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The “Wuhan Virus” and Human Progress
Believe it or not, the saga of the “Wuhan coronavirus” demonstrates a considerable amount of human progress since the days that diseases would claims tens of millions of lives (which wasn’t that long ago). First, it was identified and determined to be a new strain of the coronavirus family at record speed. (Coronaviruses are best… Continue reading
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Globalism and American Interests
With respect to Jim Mattis’ resignation letter (transcribed here): It is noteworthy that he devotes his longest paragraph, and the first one of substance, to a “globalist” vision of America’s relationship with the world: One core belief I have always held is that our strength as a nation is inextricably linked to the strength of… Continue reading
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Articles of Interest: Mercenaries and Fragmented Forests
How private military contractors are changing the future of warfare… The private military industry allows you to fight wars without having your own blood on the gambling table. And drones just do that as well. If you think about this as an arms-control issue, both [drones and private military companies] should be part of the same… Continue reading
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Two Tragic Blows To Freedom Of Conscience
Over the past weekend, two prominent figures in activism and politics were killed. On February 26, Avijit Roy, a Bangladeshi-American engineer, writer, columnist, and secular activist, was hacked to death by extremist Islamists while he and his wife were riding home from a book fair in the country’s capital, Dhaka (his spouse survived). Roy founded… Continue reading
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The Enduring Lies About The Iraq War
I began systematically to investigate the answers to those and other related questions, enlisting the help of a team of reporters, researchers and other contributors that ultimately included 25 people. Nearly three years later, the Center for Public Integrity published Iraq: The War Card, a 380,000-word report with an online searchable database. [4] It was… Continue reading
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The World in Photos This Week (By Foreign Policy)
In this week’s installment, Russia celebrates the May 9th anniversary of its defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945; India and South Africa undergo momentous elections; Greek civil servants protest another paycut; Afghans recover from deadly mudslides; and more. These are just a fraction of the stories that play out all around us every second of our… Continue reading
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Happy 95th birthday to Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
The South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. One of the most recognizable and beloved figures in the world, he was the first black national in his position, and the first to be elected in a fully representative and multiracial election. Working as a lawyer in… Continue reading
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