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  • Russian Invasion: The Clear Story vs Smoke and Mirrors

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    When we look back on the history of WWII, the heroes, villains, and victims are all fairly clear. The Nazi atrocities against the Jews were clear. When we could finally see the the clear evidence of what happened behind the front lines, the world was appalled. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we are now living…

  • What Would Reagan Do?

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    If you are a Republican or a conservative, no doubt you hold Ronald Reagan in high regard. He is, for all practical purposes, the godfather of modern conservatism. I regard him as the best president of my lifetime by a large margin. Thanks largely to his depth of character, spine of steel, and a crystal…

  • Libertarians on Ukraine

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    I have long been quite intrigued by the libertarian movement. At one of my first I.T. jobs I shared a cubicle with a libertarian. He and I had long discussions over lunch in the company cafeteria sorting out the world’s problems. At the time (~1998) I was a conservative, Christian Republican, and pretty much thought…

  • Zelensky Bans Freedom of Religion, Press, and Opposition Political Parties?

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    It has become common to hear from some popular voices that Ukraine’s President Zelensky has banned religion, free media, and opposition political parties, implying that he’s a bit of a totalitarian that may not be all that different from Putin. You’ll hear this from Tucker Carlson, Tulsi Gabbard, and Ron Paul. I’ll quote Gabbard since…

  • Should we have opposed Hitler?

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    “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” What many may not realize is that almost everything happening now in Ukraine has happened before with striking similarity. In the aftermath of Germany’s defeat in WWI the Treaty of Versailles (the peace treaty that ended WWI) stripped Germany of its military and required…

  • How did the Ukraine War become a Left vs. Right Issue?

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    How did the Ukraine War become a Left vs. Right Issue? CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYT, WaPo, and mainstream Hollywood often have a particular unified slant on many controversial issues, and this slant is typically toward the left side of the political/ideological spectrum (to say the least, aka, “Fiery but mostly peaceful protests…”). Now,…

  • Tucker Carlson PULLING FOR RUSSIA!

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    Tucker Carlson PULLING FOR RUSSIA! The facts of the Ukraine war are fairly clear: For really no reason other than an appetite for conquest, on February 24, 2022, Russia launched an all-out military invasion on Ukraine, often targeting civilians with murder, rape, torture, and even child “deportations”, and that the only moral, humane, and even…

  • Should we support Ukraine?

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    Should we support Ukraine? On February 24, 2022 Russia – geographically the largest country on Earth, with the second largest military on Earth, with the largest nuclear arsenal on Earth – began an all out military assault on Ukraine in an attempt to take complete control, committing systemic murder, torture, and rape of civilians, and…