Something happened yesterday. An accident. Two unfortunate deaths. Sadness and loss. However, based on the news stories, the inuedno, and the fear it would appear that “liberal mainstream media” is participating very willingly in promoting the war on Terror.
Archive for the ‘Foreign policy’ Category
John Adams, John McCain and the Moral High Ground
September 21st, 2006
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The entire duration of John Adams’ presidency was complicated by the threat of war with France. No one was sure how things would turn out as the Jacobins battled the old aristocracy and Bonaparte for control. The French were capturing U.S. merchants vessels and behaving as if the U.S. were only a transient entity on [...]
Imperial Democracy: How the history of Athens may foreshadow the future for the U.S.
August 30th, 2006
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During the 4th century BC, Athens dominated the Eastern Mediterranean artistically, economically, politically and philosophically. Sparta remained a power because of its military structure and political stability, but economically she exerted little influence. Fast forward 2500 years. The U.S. dominates the world politically, economically and sadly, culturally (Michael Jackson, Brittney Spears, etc.). There are a [...]
Protectionism and Capitalism Win Smashing Victory Over Free Trade and Equal Opportunity.
July 24th, 2006
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The headlines don’t read so blatantly, but the failure of the Doha round of the WTO talks essentially results in the above title. With the U.S. unwilling to work to eliminate farm subsidies and the European Union and the U.S. unwilling to open their markets to poorer countris, they have only perpetuated the protectionism and [...]
The Role of the Critic (and an appropriate response)
June 24th, 2006
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Throughout history there have been those who argued against the status quo; who railed against the dominant paradigm; who were willing to point out that the emperor had no clothes. These range from Socrates, Isaiah and others anciently to Marx and Chomsky more recently to current political characters like Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The [...]
The Split Between Democracy and Capitalism-Focal Point: Latin America
May 31st, 2006
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This is the outline of a speech I gave for a current events seminar. It’s somewhat rough, but gets out the ideas. I’m sure this will provide plenty for discussion and argument. Equal opportunity is the bedrock of freedom. This nation was established to preserve, protect, and ensure that opportunity. The United States (and the [...]
