Those wacky North Koreans are in the news again today because off all the missile tests they've been launching, 7 so far. Perhaps its meant as a salute to the USA on its birthday, the 4th of July? Sort of really large fireworks… no I don't think so either. The Strategy Page […]

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There is the longstanding and ongoing debate between those who primarily favor "stability" in the world, and those who favor change.  It used to be that it was Conservatives that made the case for Realpolitik and continued "stability" while the Leftward side of the political spectrum argued constantly for "progressive change" if not outright sweeping […]

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You wouldn’t know it because the MSM here are not talking about it, but there have been recent calls in Brussels for Brussels Journal Editor Paul Belien to be prosecuted for daring to report and discuss events and stories in Belgium from a center-right point of view.  The leftist elite sees this as promoting "hate […]

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We study history for a reason, that being that it repeats itself.  People are people and technology aside its all happened before.  In this case it isn’t like we are talking ancient history either.  No in this case we need look back only a few decades to the times when Leftist insurgencies were roiling all […]

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Robert Kagan has a piece in today’s Washington Post that along with his intended message also makes a few other useful observations.  Kagan points out the increasingly clear cooperation between the autocratic regimes in Russia and China to oppose the advancement of liberty because it is in their own self interests.  From Kagan’s article League […]

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The reluctance of the Bush Administration to act more aggressively towards Iran has raised a lot of talk about why that is.  One of the possible answers has been that there have been various reports and rumors swirling around for a while that Iran already has nuclear warheads procured from another state like Pakistan or […]

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If there is anyone who deserves to be protested its evil communist dictator Fidel Castro.  A man was brave enough to do so at the recent World Baseball Classic in Puerto Rico, here’s a little detail and a photo:

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I often disagree with Sen. John McCain but he’s a hard man to pin down.  Sometimes he proposes things I strongly think are wrong, like supposed ‘campaign finance reform’ that is a clear example of what the First Ammendment was expressly created to prevent.  Then he comes out and says something like this :

"As for […]

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"Neo-whatism", I can imagine many readers thinking just now.  But that’s why you are here, and I’m here to help.  I’ll translate into standard non-deceptive english:  Neo-populism = Communism/Marxism.  Yeah I know, didn’t all that just die off after a long ugly attempt at life way back in the late 1980’s when The Wall came […]

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Venezuela’s resident President for Life, Hugo Chavez, is clearly feeling his oats and getting just downright sassy.  I think he’s jealous of Condoleeza.  Probably those boots.  Here is the money quote (emphasis added):
Responding to remarks before the US Congress last week in which Rice called Chavez a "challenge to democracy" in Latin America, Chavez warned […]

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The idea of socializing health care is supposedly gaining strength in the electorate here in the US.  It might help if citizens understood there is more to it than getting "free" health care.  Besides the fact that nothing in life is truly free, there are specific and worrisome problems with socialized health care.  There is […]

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Marxism is on the rebound around the world and especially in Latin America.  Per the Marxist Operating Manual the first thing to do after winning an election is to use the tools of power to ensure communist rule forever.  Control over the media is a crucial element of this, and the new marxist government of […]

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