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The Lost War
It is September of 2021 and the United States has completed a final withdrawal from Afghanistan after spending almost twenty years attempting to create a new Afghani national government. The conflict had cost the lives of more than 3,500 soldiers … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 9-11, 9/11, Afghanistan, foreign policy, Kabul, military, Taliban, Vietnam, war, War on terror, withdraw
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Diversity War
Recent Facebook meme: “America – My Ancestors Didn’t Travel 4,000 Miles for the Place to Be Overrun by Immigrants” It is a continual and stupefying realization to me that a large percentage of self-professed “patriots” in the United States oppose … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sociocultural
Tagged American, Black, Chinese, code talkers, constitution, diversity, English, German, immigration, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, minorities, multicultural, multilingual, religion, war, World War II
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But no Thanks
“Dad, why can’t we celebrate Thanksgiving like everyone else?” The father looked at his daughter for a few moments before he replied, as if he were confused by the question, or by the fact that he was hearing it from … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sociocultural
Tagged Civil War, Confederate, Lincoln, reconstruction, slavery, Thanksgiving, war
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Macho Excess
In our culture we tend to idolize macho—probably too much. There have been some discussions recently about what some have called “toxic masculinity,” the specific attitudes and behaviors that are associated with the male image and that we now recognize … Continue reading
What Assault?
How did we get here? Once again, a mass shooting has reactivated what passes for a gun debate in the United States. This time the event occurred at a high school in Florida and seventeen people died, but those details, … Continue reading
New Torture Director
The election of President Trump has in effect pushed our country back at least eight years in terms of our human rights policies. This should have not surprised anyone. During his campaign, Donald Trump not only displayed an abysmal lack … Continue reading
Merry Whatever!
It’s amazing what things have come to in the last few years. Recently I walked into a store to do some Christmas shopping and was greeted by an employee who wished me a Merry Christmas before he asked me how … Continue reading
Foreign Intelligence
It is possible that some of the statements in my previous entry on this blog (The Snowden Caper) may have sounded a bit paranoid. I would argue that the interpretations in my argument were, in fact, entirely realistic. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
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Tagged AUMF, collateral damage, constitution, FISA, foreign policy, government, habeas, Honduras, human rights, intelligence, military, power, rendition, terror, Venezuela, war
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