What Happened to the Revolution?
In a recent interview I was asked why Bernie Sanders, a self-described “democratic socialist,” had seemingly attracted so much support among young people. It was just four years ago that...
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Drafting Women Means Equality in Slavery
Most of those who opposed drafting women did so because they disagreed with women being eligible for combat positions, not because they opposed the military draft. Few, if any,...
Yes, Prince Faisal, We Need to “Recalibrate” Our Relationship
For decades the US and Saudi Arabia have shared a peculiar relationship: the Saudis sell relatively cheap oil to the United States for which they accept our fiat currency....
As Ukraine Collapses, Europeans Tire of US Interventions
On Sunday Ukrainian prime minister Yatsenyuk resigned, just four days after the Dutch voted against Ukraine joining the European Union. Taken together, these two events are clear signals that...
Vietnam War at 50: Have We Learned Nothing?
Last week Defense Secretary Ashton Carter laid a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington in commemoration of the "50th anniversary" of that war. The date is confusing,...
A European PATRIOT Act Will Not Keep People Safe
It was not long after last week’s horrifying bombings in Brussels that the so-called security experts were out warning that Europeans must give up more of their liberty so...
Beltway Conservative Budget Plans Are Big Spending and Anti-Liberty
The fundamental flaw in the conservative budgets is philosophical: Like much of modern American conservatism, the budget accepts the notion that that the American government is both constitutionally authorized...
Loretta Lynch and the Government War on Free Speech
Climate change censors claim that the argument over climate change is settled and the deniers’ success in blocking congressional action is harming the public. Therefore, the government must disregard...
Do We Need To ‘Rebuild The Military’?
To keep our military strong we must constrain our foreign policy. We must adopt a policy of non-intervention and a strong defense of this country. The neocons will weaken...
First They Came for the iPhones …
The FBI tells us that its demand for a back door into the iPhone is all about fighting terrorism, and that it is essential to break in just this...
Intervention Fail: Back to Libya
The use of the US military overseas seems to have become so commonplace that the Obama Administration can bomb a country with no Congressional input and very little media...
What Markets Are Telling Us
There are many Wall Street cheerleaders who are trying to say that this is just a technical correction, that the bottom is near, and that everything will be getting...
Mandatory Depression Screening Is a Depressing Thought
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended mandatory depression screening for all Americans. The task force wants to force health insurance companies to pay for the screening....
Is Congress Declaring War on ISIS … or on You?
Passage of Senator Mitch McConnell’s authorization for war against ISIS will not only lead to perpetual US wars across the globe, it will also endanger our civil and economic...
Congress Is Writing the President a Blank Check for War
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is scheming to bypass normal Senate procedure to fast-track legislation to grant the president the authority to wage unlimited war for as long as...