen, Publisher Every time…

13 years ago

Leaping Into the Future: Tony Scott’s last leap, Akin’s fall from disgrace and the conspiracy of lemmings

The Tony Scott suicide is probably the best bad news attributed to San Pedro in a very long time. We’ve finally…

13 years ago

Remembering Our Future, Imagining our Past

By James Preston Allen, Publisher I have been thinking lately about the number of people I run into who don't…

13 years ago

Trouble in Fantasy Land–When the dream machine collides with reality

By James Preston Allen, Publisher There is trouble brewing just down the street from the Magic Kingdom, “the happiest place…

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Deficits and Democracy–The fallacy of balanced budgets

By James Preston Allen There has been a grand display of hand wringing lately about deficit spending. So much so, that three…

13 years ago

Rediscovering San Pedro From the Outside In

By James Preston Allen, Publisher From Joseph Wambaugh's new police thriller, Harbor Nocturne, about a recovering Croatian longshoreman who falls…

13 years ago

Five Days of Celebration– Can we stand having another holiday?

By James Preston Allen, Publisher By all appearances, this coming July 4thcelebration is ramping up to be one of somewhat…

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