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About Anonymous Alcoholism: Notes on the Cultocracy
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Kevin M. Patten 2017-01-18 01:00
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR Lest I be accused of throwing every problematic drinker under the bus, let’s get the boringly obvious out of the way: There’s no doubt that the institution of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped a few people overcome their addiction. But I find it refreshing that after decades of monopolistic influence on the courts and rehabs, AA is finally...
Clintonism, Unplugged
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Kevin M. Patten 2016-10-30 21:44
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR “Yes, that is what I would have said, and because there is no cosmic point to the life that each of us perceives on this distant bit of dust at galaxy’s edge, all the more reason for us to maintain in proper balance what we have here. Because there is nothing else. Nothing. This is it. And quite enough, all in all.” ~ Gore Vidal,...
Trump in Anaheim
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Kevin M. Patten 2016-06-30 06:26
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR It was only a few weeks ago that I finally made up my mind about the candidacy of Donald J. Trump. Since a third partier would not become the 45th POTUS, I must again renew the dreadful philosophical subscription of “lesser evilism.” This doesn’t mean that I would be voting for him; sitting the election out is, as Konkin maintains,...
The Aborted Fetus of American Fascism?
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Kevin M. Patten 2016-05-07 15:37
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR As of late April, the remnants of an enthralling legend still stand within the hills of Pacific Palisades. Down here, some seventy years ago, a potential Fascist headquarters was being cultivated for the day that Adolf Hitler announced victory in World War Two. Afterwards, the Third Reich would make its way across the ocean to the shores of Los Angeles...
SPECTRE: Not Scarier Than the Newspapers
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Kevin M. Patten 2015-12-17 08:43
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR Spoilers. The newest 007 film is, all and all, a dud. Putting the summation first: It’s predicable, uninspired, disjointed. It sets itself up for real potential by attempting to give the secret agent a genuine backstory, and then fails miserably without much effort. It brings in supernova-sized casting, and then wastes the talent. It teases us...
When the Sunshine State(s) Said 'Cut'
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Kevin M. Patten 2015-01-29 09:13
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR “There’s no reason it should not go through,” Mr. Jeffrey Gillen had said. Gillen is a judge in the 15th Division of the state of Florida. That man-in-a-magic-robe was about to swing down his papier-mâché gavel and devastate some important considerations for both autonomy and human rights. In May, he ruled in favor of a...
A Pleasantly Filled Dungeon in My Back Yard
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Kevin M. Patten 2014-07-03 07:52
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { }“This ain't no place for no hero. This ain't no place for no better man. This ain't no place for no hero To call "home." ~ The Heavy, Short Change Hero It’s been now, for me, more than five years of freedom; and eight years since I first experienced the Los Angeles county jail...
Cancerfornia: A Letter to the Golden State
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Kevin M. Patten 2014-06-27 07:33
Column by Kevin Patten. Published in late 2009 There is a cancer growing inside the State of California. It is crushing the social stability of our counties and destroying the lives of thousands. The mass media has lied to you, saying it is in your best interest. But do not be deceived by this creature, for it is our own prison system – The California Department of Corrections and...
An Urgent Plea to Cliven Bundy
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Kevin M. Patten 2014-04-29 08:40
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { }Mr. Bundy, You have given the country a rare opportunity, sir. Until very recently, the issue that drew both the ire of statists and the camaraderie of American patriots was your land dispute with the federal government. They were central questions that were asked at the dawn of our Republic, and needed a much...
A Pleasantly Filled Dungeon in My Backyard: A Police State Update, Part I
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Kevin M. Patten 2014-04-24 08:04
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR In existence, not 30 miles from my place of residence, is a modern day dungeon. For no mistake can be made in saying that the Los Angeles County Jail is an exemplary comparison of such in 21st Century America. On the 2200 floor, where I was recently housed for just over a week, a 24 hour lockdown was in effect; there was no mentionable selection of...
Against the Cutlery Culture: A Few Questions Worth Asking
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Kevin M. Patten 2014-02-07 01:00
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR While appearing on William F. Buckley’s Firing Line in 1969, the already renowned linguist and anti-war critic Noam Chomsky told a nationwide audience that there was no longer any debate on the Vietnam War. In his view, no question remained that the United States was the ultra-violent aggressor against an innocent people, and that our government...
