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Shepherdstown 2012 and the Rise of the Rolling Premiere

Posted on February 1, 2013, 11:19 pm, by Jack L. B. Gohn, under The Close Up, Theater Reviews and Commentary.

Theater Reviews Page | Previous Theater Review | Next Theater Review Shepherdstown 2012 and the Rise of the Rolling Premiere Published in the Hopkins Review, Winter 2013, New Series 6.1 Take a healthy organism, deny it the environment in which it grows, and it may seek a new environment and new ways of propagating. Serious American theater […]

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A Slap in the Face? Really?

Posted on December 2, 2012, 8:12 pm, by Jack L. B. Gohn, under The Big Picture.

The rule of law is a fine thing, when it’s not stupid law. Amnesty would eliminate one kind of stupidity. And my law-abiding ancestors would take no offense at modern immigrants getting the same deal (show up and come in) as they did.

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Unforgivable Laws

Posted on February 27, 2004, 6:22 pm, by Jack L. B. Gohn, under The Big Picture.

Laws that give law a bad name. They do not and cannot bind the conscience. The only problem: Everyone has his/her own list of unforgivable laws.

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