Many Top Military Leaders Opposed Atomic Bombings

Every year the four-day period August 6–9 brings to mind the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. This year is marks the 77th anniversary of those horrific acts. Given recent U.S. withdrawal from 3 nuclear treaties and US boasting about spending a trillion...

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Justice in the Land of the Free™

I feel for American basketball player Brittney Griner. Did she break the law? Yes, she did, and she pled guilty at trial. But a sentence of nine years – to be spent in what the New York Times calls a "penal colony" – for bringing hashish into Russia for...

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Nancy, Red Means Stop… Not Go

Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wake up one morning and say to herself, "How can I provoke war with China? Bingo, I'll schedule a trip to Taiwan crossing a red line for China that will provoke a strong response."How did that work out, Nancy? Let's see. Firing...

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Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: A Needless Provocation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was intent on visiting Taiwan, and did so despite President Biden’s misgivings and criticisms from many China experts. The trip might not seem like a big deal to Americans, but these are not ordinary times in US-China relations. That makes a...

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