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Wag The Dog – v2.0

Reading time – 2:55; Viewing time – 4:23  .  .  . Ed note for viewers: Be sure to read the Late Addition Comment at the end of this post. It is material that is not included in the video. I’ve warned of an upcoming “Wag the Dog” move by Trump (here and here) and it… [read more]


Wag the Dog

Reading time – 3:24; Viewing time – 4:37  .  .  . This is from the Sunday New York Times: “At [national security advisor John] Bolton’s direction, the National Security Council asked the Pentagon last year to provide the White House with military options to strike Iran .  .  .” Let’s put this into perspective. Gen…. [read more]


How Did We Get Here? and “The Wag”

Reading time – 3:58; Viewing time – 5:40  .  .  . How did we get to the point: – where ripping babies from their mothers’ arms is tolerated? – where we refuse those kidnapped kids soap and a toothbrush and there isn’t universal outrage? – where disrespecting our allies and cozying up to adversaries is… [read more]


Trump’s Folly

Reading time – 3:23  .  .  . With impeachment on his doorstep driving further mental instability, Trump needs a new and powerful distraction. That’s paired with his need to appear to be the always-wins tough guy. That’s a very dangerous combination. I have warned about Trump doing a “wag the dog” (here, here, here and… [read more]


The Indispensable Nation

Reading time – 3:56  .  .  . It’s time to take a break from talk of impeachment, contempt of Congess citations, subpoenas, obstruction of justice, picking a fight with Iran and the unending daily tsunami of outrageous behavior – not because those things aren’t important, but because there are other critically important things to consider… [read more]


Simplistic Solutions From 2,789 Years Ago

Reading time – 4:09; Viewing time – 5:40  .  .  . “The history of the Great Wall of China began when fortifications built by various states during the Spring and Autumn [period] (771–476 bc) and Warring States periods (475–221 bc) were connected by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, to protect his newly… [read more]


Delusion

Post 1,050 Not Looking Too Supreme Yes, the ballot disqualification decision was unanimous and it may well lead to further disapproval of this ethically challenged court. We don’t know if that unanimity was because every justice dug deeply into their vault of jurisprudence and agreed or because the justices feared a violent public reaction to… [read more]


Violence

Post 1,034 Violence – Part 1 From David French’s piece Political Christianity Has Claws: ” .  .  .  when you combine theology and ideology but subtract virtue, you’ve created a formula for viciousness and strife. Raise the stakes to an existential or eternal level, remove the restraints of kindness and self-control, and watch the worst… [read more]


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