Dr. Joe Cicala
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Citizen. Educator. drcwrites.com
A stunning summary of a sobering week: December 19, 2025
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December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A stunning summary of a sobering week: December 19, 2025
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This month’s first look back to the four-color world of December, 1965: drcwrites.com/2025/12/16/o...
On Sale in December, 1965 – 1
Peering back each month to some of the comic books that helped nurture my “Sense of Wonder.” Justice League of America #42, February, 1966 © National Periodical Publications (DC) On Sale December 9…
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December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This month’s first look back to the four-color world of December, 1965: drcwrites.com/2025/12/16/o...
A particularly informative and thought-provoking post: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 9, 2025
When G.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A lengthy but nonetheless worthwhile read: open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Land War or Self-Terrorism?
Trump's Likely Next Step
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December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A lengthy but nonetheless worthwhile read: open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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“Somebody Has to Know All This Useless (Stuff)…and It Might as Well Be You.”
December 7, 2025 It may or may not have been a dark and stormy night; the second of those particular attributes escapes my recollection at present. What I can say about a particular Saturday …
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December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Wrapping up my looks back at the comics of November, 1965: drcwrites.com/2025/11/29/o...
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Wrapping up my looks back at the comics of November, 1965: drcwrites.com/2025/11/29/o...
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
How to Negotiate with Russia
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How to Negotiate with Russia
Account for history, law, and above all Ukraine
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November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
How to Negotiate with Russia
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Today’s venture back to the newsstands of “60 Years Ago”: drcwrites.com/2025/11/17/o...
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today’s venture back to the newsstands of “60 Years Ago”: drcwrites.com/2025/11/17/o...
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Looking back today to one of the first “real” books about comics: drcwrites.com/2025/11/11/o...
On Sale in November, 1965 (said Mike*) – 4
Peering back each month to some of the comic books that helped nurture my “Sense of Wonder.” The Great Comic Book Heroes Book © 1965 Jules Feiffer and/or his estate (I believe), initially published…
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November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Looking back today to one of the first “real” books about comics: drcwrites.com/2025/11/11/o...
November, 1965 reminiscences roll along: drcwrites.com/2025/11/08/o...
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
November, 1965 reminiscences roll along: drcwrites.com/2025/11/08/o...
A Voting Day diversion from my memories of “60 Years Ago”: drcwrites.com/2025/11/04/o...
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A Voting Day diversion from my memories of “60 Years Ago”: drcwrites.com/2025/11/04/o...
Sunday thought: How to cope with Trump’s chaos
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Sunday thought: Coping with Trump's chaos
Friends,
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November 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sunday thought: How to cope with Trump’s chaos
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Lotsa “60 Years Ago” comics memories this month. Kicking off with this odd one: drcwrites.com/2025/11/01/o...
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Lotsa “60 Years Ago” comics memories this month. Kicking off with this odd one: drcwrites.com/2025/11/01/o...
Comics, movies, the space race, higher education…what ties all these together? New today: drcwrites.com/2025/10/27/n...
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Comics, movies, the space race, higher education…what ties all these together? New today: drcwrites.com/2025/10/27/n...
The Mamdani Moment
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The Mamdani Moment
And the Future of the Democratic Party
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October 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The Mamdani Moment
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Something Ventured, Lots of Things Gained
October 20, 2025 Developing and tapping into a good network of colleagues and friends can lead to unexpected outcomes. If the old adage “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” is at all true, it’s no st…
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October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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The Other Demonstration on Saturday
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The Other Demonstration on Saturday
Friends,
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October 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Other Demonstration on Saturday
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The Power Map of the Trump Regime
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The Power Map of the Trump Regime
Who really works for whom?
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October 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Power Map of the Trump Regime
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Here’s the first review for The Intentional Life, and from down under, no less! wrdnews.org/the-intentio... So glad to be among the contributors to this worthwhile endeavor.
The Intentional Life: Resilience and Purpose for Young Adults
The Intentional Life by David S. Anderson builds resilience and purpose in young people through daily wisdom and real stories.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Here’s the first review for The Intentional Life, and from down under, no less! wrdnews.org/the-intentio... So glad to be among the contributors to this worthwhile endeavor.
Chilling: “As of 5 PM today, the only news outlet that will be allowed to enter the Pentagon to cover the Department of Defense will be OAN, a far-right, Trump-allied news organization that often spreads conspiracy theories and falsehoods.”
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NEWS: Conservative and Liberal Media Unite to Rebuke Pete Hegseth’s Crackdown on the Press
Mainstream media unites to rebuke Pete Hegseth's crackdown on the press, Trump rages about Time Magazine's photo choice of him, report shows the right to protest is under attack in America, and more
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October 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Chilling: “As of 5 PM today, the only news outlet that will be allowed to enter the Pentagon to cover the Department of Defense will be OAN, a far-right, Trump-allied news organization that often spreads conspiracy theories and falsehoods.”
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Learn more about this very good book - which includes two new essays from me - right here: drcwrites.com/2025/10/13/d...
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Learn more about this very good book - which includes two new essays from me - right here: drcwrites.com/2025/10/13/d...
October 8, 2025
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October 8, 2025
Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
October 8, 2025
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