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Post No. 51: Applying Power for Peace
This Post is a repeat of the February 2025 martinsblogs Post No. 41 of the same title. I am repeating information from this post because it is relevant to recent events related to the Gaza peace process. In this post from February, I suggested the key to peace in Gaza centers on getting active involvement by the surrounding Arab nations, and in neutralizing Iran. The Administration has done just this in getting to phase one of the peace process. If y0u like what I said h
Martin Sullivan
Oct 154 min read
Post No. 50a: Audio/Video of "The Atheist"
Listen to the Short Story, "The Atheist", an exploration of belief, disbelief and marital relations.
Martin Sullivan
Oct 81 min read
Post No. 50: THE ATHEIST, A Short Story
Wednesday was Sarah’s long day. She normally worked from home but every Wednesday she took the train into the city for in-person meetings...
Martin Sullivan
Oct 812 min read
Post No. 49: Policy Conversations
Opinion writers on the left and the right have recently voiced that we should be able to have civil discussions among citizens. Even...
Martin Sullivan
Sep 238 min read
Post 48: The Simulation, A Short Story
Robert Roboski was enjoying his ride home as he crossed over a river listening to his favorite podcaster. As the podcast played, Robert...
Martin Sullivan
Aug 125 min read
Post No. 47: Generation Z and the Baby Boomers: An Economic Contrast
This post explores the economicx contrast between Generation Z (born 1997-2012) and the Baby Boom generation (born 1946-1964). It...
Martin Sullivan
Jul 244 min read
Post No. 46: "Turn the Other Cheek"
Jesus’ Radical Message What is more important, “If someone hurts you, hurt them back” or “Treat others the way you want to be treated”. ...
Martin Sullivan
Jun 294 min read
Post No. 45: Capitalism and Its Discontents
INTRODUCTION I was stimulated to write this blog by the May 17, 2025 car bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. The...
Martin Sullivan
Jun 1012 min read
Post No. 44: Peace and War
Yesterday, May 4, was fifty-five years since the killings of student protesters against the Vietnam war at Kent State University in Ohio....
Martin Sullivan
May 65 min read
Post No. 43: Alien Abduction: A Short Story
This is the story of Gregory Gotchia. G. Gotchia always had difficulty enjoying the mundane things in life. He often had things in mind...
Martin Sullivan
Mar 277 min read
Post No. 42: Selma, Alabama: An Example of "Racist Inaction"
On March 7, 1965 civil rights marchers were brutally attacked by State Troopers as they sat and prayed on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in...
Martin Sullivan
Mar 117 min read
Post No. 41: Applying Power for Peace: A Plea to American Citizens
A poem to start this post: Sometimes my heart aches When I gaze across the sea At death and destruction That doesn’t need to be You say...
Martin Sullivan
Feb 196 min read
Post No. 40: China and the U.S.: A Way Forward: Pervasive Peace and Prosperity
In Part One we explored whether humans are naturally violent and, if this were the case, there is not a lot we can do to prevent eventual...
Martin Sullivan
Feb 411 min read
Post No. 39: China and the U.S.: Part One: Are Humans Naturally Violent?
Post No. 39: China and the U.S.: Part One Are Humans Naturally Violent? The issue of China and its massive economic and military strength...
Martin Sullivan
Jan 65 min read
Post No. 38: A Christmas Poem
Note: This post is not political nor is it meant to be about Religion. It’s about Jesus the man, his example and insights. And it is...
Martin Sullivan
Dec 19, 20241 min read
Post No. 37: Attention
During these times when people are experiencing anxiety (on one side) and exuberance (on the other), perhaps it is timely to investigate...
Martin Sullivan
Dec 3, 20244 min read
POST NO. 36: WHAT WE MIGHT LEARN FROM TWO PAST PRESIDENTS
This post is about policies from two past presidents, and what we might learn from them today. The scribblings in this post may or may...
Martin Sullivan
Nov 2, 20248 min read
Post No. 35 IMAGINE
Have you ever imagined what you might want to see in an improved human society? Many of us see things we don’t like and wonder how it...
Martin Sullivan
Aug 29, 202414 min read
Post No. 34: The Origins of American Democracy
With all the talk from both the left and the right about American democracy being at risk, perhaps it is timely to investigate the...
Martin Sullivan
Jun 20, 20247 min read