Monthly Archives: July 2017

Historical Sites along the Maine Coast: Kittery to York

Posted on July 13, 2017 by theamericanplutarch

Kittery, Maine, situated on the northern shores of the Piscataqua River, was a home to seamen and fishermen. Most such men of the salt sea were not well known in their own time and forgotten today. An exception was Lieutenant … Continue reading →

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The Philosophy of Veganism

Posted on July 10, 2017 by theamericanplutarch

I am vegan. Such a statement might immediately arouse suspicions: “Why would a person not eat fast food, hamburgers, chicken nuggets, steak, fish? Isn’t such food what a large part of the American economy is based on? How can a … Continue reading →

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Independence: Disorder in a Democracy

Posted on July 4, 2017 by theamericanplutarch

In today’s day, we are confronted with disorder, almost chaos and anarchy at times. How do we bring order out of a disorderly situation? The concluding years of the American Revolution in the 1780s provides us with an example. The … Continue reading →

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