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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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How to Fix Congress

The Allegory of the Cave in Plato's Republic
The Allegory of the Cave in Plato's Republic

Earlier this week, I figured out how to ‘fix’ Congress! Here’s my simple three-step plan, to end the nonsense in Congress, and immediately weed out the chaff…