Reading that editorial put me very much in mind of a song, "The Ballad of the Sandman", by Mike Agranoff.

I found a place on the internet where you can listen to it. It will take a bit of fiddling to get to it, but it is well worth the trouble!

Go here , then do a search for the word "Sandman". that will give you a link to a one-hour radio show recording. Go 44 minutes in and listen...

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