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Trump really doesn't want to talk about Israel
Washington Politics

Trump really doesn't want to talk about Israel

In his billed national security speech, the former president stayed far away from Gaza and the Middle East tinder box

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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?