Martin Levinson
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Martin Levinson

Show BioHide BioMartin H. Levinson is the author of nine books and numerous articles, plays, and poems on various subjects. He is a member of the Authors Guild, National Book Critics Circle, and the book review editor for ETC: A Review of General Semantics. His website can be accessed at martinlevinson.com.

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The Wisdom of the Crowd

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By Martin H. Levinson If two heads are better than one, then four heads would be better than two, eight better than four, and so on with regard to getting lots of heads together to come up with smart solutions. It is wondrous to behold the wisdom that can eman... More »

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It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere

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By Martin H. Levinson Everyone likes Happy Hour with its cheap drinks, free appetizers, and the opportunity it provides to socialize with friends and associates. But the label is kind of boring and does not consider specific motivations that might draw people ... More »

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Lunch with the American People

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  Yesterday I had lunch with the American people. I had wanted to speak with them for the longest time, as they are a prominent group of individuals often mentioned by politicians on TV news programs. I met the people at a diner near where I live. I order... More »

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New Student Orientation—Safe Space University

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By Martin H. Levinson Welcome to Safe Space University, an institution of higher learning where you are free to express yourself without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or challenged on account of biological sex, race-ethnicity, sexual ori... More »

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Polemius and Melancholia

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By Martin H. Levinson Melancholia was the daughter of Polemius, the God of Adhesives, and Daphne, the Goddess of Grape Juice. She was the offspring of an unhappy union, for when she was a babe she was glued to her highchair by her father who then struck her mo... More »

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What the F*ck

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By Martin H. Levinson Fuck this Fuck that Fuck no Fuck yeah Fuck you Fuck me Fuck him Fuck her Fucked up Fuck off He’s fucked She’s fucked Holy fuck Mind fuck Stupid fuck Silly fuck Dumb fuck Clusterfuck Bumfuck Fuckhead Fuckface Fuckass Fuckbag Fuckwad... More »

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Only Connect: In Defense of Facebook

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By Martin H. Levinson Had Facebook been around during the time of the Crusades, at the start of the American Revolution, or right before World War II those events would not have happened because Facebook is about building community and bringing the world close... More »

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Word Up!

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By Martin H. Levinson From the Boston Tea Party to the 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, Americans have always been partisan and overblown in their emotions. Some have explained this by saying that it is in our genes and our cultural DNA to not get along wi... More »

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Fifty Shades of Green

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by Martin H. Levinson Driving home with her in his limited-edition onyx-black Bentley Mulliner Bacalar, with its signature 6.0 liter, W12 turbocharged engine that can deliver 650 horsepower and 664 pound-feet, he felt confident things would go well in the bedr... More »

Breaking and Entering Tourism

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By Martin H. Levinson Commenting on the January 2021 Capitol break-in, Georgia Representative Andrew Clyde (R) said, “If you didn’t know the TV footage was a video from January 6th, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.” He ... More »

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