Hillary, Jeb, and Elián González
The professional table setters have planned the next electoral dinner, the political soiree to be presented to us as mere spectators in 2016 as the contest between Hillary Clinton...
About: Jack Kenny
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Bringing on a War
How a “secret operation” in Afghanistan by President Jimmy Carter led to America’s longest war. ...
What Has the Mission Accomplished?
After eight years, the Iraq War has cost hundreds of billions (and perhaps trillions) of dollars, as well as thousands of American lives. What have we — and the...
Dividing a Nation
The firing on Fort Sumter marked the first engagement of the Civil War and took place 150 years ago, on April 12, 1861. ...
Rolling Back Racing Debt
Through reading Thomas E. Woods’ new book, Rollback, Americans not only learn how badly the government is doing — both generally and fiscally — but what they can do...
Multiple Mitts
Though Mitt Romney hasn’t officially declared his candidacy for President in 2012, he has been garnering a lot of media face time. But is he too two-faced for voters?...
Military-industrial Spending Spree
In the United States, war is thought to always be a last resort, undertaken when negotiations and other options have failed, but warfare corporatism boosts war’s chances. ...
Decision Points Abounds in Unanswered Questions
George W. Bush’s autobiography is ostensibly about how Bush, as President, made difficult decisions, but there is much it glosses over. ...
Mark Twain’s Tabooed Talk
Mark Twain directed his heirs not to release for 100 years some of his manuscripts that contained his unvarnished opinion about touchy topics — the time’s up. ...