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Sunday Thoughts June 22, 2025
If it is Sunday, well, it is Sunday.
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The Neocon Forever War Universe
One of the weird things about this age is that it often feels like a poorly done reboot of things that happened within living memory.
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Dissident Gardener #3
A little bonus content.
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The Foreign Policy Mule
Trump has only been in office for five months, but he has quickly managed to smash up a bunch of things.
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Trump's China Syndrome
One of the reliable bits of news that has emerged from the Iran crisis is that at some point, the Trump team radically changed the terms of the deal.
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Screen Ranting EP 1
Link To Referenced Post: https://firstthings.com/yes-its-our-war-too/
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Time Dilation
One of the things skipped past in the flurry of happenings over the last ten days is that the Trump administration has abandoned Ukraine.
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The Grapes of Wrath
The 1940 film The Grapes of Wrath is one of those films that most people probably watched when they were in high school as part of reading the novel by…
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Remembering What Comes Next
Thirty years ago, when Bill Clinton was caught chasing interns around the Oval Office, many assumed it was the end of him.
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The American Alcibiades
One of the features of the Trump era has been the sense of chaos that seems to surround everything about the man.
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Sunday Thoughts June 15, 2025
If it is Sunday, well, it is Sunday.
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Narrative Madness
One of the unique and strange aspects of this age is how our rulers operate from narratives rather than reality.
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