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Category Archives: America
Constitutional Dictatorship – Crisis Government in the Modern Democracies (1948)
William J. Quick writes in the November 2001 forward to this book by Clinton Rossiter: * “The question you propose, whether circumstances do not sometimes occur, which make it a duty in officers of high trust, to assume authorities beyond … Continue reading
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The Trans Murder Cult (2-23-25)
01:00 The less you depend on being right to sustain your sense of self, the easier it is to listen to the other side.06:00 Musk blames Zelensky for Gonzalo Lira. “Zelensky kill@d an American journalist!” Musk wrote on X. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzYBOcBFFps15:00 … Continue reading
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How Much Money Has DOGE Saved Us?
I’ve learned to be skeptical of anything that Elon claims that makes him look good because he has a history of exaggeration. According to Elon Musk’s Grok: As of the latest updates, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has claimed … Continue reading
After WWII, America Considered Preventative Nuclear War Against The Soviet Union
Richard Rhodes writes in his 1995 book, Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb: IN THE MONTHS immediately postwar, United States military and intelligence organizations wheeled their attention like heavy artillery around from Germany and Japan to the Soviet … Continue reading
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The Fundamental Attribution Error (2-21-25)
Glenn writes: Noah Smith is a very good writer and a very bad analyst of international affairs. He seems to spend a lot of time huffing and puffing himself into a fit about the notion that there is a “New … Continue reading
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Trump’s Realistic Worldview Makes Him Hard To Fool (2-20-25)
02:00 Is The Gaza War About To Turn Into The West Bank War? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIxYgmz2uCk15:00 What were [Gonzalo Lira aka] Coach Red Pill’s contributions from Ukraine that made it worth risking his life?20:00 How can Taiwan defend itself against China, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPMgzm_9K5023:00 … Continue reading
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AXIOS: Trump’s mega-MAGA month transforms America (2-20-25)
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Ukraine Dindu Nuffin (2-19-25)
01:00 Ukraine dindu nuffin, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine04:30 DEI and flight risk16:00 NYT: Ukrainians, Stunned by Trump’s Comments, Fear They Can No Longer Trust U.S., https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/europe/ukrainians-trump-voices.html22:00 Betrayals: The Unpredictability of Human Relations by Gabriella Turnaturi, https://www.amazon.com/Betrayals-Unpredictability-Relations-Gabriella-Turnaturi/dp/022681703230:00 NYT: A U.S. Betrayal Is Surreal for … Continue reading
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You Bet Your Life: Navigating The Bewildering Claims Of Expertise (2-18-25)
01:00 American Primeval, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Primeval02:50 Mark Halperin: Why didn’t the media jump on the lab leak theory? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pmlpiJ3HsM06:00 Trump, trans & the military 11:00 Megyn Kelly: Here’s What Likely Caused Shocking Plane Crash in Canada Where Everyone Miraculously Survived14:30 You Bet … Continue reading
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The Strange Triumph of a Broken America: Why Power Abroad Comes With Dysfunction at Home (2-17-25)
01:00 Margaret Brennan of CBS News says free speech was weaponized to create the Holocaust16:00 Michael joins, https://x.com/real_machera17:00 Michael’s YT channel, https://www.youtube.com/@michaelmblog22:00 American Primeval, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Primeval35:00 American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35456246/46:00 The Morning Meeting S4E31 | Trump’s First 100 Days, Democrat … Continue reading
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