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One of the downsides of being a rational conservative is that when young people discover the joy of political activism, and are told by irresponsible elders that they can change the world by dedicating themselves to the same pursuits that failed in the previous several generations, you have to step up and be the wet blanket. The dasher of utopian dreams. The cosmic killjoy. This earns you both the ire of the predatory grey ponytail seeking to re…
…he United Nations on September 25, 1961 President Kennedy knew the dangers of nuclear weapons as did Eisenhower, L.B.J. Reagan, Clinton and George H.W. Bush. Ever since President Truman let the genie out of the bottle during World War ll world leaders have been trying to get him back in. 11 treaties to control the development and use of nuclear weapons have been enacted and adhered to since 1961*. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT) enac…
When President Ronald Reagan first coined the phrase “The Evil Empire” he was of course referring to the Soviet Union. But one thing we can all be sure of is that time changes things…while the Soviet Union is no more you can be sure Russia is still trying to claw its way back as a functioning world power. But like I said times change and in today’s times the “Evil Empire” refers to the “Dynamic Duo” of evil; Iran and North Korea. Despite numer…
… requiring the Palestinians to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist. The speech was also very Wilsonian. I could imagine the words of Woodrow Wilson pitching the League of Nations to the United States Congress after the end of World War One. The League of Nations . . . “is a definite guaranty of peace. It is a definite guaranty by word against aggression. It is a definite guaranty against the things which have just come near bringing the whole st…
…o moral ambiguity, Solomon’s wisdom, the splitting of the baby, is it not “torture” searching for the “truth?” “Truth” being the mission and goal of justified enhanced interrogation techniques. One might spend a minute in the world of Wilhelm Reich, a gifted psychoanalysis, who trained but split with Sigmund Freud. Reich was opposed to repressive social structures, misery from without, the touchstone of progressivism. “To Freud, misery came fro…
…ntil a new government can be democratically elected. The current government is fighting back. Unfortunately, this is only going to get worse. Hopefully, it will not break out into a full on civil war. Is this where the entire world is heading right now? Are we headed towards mass violence in many more places? Based upon the current state of the world economy, this is entirely possible. In times of economic turmoil, people tend to get more violent…
There is unrest throughout the world as the ugly side of Globalism is fomented, the east against the west. And the fire started in Tunisia with a self cremation attempt, fatal, of that tired and despairing vendor. Democracies, history shows they commit suicide, have sprung up all over the Middle East, retracing the steps of the Caliphate. Is history “torturing” us? Enhanced Interrogation Techniques “George Bush: I’m fine with Dick Chen…
…in contravention of Israeli wishes. What is going on here? Does the President believe that by kissing up to our enemies; i.e. Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and Radical Islam, that he is going to make all of the problems of the world go away? Does he believe that by allowing Israeli/US relations to go by the way side, he is going to make Al Qaeda disappear? I think not. In fact, yesterday another tape of Osama Bin Laden appeared condemning the Unit…
At a recent campaign appearance in Florida, presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich stated, “You cannot ask the people of the United States to (give) you the most powerful governmental job in the world… and not have them vet you carefully and thoroughly.” Shortly thereafter the former House Speaker found himself at the center of a controversy that required some careful and thorough vetting of his own. Courtesy of Brian Ross of ABC’s Nightline, Gingr…
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