July Letters to Jim: Independence and other Ideas
July has arrived and there is revolution in the air, only this time it seems to be in Russia. Grab
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Cardin part of bipartisan effort to designate Wagner Group as foreign terrorist organization
The bill would require Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate the Wagner Group as a terror organization under section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The proposal also includes measures that would apply to any organization that would either be an affiliate or a future successor of the Wagner Group.
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National Guard, federal security agencies on watch against election interference
To thwart election interference, National Guardsmen trained in cybersecurity are on standby to provide ballot-security assistance to 14 states.
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Missing the Point: Challenging Our Core Assumptions
We need our own arsenal of nuclear weapons, more scary than anyone else’s, because “no one wins a nuclear war” and “mutually assured destruction” was the only deterrent to their use.
Read moreBrittney Griner Exposes Our True Selves
Brittney Griner is looking at another nine and a half years in a Russian prison. Her crime, being in possession
Read moreLetters to Jim: June Gloom? Not Yet
It’s June, it’s summer, and it is time to sit poolside and get caught up on what my readers have
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Rushing to Judgment: Russia Committed Genocide in Ukraine
Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in late-February about 3,400 civilians have been killed, according to the United Nations Human Rights
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Nuclear war could be on the horizon, analysts warn
The Doomsday Clock is at 100 seconds to midnight. Russian president Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade neighboring Ukraine has put the entire world on alert not seen since the Cold War.
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Ukraine, Putin’s Death Camp for Hope
A former colleague and good friend told me a quote, “Just when you think humanity has reached its lowest point, the bottom drops out and you find that there are many, many more bottoms to come.”
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Ukraine’s Plead for a No-Fly Zone: Sometimes, you gotta be a ‘man’
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The first strategic mistake that the European Union and President Biden made with Russia’s
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