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The End Of Free Will
The late polemicist Christopher Hitchens famous quipped, "Yes, I have free will; I have no choice but to have it." He was addressing the paradoxical…
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Hebrewism
One of the many strange things to come out of the short war between Israel and Iran is the fact that many of our politicians seem to worship Jewish…
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The Long, Complicated Relationship
"We liberated Europe from fascism, but they will never forgive us for it" is often attributed to Georgy Zhukov, the great Soviet general during the…
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Then What?
One of the critical questions in any strategy is "Then what?" This question must be asked with every proposed move and counter move.
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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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