Timothy Ashby History Novels

Boston Marathon Terror Attack – Forewarned But Not Forearmed

TAdmin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:35:51 +0000

All civilized people were outraged by the terrorist attack during the Boston Marathon on April 15. My readers have noted some similarities between the fictional terrorists in mynovel TIME FALL and the ethnic Chechen brothers who slaughtered and maimed so many innocents. I was asked if characters and events in the book – including the [...]

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The Value Added Tax is Coming to America

TAdmin — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:43:52 +0000

Regardless of who wins the White House next week, taxes will go up. I hate to admit it, but the only way to reduce the US deficit is to raise taxes. We’ll never grow our way out of themorass, and severe austerity will only generate more economic misery while merely chipping away at the problem [...]

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Teddy Roosevelt’s “Socialist” Party Platform

TAdmin — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:56:45 +0000

With the Republican Convention in full swing this week, it’s worth taking a look at the third party platform of President Theodore Roosevelt, a GOP icon (“I love Teddy Roosevelt,” says Mitt Romney. ”Anybody who says ‘Bully’ is a friend of mine.“) The formerpresident founded the Progressive Party (aka Bull Moose Party) because he was disappointed [...]

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OBAMACARE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FRENCH HEALTH CARE MODEL

TAdmin — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:09:48 +0000

I don’t often agree with former members of the George W. Bush regime. Although I served as a senior political appointee in the Reagan and “Papa” Bush administrations, I believe that “W” didmore long-term damage to the USA than any president in history. However, I largely agree with a recent op-ed by David Frum, a [...]

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US Must Fund Vocational Training Programs to Deal With Youth Unemployment

TAdmin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:16:21 +0000

My daughter will return to the UK – her birthplace – next month to start a 5-year professional degree program in Materials Chemistry at the University of St. Andrews. Shemade a wise choice. I believe that college is a bad investment unless your child is majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Otherwise they can [...]

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