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When Will The Bloodletting End…?

Pentagon spending has totaled over $14 trillion since the start of the war in Afghanistan, with one-third to one-half of the total going to military contractors.
Pentagon spending has totaled over $14 trillion since the start of the war in Afghanistan, with one-third to one-half of the total going to military contractors. [Source: Brown University, Costs of War project]

While America is otherwise indisposed, pathological opportunists in positions of power make decisions harmful to us all.

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Cato Institute Immigration Data

Don’t let the boring title fool ya! This data screams as loudly as any town crier ever could… So I ask; what ‘story’ do you see emerging from this data…? A sortable, searchable data table from Alex Nowrasteh’s January 26, 2017 Cato ‘immigration ban’ blog post.(Greatest threats in red, ban countries in gray, totals bold […]

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Hidden In Plain Sight

Following are a few of the ‘high points’ from our conversation… and maybe an extra nugget or two, but who’s counting… Herd Think Propaganda (1928) by Edward Bernays The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism […]