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** FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021
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Now-a-days, men wear a fool's cap, and call it a liberty cap. I do not know but there are some, who, if they were tied to a whipping-post, and could but get one hand free, would use it to ring the bells and fire the cannons, to celebrate their liberty.
– Henry David Thoreau, "Slavery in Massachusetts ([link removed]) " [1854]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 27, 2021
The U.S. Government vs. the United States ([link removed])
Advocates of empire and interventionism are saying that even given the debacle in Afghanistan, America should not “retreat” from the world. Even though our nation has lost "credibility" in the world, they say, it is imperative that the United States continue to project power and influence around the world. To do otherwise, they say, would create a “vacuum” into which would flow Russia, ...
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The Future of Freedom Foundation
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Time
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Washington’s Arrogance Survives Afghanistan Disaster ([link removed])
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A War’s Epitaph ([link removed])
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The Intercept
Let’s Not Pretend That the Way We Withdrew From Afghanistan Was the Problem ([link removed])
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How Societies Save For an Uncertain Future ([link removed])
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