by Jim | Jan 9, 2023 | Essays
The Dark Side of the Moon series is a chronological collection of observations on social, political and occasionally even personal subjects. Each volume provides food for thought, and Freeman encourages readers to cut into them – use and abuse these books,...
by Jim | Jan 9, 2023 | Essays
Jim Freeman’s views of American politics are salted with irony and lightly peppered by humor, a relief from the unending rants of the far left or far right and reasonably balanced by common sense. They’re here as Freeman wrote and published them at the time, unedited...
by Jim | Jan 9, 2023 | Essays
Mark Twain said “Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” In this five-volume series, Jim Freeman uncovers that dark side and strives to shine light on it. 2006 was possibly the most pivotal year of the decade, with the wheels...
by Jim | Jan 9, 2023 | Essays
Volume 2 of The Dark Side of the Moon moves from Howard Dean’s ‘excellent chance of becoming the next president of the United States’ to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the evisceration of Medicaid and the exposure of the Jack Abramoff scandal. But what else was...
by Jim | Jan 7, 2023 | Essays
In the last ten years the American political scene has changed so much that the events of the early 2000s can seem like ancient history. Who can still remember that far back? Let Jim Freeman be your expert witness. Writing from his home in Prague, the author’s...