A Personal Reflection of Proposition 19's Failure: How I Could Have Become a Victim of Section 4
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Kevin M. Patten 2013-11-05 09:01
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR Ever since reading Section 4 of the measure, the mandatory criminalization that, for some reason, had to come with legalization, I had been on edge, and on guard. I now think my suspicions had merit. In the immediate morning following proposition 19's defeat, I, a fearless cannabis reporter, found myself in a situation where a real-life nightmare...
Montel Williams: An Advocate
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Kevin M. Patten 2013-10-08 08:37
Column by Kevin M. Patten. P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }NOTE: Originally written just prior to Prop 19 in California Montel Williams means business. He always has. His popular syndicated TV show which ran for 17 years was more or less the last real talk show in which he used his voice to connect real issues and real insight to an attentive public. There were no continual episodes in which loose...
The Pendulum Swings
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Kevin M. Patten 2013-10-04 08:14
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR There always seems to be a fine line between those who are praised and those who are condemned. Circumstances and rationalizations play a vital part in deciding who will be considered “heroes” and who will go down in history as bloodthirsty monsters. Usually when this happens, the morals that were supposed to be held so close to our hearts...
RE: To Those Watching Piers Morgan
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Kevin M. Patten 2013-07-31 08:12
Column by Kevin M. Patten. “The same persons who tell us one breath, that the power of the federal government will be despotic and unlimited, inform us in the next, that it has not authority sufficient even to call out the POSSE COMITATUS. The latter, unfortunately, is as much short of the truth as the former exceeds it.” ~ Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist #29 The massacres in...
The Zimmerman Spectacle Showcases a Racist System and a Hypocritical Support Base for Trayvon Martin
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Kevin M. Patten 2013-07-15 08:45
Column by new Root Striker Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR Now that the inevitable and unsurprising acquittal of George Zimmerman has been handed down, scores of angry citizens will be asking, “What’s next?” It should at some point cross the minds of those rioting in Oakland and those currently “taking the freeway” in Los Angeles – the same activists who are...
Against the Cutlery Culture: A Few Questions Worth Asking
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Kevin M. Patten 2014-02-07 01:00
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR While appearing on William F. Buckley’s Firing Line in 1969, the already renowned linguist and anti-war critic Noam Chomsky told a nationwide audience that there was no longer any debate on the Vietnam War. In his view, no question remained that the United States was the ultra-violent aggressor against an innocent people, and that our government...
SPECTRE: Not Scarier Than the Newspapers
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Kevin M. Patten 2015-12-17 08:43
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR Spoilers. The newest 007 film is, all and all, a dud. Putting the summation first: It’s predicable, uninspired, disjointed. It sets itself up for real potential by attempting to give the secret agent a genuine backstory, and then fails miserably without much effort. It brings in supernova-sized casting, and then wastes the talent. It teases us...
When the Sunshine State(s) Said 'Cut'
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Kevin M. Patten 2015-01-29 09:13
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR “There’s no reason it should not go through,” Mr. Jeffrey Gillen had said. Gillen is a judge in the 15th Division of the state of Florida. That man-in-a-magic-robe was about to swing down his papier-mâché gavel and devastate some important considerations for both autonomy and human rights. In May, he ruled in favor of a...
About Anonymous Alcoholism: Notes on the Cultocracy
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Kevin M. Patten 2017-01-18 01:00
Column by Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR Lest I be accused of throwing every problematic drinker under the bus, let’s get the boringly obvious out of the way: There’s no doubt that the institution of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped a few people overcome their addiction. But I find it refreshing that after decades of monopolistic influence on the courts and rehabs, AA is finally...
The Zimmerman Spectacle Showcases a Racist System and a Hypocritical Support Base for Trayvon Martin
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Kevin M. Patten 2013-07-15 08:45
Column by new Root Striker Kevin M. Patten. Exclusive to STR Now that the inevitable and unsurprising acquittal of George Zimmerman has been handed down, scores of angry citizens will be asking, “What’s next?” It should at some point cross the minds of those rioting in Oakland and those currently “taking the freeway” in Los Angeles – the same activists who are...

 

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