I’ve been thinking about the various wars in the Middle East that the United States has started in the 21st century. Somehow, it never works out well.<\/p>\n
Recently these thoughts inspired me to start working on a Musical about this recent chapter in our nation’s history. I even started writing some cool songs for it. The working title was “Between Iraq and a Hard Place”.<\/p>\n
But then somebody warned me that some people might take offense. I was gently reminded that since the last year or so, free speech in this country is not what it used to be.<\/p>\n
Noted. Maybe my musical will need to wait for a saner political climate, when the First Amendment will once again be considered sacred and inviolable. You know, like the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n
Oh wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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