SYNDICATED COLUMN: Pacifist America
Antiwarriors Are Citizens Without a Party Americans overwhelmingly oppose the wars against Afghanistan and Iraq. Even many veterans say the post-9/11 war on terror was a mistake. Antiwar...
View ArticleHow To Get Laid Off
Originally published at Breaking Modern: Why don’t you spend as much as other generations? So called Millennial culture has nothing to do with it. Odds are, you’re just broke. And here’s how to get...
View ArticleHomeSec, We Hardly Knew Ye
A fight in Congress threatened to shut down the Department of Homeland Security. What would we do without the brave men and women of the TSA?
View ArticleSYNDICATED COLUMN: How Bernie Can Pay For His Ambitious Agenda? Slash the...
Late last year, I interviewed Bernie Sanders while working on my biography “Bernie.” I asked him if he planned to reduce the defense budget if elected president. “We will take a hard look at that,” he...
View ArticleSYNDICATED COLUMN: Military Spending is the Biggest Scam in American Politics
Military spending is the biggest waste of federal taxdollars ever. Both political parties are equally complicit. The militarism scam is the best-kept secret in American politics. When you...
View ArticleLincoln v. Douglas – 2020
The 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas over the issue of slavery were notable for their erudite discussion of an important policy matter. Now we don’t talk about issues, we talk...
View ArticleDMZ America Podcast #84: Debating the Debt Ceiling, Biden’s Secret Papers and...
Internationally-syndicated Editorial Cartoonists Ted Rall and Scoot Stantis analyze the news of the day. Starting with a brisk debate about whether or not the Debt Ceiling should be lifted or if there...
View ArticleKen Burns Is Here
Like the fisherman’s wife in the fairy tale, Ukraine keeps asking for more. More money, more weapons, more missiles, now more tanks. Reports say that they are now asking for U.S. fighter jets. Anyone...
View ArticleMr. President, Please Kill the Homeless Woman Who Lives Outside My Apartment
Dear Mr. President, Won’t you please kill the homeless woman who lives on a bench on the median strip of the street near my apartment building? She doesn’t bother...
View ArticleWhat’s Left 2: We’re a Rich Country. Let’s Act Like It.
Lyndon Johnson, cautioned that his support of the Civil Rights Act was too bold and politically risky, famously responded: “What else is the presidency for?” The United States...
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