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Jul 31 2019
Opinion
Marianne Williamson Is Way Out There, But She Won Tonight's Debate
I’ll say it again, there is not a single candidate currently running that will beat Donald Trump in 2020. Not one. Unless someone steps up his or her game big league, Donald Trump is going to win a second term as president of the United States. Now, that being said, after tonight’s CNN Democratic debate, there had to have been a winner. I thought Sen. Bernie Sanders was one of them. He needed
Guest Writer - RightAug 16 2014
News
As World Boils, Fingers Point Obama’s Way
In this summer of global tumult, the debate in Washington essentially boils down to two opposite positions: It is all President Obama’s fault, according to his critics; no, it is not, according to his supporters, because these are events beyond his control.
Americans often think of their president as an all-powerful figure who can command the tides of history — and presidents have
New York Times (News)Dec 27 2014
News
NSA Fesses Up To Improper Surveillance Of U.S. Citizens
While you were drinking eggnog on Christmas Eve, the National Security Agency released hundreds of pages of heavily redacted documents detailing instances of improper surveillance on U.S. citizens in the last 12 years.
The batch of documents, stretching from the fourth quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2013, was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed
HuffPostMar 20 2013
News
Syria Chemical Weapons Claims Prompt Easy Talk Of Hard War
An unsubstantiated charge by a Syrian government-controlled media outlet that rebels deployed chemical weapons in their battle against the government of President Bashar Assad prompted American lawmakers on Tuesday to sound the alarm about weapons of mass destruction and urgently call for a U.S. military response. The latest chemical weapons claim emerged Tuesday on a Syrian state-run news
HuffPostAug 14 2014
News
Rand Paul says Ferguson actions "resemble war more than traditional police action"
"It is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them," writes Senator Rand Paul (R-TN) in a new article posted on Time's website.
Paul, a libertarian, has made past efforts to harness civil-liberties issues as part of an outreach to communities of color and has even put together some bipartisan legislation on criminal justice issues.
VoxJun 19 2019
News
Here’s why Pete Buttigieg is talking about foreign policy when few other Democrats are
At first glance, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's decision to tackle foreign affairs and national security in his first major policy address was a head-scratcher.
The issue isn't among the top concerns listed by most voters and so seems unlikely to move his poll numbers significantly. But political watchers say Buttigieg, whose campaign has been praised early in the
USA TODAYMay 03 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Free-Market Tradition
Capitalism draws on pre-liberal roots
We live in an era of collapsing confidence in institutions, and the market economy has been no exception. Polls show declining support for capitalism, especially among the young. And the market system is increasingly under attack not only from the left but from some smart social conservatives, populists, and nationalists on the right. To effectively
Guest Writer - RightAug 12 2014
News
Obama adjusts Iraq narrative, now blames Bush for troop withdrawal
The president who spent years touting the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq suddenly has had to distance himself from that action.
At the White House on Saturday morning — less than 48 hours after authorizing airstrikes against Islamist militants and humanitarian air drops to save the lives of trapped Iraqi civilians — President Obama blamed his predecessor, George W. Bush, for
Washington TimesSep 23 2013
Opinion
COMMON CORE: A LESSON PLAN FOR RAISING UP COMPLIANT, NON-THINKING CITIZ
As I point out in my new book, A Government Of Wolves The Emerging American Police StateCommon Core: A Lesson Plan for Raising Up Compliant, Non Thinking Citizens, there are several methods for controlling a population.
You can intimidate the citizenry into obedience through force, by relaying on military strength and weaponry such as SWAT team raids, militarized police, and a vast
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