One of the most discomforting aspects of Neil Howe and William Strauss’ seminal work on generational cycles, The Fourth Turning (1997), is the fact that as far as American history is concerned, they all climax and end with massive wars. To be more specific, the first “fourth turning” in American history culminated with the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), the second … Read more
Opinion/Must Reads Gary Johnson: Take a Deep Breath, Voters. There Is a Third Way. (Op-ed by Gary Johnson, New York Times) Geopolitics/Foreign Affairs U.S. to Send More Troops to Iraq Ahead of Mosul Battle (We’re never getting out of Iraq, Reuters) Pakistan ‘Completely Rejects’ Indian Claim of Cross-Border Strikes (Reuters) Erdogan Signals Preference for Longer Turkey … Read more
There’s good news and bad news in the latest Gallup poll on Americans’ desire for a major 3rd Party. The good news is that at 57%, this is the highest demand we’ve seen during any recent Presidential election year. The bad news is that we’ve seen levels this high before. Additionally, this desire for a 3rd … Read more
In case you haven’t been paying attention, the recent Syria ceasefire lasted barely a week. While all sides engaged in the conflict were accusing the other of violating the agreement from the beginning, it really unraveled when U.S. forces bombed Syrian government forces, killing at least 62. As CNN reported at the time: Hours after US-led coalition airstrikes … Read more
The way Lester Holt “corrected” Donald Trump at Monday’s debate (as he was clearly instructed to do) regarding the Iraq War, you’d think the answer to whether he supported it or not was clear-cut. The truth is, it may not be that simple. Joe Concha (who has been doing some great work by the way), … Read more
Shortly after the release of the infamous 28-pages earlier today, the White House issued a statement dismissing allegations of Saudi involvement in the attacks of 9/11. I believe such assurances are intended to prevent people from reading it in the first place, because if you actually read them, your mouth will be wide open the entire time … Read more
As we inch closer and closer to November 8th, one thing has become increasingly clear to me. This election will be viewed by voters as a referendum on the status quo’s itself. While it’ll definitely be a referendum on Obama specifically, it’s much bigger than that. It’ll be about whether the American people want to continue along the … Read more
Opinion/Must Reads “FBI Is Handing Out Immunity Deals Like Candy” (Total insanity, Zerohedge) WashPost Makes History: First Paper to Call for Prosecution of Its Own Source After Accepting Pulitzer (Epic shamelessness, The Intercept) In Wells Fargo’s Bogus Accounts, Echoes of Foreclosure Abuses (The New York Times) Academic Penury: Adjunct Faculty as the New Precariat (Naked Capitalism) The … Read more
America, this is how little your government thinks of you. Gotta keep the public as ignorant and stupid as possible until election day. The Wall Street Journal reports: WASHINGTON—Most of Hillary Clinton’s emails recovered during a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into practices from her time as secretary of state won’t be made public until after Election Day, according … Read more
The 2016 election season has been revealing in all sorts of meaningful ways. We’ve seen countless mainstream Republicans, particularly neocons, come out and passionately endorse Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. More interesting than the fact they did this, was that they actually thought this would damage Trump. In contrast, it has helped him more than they could have … Read more