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The Failure Of Flight

November 6, 2017 – 10:35 pm

The Wright Brothers achieved flight in 1908 and ever since the military has sought to bring death from above. The Nuiport 23, Sopwith Camel, and Fokker triplane ruled the air over the trenches of the Western Front. In World II the Messerschmitt Bf and dominated the early going, but the Supermarine Spitfire XVI and the […]

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Amtrak Pepsi Crisis

August 2, 2012 – 11:55 pm

Every civilized country in the world subsidizes its rail system, however the USA had decided that the federally-owned railroad must turn a profit in accordance with the rules of capitalism and this year alone Amtrak lost $84.5 million on its food service which charges $2 for a $.50 can of Pepsi. Yesterday a Florida representative […]

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