Gerontocracy and the Decline of the US Empire

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission. A year ago, I asked whether Joe Biden and Donald Trump were too old to serve as president. Recently, concerns about advanced age and failing health have come to the fore in Congress. Senator Diane Feinstein,...

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When Oppenheimer Visited Japan

Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. A headline on Washington Post story today: ‘Disturbing’ decline in global nuclear security, watchdog says. Nuclear security risks are rising for the first time in a...

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Inside a Mound in Hiroshima

Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell's newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. A reminder (inadequately supplied by Oppenheimer) of what happened at the other end of the bomb in Hiroshima. Based on my visit. Excerpted from my book Atomic Cover-up....

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