Archive for the ‘Congress’ Category
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The Dangers of Passive Power
Posted on June 13, 2014
Even before Richard Nixon resigned after Watergate, Congress had grown weary of the Vietnam War. Shortly after he was reelected in November of 1973, Congress passed the Case-Church Amendment by...
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It Started With Cortes
Posted on June 10, 2014
In a strange way, you can blame Hernan Cortes and his merry band of Conquistadors for the border crisis that has hit our southern border recently. El Salvador, Honduras and...
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Remembering a D-Day Anniversary
Posted on June 6, 2014
We were in Paris, having a couple of pints at the Harry’s American Bar, when we heard the news. Ronald Reagan had died....
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Don’t Do Stupid Shit
Posted on June 2, 2014
According the news reports, President Obama has come up with a simple way to describe his foreign policy philosophy: Don’t do stupid shit. It’s clever, in a Clintonian “it’s the...
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Strange Bedfellows Backing Smith Over Simpson
Posted on March 2, 2014
It turns out, a strange collection of bedfellows have coalesced around Bryan Smith’s efforts to oust Mike Simpson from Congress. It started with the Club for Growth, who promised early...
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