Carl Sagan and the Beginning of History
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Carl Sagan is not usually remembered as a political prophet, except possibly in warning of the dangers of nuclear war and drug criminalization.
Search Results for national security
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Don’t say ‘radical’ if you mean ‘violent’
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It’s about time someone challenged the phrase radical Islamic terrorism. The most objectionable part is the word radical.
A conspiracy of fear-mongers
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Over the weekend CNN breathlessly reported as “Breaking News” a new poll indicating that people are increasingly frightened about terrorism.
Warner, Kaine highlight federal budget impacts on Virginia
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U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
McAuliffe unveils biennial budget to Virginia General Assembly
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The transcript of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s prepared remarks as he unveiled his proposed 2016-2018 state budget to the Virginia General Assembly.
Syrian refugees: No huddled masses here
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Not surprisingly, you didn’t find at Tuesday’s CNN Republican debate a lot of support for accepting refugees from the deadly four-year civil war in Syria.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Live coverage of the CNN Republican Debate
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Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage of the Dec. 15 CNN Republican Debate.
Of bumblebees and competitive courts
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When I say that competition produced liberty, I of course do not mean that liberty was anyone’s objective. Yet liberty emerged all the same.
Why Assad isn’t ‘Our son of a bitch’
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While Franklin Roosevelt may not have said that Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza “may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch,” he probably thought it.
Foreign policy comes back to haunt us
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From the start, opponents of the American empire warned that the government could not violate the rights of foreigners without eventually violating the rights of Americans.
