Here Michael Scheuer, the former head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit, slams the idea of a generation-long fight against extremism in Afghanistan. Children born at the beginning of the war in Afghanistan are three years away from fighting it. Given the exhortation of America’s neocons to continue to the wars in the Middle East, […]
America: Ralph Steadman, ”Energy Crisis”
Not a picture of a man being sick-but a picture of a man breathing in deeply.
Can You Name the Thirteen Original Colonies?
Downsize the Federal Government
The federal government is too large and must be reduced. The best plan on how to get that done is housed at Downsizinggovernment.org. Here’s more about the site’s mission: About Downsizing the Federal Government The federal government is running huge budget deficits, spending too much, and heading toward a financial crisis. Without a change of […]
Are America’s Overseas Bases Vulnerable?
At the Cato Institute, John Glaser makes the case that America’s bases on foreign soil are vulnerable and wasteful. According to Glaser, they may even cause more trouble than they prevent. He advocates for drawing down America’s foreign deployed troop levels in order to avoid being drawn into conflicts where the American people have no […]
Swiss Armed Neutrality
In Target Switzerland, Stepehen P. Halbrook lays out the story of Swiss armed neutrality in World War II. Switzerland, alone among the nations of central Europe, successfully deterred Germany from invading and occupying her territory. Where did a small nation find the resolve and strength- military and spiritual-to resist against overwhelmingly larger and more powerful […]
Deeper in Debt, America Prepares New War in the Middle East
Pat Buchanan hammers the idea of America’s involvement in another war in the Middle East. The country still hasn’t paid for the last two, another war would only make it harder to ever pay down the trillions in debt accumulated fighting seemingly unending conflicts with no apparent purpose. “One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed […]
Where Have all the Conservative Professors Gone?
During my time at Babson, political messaging and identity were less prominent among professors. But after the group of student demonstrators who rocked campuses in the 60s decided to become professors and never leave, the cohort of professors has gotten steadily more liberal. Sam Goldman, writing at The American Conservative says this leftward shift makes […]
Thoughtful Cancer Intelligence From U.S. Wellness and Dr. Mercola
Have you heard of ketosis? In 2015 I wondered if it was the “holy grail” of anti-aging. It’s certainly helpful to avoid sugar whenever possible. But now Dr. Mercola points to some evidence that ketosis may help treat cancer. He writes: Each and every day, more than 1,600 people prematurely die from cancer in the […]
Is America Headed for War with Iran?
After some recent bellicose statements from elder statesman Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan is worried that America may be headed to another pointless war in the Middle East. Buchanan lacerates Gingrich’s comment that “Containment is appeasement and appeasement is surrender.” Pat makes it clear that there are many people interested in seeing the U.S. military begin […]
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