{"product_id":"pondering-pogos-enemy-one-op-ed-at-a-time-paperback","title":"Pondering Pogo's Enemy: One Op-Ed at a Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerb Van Fleet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs of July, 2016, I have had 50 op-ed columns published in the Joplin Globe, Joplin, Missouri, which began in 2009. Given that volume of material, I had, in effect, written a book. The question then became one of selecting which op-eds to include. After making the selections, I found that they could be divided into five categories: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Economic Issues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Governance and Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- National Security\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Political Issues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Social Issues\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegardless of the category, each of the Op-Eds here is my own reflection on certain aspects of our social institutions and culture. But the opinions, of course, came from my own worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the writing progressed and with the subject matter sometimes pointing to the stupid stuff people do, I often thought of the famous Pogo declaration, \"We have met the enemy and he is us.\" Then the wheels started turning in my meager brain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy pondering, contemplating, mulling, and cogitating about the human condition and expressing the same through a series of Op-Ed's seemed to make sense. So, in keeping with this theme, I titled the book, \"Pondering Pogo's Enemy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI have selected some of what I think are the more interesting, diverse, and sometimes controversial of my commentaries to include here. Some of these appear as they were originally published. A number of others were expanded and revised as I had time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere I could, I added a few quotations pertinent to the topic that were not in the original piece to underscore and emphasize my point. I also added references as needed to identify the sources for the material that were not published due to restrictions on the word-count permitted by the Globe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf course, most of the commentary here is time-dependent and things will have likely changed by the time this book is read. There are statistics, for example, that were current at the time of the writing, but have not been updated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonetheless, I hope the reader can just enjoy seeing another point of view. I hope, too, that these writings may also provide ideas for essays, or for research, or even for use in an op-ed or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47902684184797,"sku":"9781532317606","price":22.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/NVdaQq5XqO9781532317606.webp?v=1778436014","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/pondering-pogos-enemy-one-op-ed-at-a-time-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}