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.
Search Results for national security
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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.
More bombshells for Trump in the latest House Jan. 6 Committee hearing
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Donald Trump planned to lead a march of his supporters to the U.S. Capitol as Congress was voting to certify the 2020 election, but didn’t want anybody outside of a few in his inner circle to know.
Youngkin announces key administration appointments including Snell, Pattie
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has chosen additional key administration appointments including two individuals with ties to the Harrisonburg area – Valley Renovators, Inc. VP J.M. Snell II and James Madison University professor Marshall Pattie.
New details emerging in ongoing investigation into alleged July 4 mass shooting plot
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The investigation into what Richmond Police say was a plot by two Guatemalan nationals to target a July 4 community celebration for a mass shooting has turned into an international and local political incident.
