Category Archives: Ideology

Palestinian Problem? Let’s Throw Money and (with a little bit of luck) it will Go Away!

Posted on 28 May 2013 by

That is Secretary Kerry’s partial solution to the “Palestinian” problem. That’s great! He is getting with the program. Yesterday, I re-blogged a post titled Ketchup Boy Mega Fail – Kerry Tries To Buy Off Islamists, Swiftly Rebuked…  The linked article cited the Times … Continue reading →

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Hail to the Chief! Of What?

Posted on 19 May 2013 by

When He appears officially it is played. Who is the Chief? Of what? Writing about Hail to the Chief here, I observed that President Obama is the chief only of the military. The lyrics are not usually sung. Here they are: … Continue reading →

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Does Modern Academia Encourage Unthinking Acceptance of Authority?

Posted on 12 May 2013 by

This post is based in large part on an article titled Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill Is there a current tendency to consider those who cherish and seek to preserve our rights, including those under the First and Second … Continue reading →

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Red Lines, Syria and Incompetence

Posted on 30 April 2013 by

 Well thought out red lines can be drawn, successfully. Ill conceived red lines can easily make a bad situation much worse. An article from Stratfor is republished following my initial comments. My initial comments: Great care needs to be taken … Continue reading →

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Freedom can be Taken. When Inherited or otherwise Given, does it Last?

Posted on 26 April 2013 by

If taken at great cost, it often lasts for quite a while. If inherited, not that long. If given, it is even more readily perishable.  The United States gained their freedom, by force and at great cost, from those who used … Continue reading →

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Libruls and Progressives vs. Liberals

Posted on 20 April 2013 by

This is a very short post because Pat Condell said what I have tried to say. He said it better and here’s his video. There is little I can add to this video, beyond (a) that it explains better than … Continue reading →

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Boston Bombing Suspects: Grassroots Militants from Chechnya

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

This is from Stratfor. Summary Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Timothy Albens (C) of the Massachusetts State Police and Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis (Center R) in Watertown, Mass., on April 19 The identities of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing … Continue reading →

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China and North Korea: A Tangled Partnership

Posted on 16 April 2013 by

Do we know what’s happening? Probably not. But historical context may help. The following article from Stratfor, republished with permission, provides useful historical context for the current situations in Korea and its usual (apparent) ally, China. It spans many centuries. The … Continue reading →

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China, Iran and North Korea — a radioactive stew

Posted on 13 March 2013 by

It’s being prepared for our dinner. Should we eat it? How would it affect us and What should be done instead? Relations between China and North Korea seem, cosmetically, to be getting chillier. China joined the unanimous U.N. Security Council … Continue reading →

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Who and What is that Obama Person, Anyway?

Posted on 3 March 2013 by

Few know and they aren’t telling us. All we know for sure is that someone  wrote his semi-fictional (auto?) biography, that he tells us things that are often untrue and harmful and that he frequently does harmful things. Is this … Continue reading →

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