What is it with small countries egging large countries on toward war? Israel in the Middle East Ukraine between the…
Military Industrial Complex
Trillions for War, but Not a Dime for Recovery
America loves war far more than it loves itself. If you count the Indian Wars (the darkest part of our…
Our Military Re-Invents Warfare
And not a moment too soon. We sure aren’t having any luck with the old-fashioned forms of fighting. Good thing…
Democrats and Republicans Each Fail in Specific Ways
Republican failure will come from being on the wrong side of history and that’s a catch-phrase for restricting voter-access, attitudes…
America’s Periodic 9-11 Orgasm
I was six years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Was that a terrorist attack, or do we excuse…
A Head Start in Recovering Our Moral Base
Republican or Democrat, rich-man, poor-man, atheist or believer, it’s pretty much unanimous that America has lost its moral compass. As…
A Civilian Use for America’s Overfed Military
They take 52% of the national budget, can’t account for the trillions they spend, don’t win any of the stupid…
Blaming Biden for Bush Cheney and Rumsfeld’s War Crimes
There hasn’t been much statesmanship on display in American politics for half a century. Some, but not a lot. John…
U.S. Takes Heat after Leaving Afghanistan
No one loved us while we were there (for two decades), but they simply cannot stand us leaving. Mission-creep. Would…
Power Is as Much Consented to as Claimed
That’s a brilliant line from a review of Christopher Clark’s Prisoners of Time. It’s a historic fact, as proven by…