Politics
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One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. This is a cliche but it’s just about always true, but I was today years old when I learned something interesting about the similar origin stories of the US and Israel. Specifically, that we both see our founding fathers as heroes, while the English saw them as… Read more
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A few days ago I was getting frustrated with what I thought was a fundamental lack of understanding of the history of the Middle East, where the US interests lie, and our complicity in the problems there. The frustration stemmed from the seeming lack of effort that the younger generation gave toward understanding a) what… Read more
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On this historic day, May 30, 2024, it’s kind of important to step back and think about the presidency and what we used to consider presidential. There was a time when you were not allowed to look sweaty in a debate. You were not allowed to glance at your watch in a debate. You were… Read more
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A case can be made that the Cold War started on August 9th, 1945. That was the day the US dropped it’s second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. There is speculation that the Japanese were ready to surrender after the shock of the bomb detonation over Hiroshima but the second one was intended to demonstrate… Read more
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There is not a wall high enough, or enough detention centers big enough, or enough asylum lawyers in the US to stop the incoming flood of immigrants to the US. Most of them don’t eve come over the border on foot. They do it by plane. But there is a way to stem the tide… Read more
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