Br’er Rabbit and the Neocons

by | Jan 13, 2017

Br’er Rabbit and the Neocons

by | Jan 13, 2017

Considering the hawkishness of Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense-designate James Mattis, the neocons’ opposition to Donald Trump looks more like Br’er Rabbit’s opposition to the briar patch.

Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of The Libertarian Institute and a contributing editor at Antiwar.com. He is the former senior editor at the Cato Institute and Institute for Humane Studies; former editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education; and former vice president at the Future of Freedom Foundation. His latest books are Coming to Palestine and What Social Animals Owe to Each Other.

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