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On Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens succumbed to cancer on December 15th. Hitchens was a prolific writer and polemical pugilist who angered many and wooed more. He possessed an acerbic wit and a taste for battle. Unfortunately, toward the end of his life, these … Continue reading
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How the United States Became an Empire: A Review of James Carroll’s House of War
Has the rise of American power been disastrous? James Carroll asks this pointed question in House of War, a brilliant history of the Pentagon interwoven with a personal narrative. Carroll is an apt person to tell this story. The son … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Cold War, debate, History, Military, politics, united states, War
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Rep. McKeon tells debt panel: Don’t bet that Pentagon cuts can be voided – The Hill’s DEFCON Hill
“Unless we act today, the dismantling of the greatest armed forces in history could begin tomorrow,” he writes. “Congress can negotiate our way through impasses, but the Department of Defense is required to plan with the budget authority it … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Budget cuts, current events, economics, Iraq, Military, News, Obama, politics, War
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The Faces of War: A Poem
I wrote this poem in a rather surreal moment, as I sit comfortably in my home while bombs fell over Iraq. There was a walk out planned for that day and I was on Spring Break. Before heading to the … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Occupations
Lately I have been hearing critics of the Occupy Wall Street Movements use its cost to city and town budgets as a means to protest it. Isn’t it hypocritical, they ask, to call for more government spending when they are … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Bush, economics, Government, Iraq, Military, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, politics, Veterans, War
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