The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Undeniable Genius Isolated from Other Movements January 4, 2010 David Gershon This book is a work of undeniable genius and to that I would add peseverence–the author and his wife Gail Straub have been on the forefront of the personal empowerment movement from the late 1970’s onward, and in many ways this book is a …
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Look Ahead With Stoicism—and Optimism While so many of our institutions have failed, we can repair them. The first step is to take personal responsibility. Maybe the most worrying trend the past 10 years can be found in this phrase: “They forgot the mission.” So many great American institutions—institutions that every day help hold us …
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Heads set to roll as Obama goes on attack over security failures that allowed Christmas Day bomber on to plane A senior aide said Obama would seek accountability at the highest levels for the failure, a remark some observers took to mean that heads would roll. The terrorist plot to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight …
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Carl Bernstein: US Congress Is Corrupt, Systemically Broken (VIDEO) During an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today journalist and author Carl Bernstein lamented that the debate over and the writing of health care reform legislation has shown us “Congress at its worst.” Bernstein harshly critiques the nation’s legislative branch as a body that is “responsive …
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One of the main arguments made by self-proclaimed “liberal humanitarian interventionists” in support of President Obama’s escalation of the Afghan War is that a return of the Taliban to power will condemn women to conditions approaching slavery. It is true that women’s rights in Afghanistan are almost medieval in character, but the central question of …
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Brilliant but Narrow, Simplifies A Bridge Too Far December 19, 2009 Mark Moyar EDIT of 21 Feb 2010: A colleague in COINSOC has pointed out that I missed one key aspect of this book and I hasten to add it: “Moyar’s point that we are applying peacetime personnel policies by putting people in place based …
That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 …
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