Author Archives: Aya Katz

About Aya Katz

Aya Katz is the administrator of Pubwages. When she is not busy administering, she sometimes also writes posts like a regular user.

The Definition of Treason Under American Law

Recently, political disputants and the mainstream media have taken to calling people who disagree with government officials and government mandates traitors. Traitors would be people who commit treason, a very serious crime. But under the United States constitution treason is … Continue reading

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A Letter from Amnon Katz to the Canaanites

Recently I visited my mother, and she gave me a copy of an old letter my father sent to the Canaanite leadership in January of 1978. My father died on October 3, 2000. Most of the Canaanite leaders were much … Continue reading

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Triggered! Why You Have Not Seen a Libertarian Musical Yet!

  Have you been wondering: Why are all the musicals I have ever seen pandering to statists? Why isn’t there a libertarian musical? One reason might be that the funding for theater productions nowadays all comes from 501 (c) (3) … Continue reading

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Comparing Autism Spectrum Disorder with Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by impairment of automated social skills. Narcissism is a personality disorder characterized by socially inappropriate behavior. Because both seem to involve a focus on the self and a deficit in the ability to perspective … Continue reading

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Inverted-A Horn Poetry Submission Guidelines

How We Judge Metrical Poetry: Inverted-A Horn Submissions Guidelines The Inverted-A Horn Masthead How can you tell if something is good? In the case of poetry, aren’t all standards of evaluation strictly subjective? Don’t we all tend to think that … Continue reading

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Democracy in Business is Socialism

“At Vanguard, you’re more than just an investor. You’re an owner.” This is the credo of one of the biggest investment companies in the world. While many people find the slogan reassuring, it is actually quite alarming to anyone who … Continue reading

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A Review of “Read Cursive Fast” by Kate Gladstone

Many people are not good at writing in cursive, but they have no trouble reading it when it is shown to them. Others cannot even make out anything written in cursive. This can be a practical problem, whether it is … Continue reading

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Painting Autumn Interlude: A Portrait of Two

For Christmas this year I painted a portrait of my daughter and her boyfriend. Though the portrait was in color in acrylics, I started with the black lines only. The black line version looks considerably different from the finished painting, … Continue reading

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Review of Mr. Sunshine, a Korean Historical Drama

Back in my early years, I had a plan to unite all the fandoms I was a part of, including the Trekkies and the Republicans, the libertarians and the filkers, and even the B7 fans, so we could all save … Continue reading

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How to Teach Art to Students with Poor Hand-Eye Coordination

In the United States the public school system is geared to help students of average intelligence, but above average hand eye coordination. In Israel, at the time when I was in kindergarten, the system was geared toward students with above … Continue reading

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