I'm swamped editing the book, but just a couple quick things about today's riot at the capitol: Biden did not steal 5 states. Trump lost. That's the deal. Trump's refusal to concede and long delay before telling people to go home today is a goddam disgrace. Still, the...
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James Douglass, the Kennedy Assassination, and a Missed Dinner in Austin
“Austin All Agog Over Kennedy Visit Friday” read the headline of the Austin American Statesman. The Texas capital was sparing no expense in welcoming the President of the United States. City schools were set to close early so that children could see the motorcade, and...
12/18/20 Nasser Arrabyee on Yemen’s Desperate Humanitarian Crisis
Nasser Arrabyee is back with an update on the ongoing war in Yemen. Joe Biden, he says, has said some promising things about ending U.S. support for the Suadi war there, but both Arrabyee and Scott are skeptical that he will follow through at all. Supporters of the...
Proponents OF Forever War In Syria Can’t Answer One Question Why?
Dan DePetris at Responsible Statecraft Adesnik and Green observe that “U.S. operations in Syria have demonstrated that long-term efforts are sustainable, requiring the commitment of modest military assets deployed in a largely supporting role.” But one has to ask the...
It’s Time To Cut the Philippines Loose
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once again extended the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States after flip-flopping on the issue twice this year. The Trump Administration missed the chance to call Duterte’s bluff and end the one-sided agreement....
Build Back Braver
2020 is coming to a lumbering close. Thankfully right? I see so many celebrating the end of a miserable year. I don’t think the New Year matters much though, and I’m always the optimist in the room. I remember reading somewhere last February, can’t remember who said...
How Coronavirus Put the Nanny State on Steroids
The COVID pandemic this year has profoundly transformed the relationship of government to American citizens. Constitutional leashes have been obliterated as state and local politicians and officials have issued endless decrees that were vastly more effective at...
News Roundup 12/11/20
US News Reports from CNN and Defense One claim the Department of Defense will end support for most CIA counterterror operations. The move is part of the strategic shift towards focusing on Russia and China. [Link] Senator Rand Paul slowed the passage of the 2021 NDAA...
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