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Rep Thomas Massie On GOP Amendment To End War In Afghanistan

by Steven Woskow | Jul 17, 2020 | Blog

"A defense bill amendment to repeal authority for military force that has been in place since right after 9-11, effectively expediting plans for a full withdrawal and ending America's longest war." Massie states the biggest obstacle may be that Democrat House Leader...

Trump Fires Scumbag Ukraine-Gate Co-Conspirator

by Scott Horton | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog

Trump should also confiscate all of Michael Atkinson's property and banish him and his family from the United States permanently. If you want to impeach and remove the president, he's plenty guilty of war crimes, but then so are all of you. What you may not do is...

Afghan War Disaster Continues On

by Scott Horton | Dec 14, 2019 | Blog

NYT: At Least 23 Soldiers Killed in Insider Attack in Afghanistan At least 23 [ANA] soldiers were killed while they were sleeping on Saturday in an insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest episode of enemy infiltration that has raised concerns...

Russia Drops Out of Top Five in Global Military Spending

by Scott Horton | May 1, 2019 | Blog

See that's how they getcha! Doing sneaky shit like dissolving their empire and paring down their military forces. But all the worst liars in America warn that we better watch out! They're tricky, them Russians!

John Bolton On The Warpath

by Steven Woskow | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog

Can Trumps National-Security adviser sell the isolationist President on military force? Dexter Filkins at The New Yorker, an in-depth profile of the most dangerous man in the world.

Back to the future? Bolton, Trump and Iranian regime change

by Gareth Porter | May 20, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Now that the Trump administration has derailed the Iran nuclear deal, the old issue of regime change in Iran is back again. National Security Advisor John Bolton is obviously the chief regime-change advocate in the administration, and there is every reason to believe...

Rand Paul: Congress Moves to Give the President Unlimited War Powers

by A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner | May 16, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics

In the near future, Congress will debate a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). I use the word “debate” lightly. So far, no hearings have been scheduled, and no testimony is likely to be heard unless something changes. That’s a shame, because this is a...

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Who What Why Interview: Rethinking COVID-19 Narratives

In this 45-minute interview, Jeff Schechtman of Who What Why? and Laurie Calhoun discuss many aspects and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, including prospects for the future, drawing on observations and arguments made in Questioning the COVID Company Line:...

Who is More “Selfish”?

War is ultimately about collectivism. During crisis, individuality fades in favor of team effort. During violent conflict, particularly between governments, the world becomes, especially it seems for Americans, a giant, bloody football game: our team versus theirs, us...

TOP NEW RELEASE in Philosophy Criticism: Questioning the COVID Company Line!

Read Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times to find out a bunch of stuff which you may not have known, including: "Listen to The Science!" embodies a logical fallacy. Vaccine technology depends upon the ability of the natural...

Will This Man Prevent World War Three?

In April, Tucker Carlson, the most popular show host in American news media, was unceremoniously fired from Fox News. He has since taken to the platform "X," formerly Twitter, to continue publishing his own program. Last week, during the first Republican primary...

A Note About My Health

I have some hard news to share. I recently had a seizure. After undergoing tests, I was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer (although I have never smoked) that has spread to my brain. The average life expectancy of those with my condition is very short. I am grateful...

‘Defend the Guard’ Phone Bank Was Huge Success

This Bring Our Troops Home newsletter is reprinted with permission. To receive them in your inbox, sign up at the top of the page. Friends, I could use this newsletter to give you an update about the Republican primary debate last night. Candidates talked and talked...

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