Author Archives: camelotkidd
Jersey
I saw this from Amy Walter at the Cook Political Report and laughed. “But in this era of deep and hardened partisanship, real world events don’t have the political impact that they once did, with voters more willing than ever to … Continue reading
Instruments of Statecraft
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001 it seems an appropriate moment to examine how the US deploys terrorists as instruments of statecraft. Before we get to 9/11 there’s some important contextual history. … Continue reading
The man of integrity
Who runs the Department of War? Well, it’s probably not the drunken rapist–Kegsbreath, even though his name appears at the top of the flow chart. However, Kegsbreath does make a good foil for the true leader of the Pentagon, whom … Continue reading
Go Away
I wish she would go away but it appears that we are cursed with the forever reoccurring specter of Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton on says the only way for Trump to end the war in Ukraine is to go all … Continue reading
The accidental anti-imperialist
I’m sure that wasn’t his intent but Trump is turning out to be the accidental anti-imperialist president. The turn of events is quite ironic since he based his second coming on emulating William McKinley, our first imperialist president. But Trump … Continue reading
The Sword
I was primed to be part of the professional/managerial/class like my parents. As a teenager I worked at a large amusement park, where they made me a manager. I enjoyed it and was good at it but soon came to … Continue reading
The Hits Keep Coming
Trump is really losing it, shit-posting AI manipulated pictures of him as Elvis in a white jumpsuit, and as Carey Grant pulling Netanyahu atop Mt. Rushmore, rather than Eva Marie Saint. Then there’s Trump’s AI posting on his “Truth Social” last week, where … Continue reading
New Calculus
What’s going on with the billionaires that control our country? Late-stage capitalism has made them richer than Croesus, but the lucre has only made them more greedy, where they seem unwilling to offer even modest reforms that would be pocket … Continue reading
The Merger
The US House of Representatives just passed a bill merging the US military with Israel’s. The House on Wednesday passed its version of the massive $1.15 trillion 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes Section 219 (formerly Section 224), … Continue reading
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