John Miksad: It’s time to stop the MAD-ness!
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed 77 years ago this week. The two bombs the United States dropped on those cities killed some 200,000 human beings, most of whom were civilians.
Search Results for national security
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Lawmakers visit El Salvador, Guatemala, to learn more about root causes of migration
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A bipartisan congressional delegation visited Central America this week to learn more about the Biden administration’s actions to stem irregular migration to the United States.
GOP candidate Yesli Vega says liberal states engaging in ‘free-for-all at taking innocent life’
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Yesli Vega, the Republican congressional nominee in the Seventh District, was caught on tape saying “abortion is not going to be an option” in states with conservative governors.
Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip: A needless provocation
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was intent on visiting Taiwan, and did so despite President Biden’s misgivings and criticisms from many China experts.
Robert C. Koehler: My weekend with the good guys
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You may find this shocking, but a little over a decade ago I spent a weekend learning how to shoot a handgun — under the auspices of the NRA. I wound up earning myself an NRA “personal protection in the home” certificate.
Mel Gurtov: Five reasons why Nancy Pelosi should postpone a trip to Taiwan
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House Leader Nancy Pelosi seems intent on visiting Taiwan. That might not seem like a big deal to Americans, but these are dangerous times in US-China relations. That makes a Taiwan trip very risky. Here’s why:
Deterrencelessness: Nuclear threats neither credible nor viable
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Threatening to make attacks with nuclear weapons is known as “deterrence” when the United States does it, but it’s called madness, blackmail, or “terrorism” if Russia, China, or North Korea does.
Kary Love: An iron curtain is descending on America and we were warned
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Great patriots have warned Americans of the possibility an Iron Curtain of authoritarianism could descend upon America, making America over in the image of its Fascist enemies.
Mel Gurtov: Water, water, no longer everywhere
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“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is only halfway descriptive of the planet’s current water situation.
SonderMind: Techniques for the BIPOC community to overcome feelings of fear, shame
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Talking about mental health — and seeking help for it — takes a lot of courage. It’s not easy to talk about your emotions and feelings, especially when mental health isn’t a subject often discussed or acknowledged in your family or community.
