"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Donald Trump was really, really awful this week. And Donald Trump was really, really good this week. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the two sides of Trump and prove you can evaluate the actions of a president without getting caught up in a cult..
Read moreThe Power to Make War: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #110
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Under the Constitution, the president does not have the authority to launch offensive military actions. Not for 90 days. Not for 60 days. Not for one minute. And the War Powers Resolution of 1973 does not change that. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about presidential..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #89: Fake News
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" This episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about fake news. There's been a lot of talk about "fake news" over the last several months. But what exactly is fake news? Why the sudden obsession with rooting it out? And can we really be sure what we get from..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #78: The Trump Executive Order that Could Kick Off WWIII
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about an obscure provision in a proposed Trump executive order that could set the stage for World War III. Hyperbole? I don't think so. There has been a lot of talk about a proposed Trump executive order relating to refugees...
Read moreTrump Refugee EO Sets Stage for More Military Intervention in Syria
UPDATE: The provision discussed below did not end up in the final draft of the refugee executive order. It remains unclear if the Trump administration continues to pursue such a policy behind the scenes. An early draft of an Executive Order Pres. Donald Trump will likely issue Jan. 26 features a provision that sets the..
Read more133 Words or Less: Safety or Compassion?
I don’t find the issue of Syrian refugees nearly as cut and dry as it seems most Americans on the Internet do. It’s not unreasonable to have concerns about allowing thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S., considering the very real threat that terrorists could sneak in among them. The fact that some people entertain..
Read more133 Words or Less: Terror as a Jobs Program
When you decimate a region's economy with years of war, warrior becomes the only viable job option. Conventional wisdom holds religious ideology motivates ISIS fighters. Recent interviews by Lydia Wilson prove this an oversimplification. He was working as a laborer to support his huge family when he hurt his back and lost his job. It..
Read moreIt’s Time to Break the Cycle of Violence
I’ve always had this odd fascination with street gangs. A mentality utterly alien to my own drives gang members. I don’t understand it. In many ways it repels me. But I find I can’t look away. As a result, I can sit and watch episode after episode of the TV documentary series Gangland. You can’t..
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