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Kirby
Media

The Real Threat: balloons, UFOs, or government secrecy?

We must never cease demanding transparency from Washington and the press, which is so essential to a functioning democracy.

The zombification of US national security
North America

The zombification of US national security

Time to drive a stake through the heart of these establishmentarian ideas, which are super dysfunctional but never seem to die.

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Washington Politics

An over-reliance on state-sanctioned violence is unhealthy for America

As a veteran I am particularly frustrated that we depend too much on police and military to solve our foreign and domestic crises.

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Washington Politics

Israeli spyware firm in hot water over alleged interest in US data, CIA/FBI links

Lawmakers are threatening sanctions under the Magnitsky Act, which would cut the company off from US financing and customers.

Toward a unified theory of Blob-dom
Washington Politics

Toward a unified theory of Blob-dom

“The Blob” isn’t a coherent concept, according to some blobsters. Well they would say that, wouldn’t they?

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Washington Politics

The passing of the present and the decline of America

If Biden clings to a calcified and militarized conception of national security — as he appears intent on doing — he will put his entire presidency at risk.