Friday, April 27, 2018

TGIF: Trump and Syria

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Let's face it: no one knows what Donald Trumps really wants to do in Syria. On a couple of occasions he's said he intends to withdra...
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Sunday, April 15, 2018

Thomas Szasz: An Appreciation

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Thomas Szasz (sass), the most underrated libertarian in modern times, was born this day in 1920 in Budapest, Hungary. He came to the U....
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Saturday, April 14, 2018

It Can't Be Said Too Often

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When men hire themselves out to shoot other men to order, asking nothing about the justice of their cause, I don’t care if they are shot th...
Friday, April 13, 2018

TGIF: The Dangerous Deficit in Trade Understanding

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I was chatting with my tobacconist the other day -- I have no rabbi, no priest, no minister, no imam, no chiropractor, and no lawyer, but I...
Thursday, April 12, 2018

And the Award for the Worst Puppeteer Ever Goes to ...

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Vladimir Putin .
Friday, April 06, 2018

TGIF: Who's Afraid of Russian Propaganda?

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If the reader will indulge me, I want to relate some further thoughts about the concern over Russia and the American political system. For ...
Friday, March 30, 2018

TGIF: Cambridge Analytica -- Bogey of the Week

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The panic over Cambridge Analytica looks like an acknowledgment that Russiagate is a losing horse.  CA is the latest excuse for Hillary C...
Friday, March 23, 2018

TGIF: The Iraq Invasion after 15 Years

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On the 10th anniversary of the U.S. government's criminal, catastrophic, and still-to-this-day consequential war against Iraq in March ...
Saturday, March 17, 2018

The Presumption of Innocence: Not Just for the Courtroom

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Journalist Peter Hitchens wrote the following in the connection with the events in Salisbury, England, involving a former Russian double ag...
Friday, March 16, 2018

TGIF: Economic Nationalism: Elitism in Populist Clothing

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My old friend and former  American Conservative  editor Dan McCarthy  gets it all wrong  about Donald Trump's "national security...
Friday, March 09, 2018

TGIF: Trading Places

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"What protection teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war." --Henry Georg...
Friday, March 02, 2018

TGIF: The Grammar of Russiagate

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Closely observing the grammar of the Official Russiagate Narrative is revealing and instructive. It provides clues to the (language-)game b...
Thursday, March 01, 2018

How Trump Interprets the Second Amendment

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Take the guns first, go through due process second. -- President Donald Trump
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

The U.S. Role in the War in Yemen: What You Can Do

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Since March 2015, U.S.-supported airstrikes in Yemen have implicated us in what is now the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Militar...
Monday, February 26, 2018

Breaking News: Washington Post Reports Russian Bots Used Factual Mainstream News Stories to Disrupt America

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Damn you Russian bots, with your widely read mainstream sources and your factual accuracy! 🤯 https://t.co/qxDYTtSJ3J pic.twitter.com/N8S...
Friday, February 23, 2018

TGIF: The Tragedy and Comedy of Russiagate

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The whole election-meddling distraction is remarkable in both comic and tragic ways. The tragedy can be summed up in three words: New Cold ...
Friday, February 16, 2018

TGIF: "Peace Through Strength" Is a Racket

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Donald Trump has embraced the popular "peace through strength" doctrine (PTSD) with his characteristic panache:  "I’m goin...
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Radio Interview: Why I Am Proud NOT to Have “Served” in Vietnam

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I was on the Craig Silverman Show yesterday talking about why I am proud not to have "served" in Vietnam. Listen here .
Friday, February 09, 2018

TGIF: Raining on the Parade

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Of course Donald Trump wants a military parade. I'd be surprised if he didn't. It's just what an insecure narcissist would want....
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Friday, February 02, 2018

TGIF: The Church of America

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One myth that Americans live by is the separation of church and state. Some like the idea; others hate it; but the irony is that church and ...