Category: Afghanistan
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What If The Russian Military Isn’t The “Threat” We’ve Told Ourselves It Is?
As of this morning, four days into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has not achieved any of what we in the West assumed were his objectives. Taking Kyiv, for instance. Taking ANY Ukrainian city for that matter. As of right now, all Russia can claim to occupy is Ukrainian farmland. Whatever’s planted in those fields…
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Breaking News: Progressives Are Now, Officially, The “Adults In The Room”
Remember back in the olden days — during the 2016 election — when progressives were universally viewed as crackpots? Remember when universal basic income was understood to be a pipe dream that could never work in the real world? Remember when universal, single-payer health CARE and free pre-k and community college for all were things…
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Never Mind The Icing, How’s The Damned Cake?
Ever order a piece of cake somewhere because the icing looked enticing — and then you got to the cloying, overly-sugared cake underneath and the whole experience went to hell in your mouth? It’s a little like false advertising, isn’t it? And, frankly, where cake is concerned? It’s always about the cake. The icing’s just……
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What If Joe Biden Ran His White House The Way Donald Trump Ran His?
Quick — chose a word to describe Donald Trump’s White House. I bet the word “chaos” — or the abstraction described by “chaos” flashed through your mind. That chaos wasn’t Trump brilliantly playing some version of game theory above all our heads. It was a criminal and a traitor who never really wanted to be…
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The Reason All Republican Arguments Sound Like Bullsh*t Is Because That’s What They Are
No one ever does anything “just because”. Trust me on this. It’s something storytellers know about human nature because we have to draw on human nature to create believable characters that ring true both inside and out. What’s worse than a character you’ve come to love who suddenly acts “out of character” — not because…
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Of Republicans And Rabbit Holes
How does one answer the question “And when did you stop beating your wife?”? There is no good way,. That’s the point. Same goes for “When did you stop loving me?” or “Why don’t you respect the flag?” These aren’t legitimate questions. They’re a passive-aggressive set up meant to put the person being asked the…