After 12 years — including five years of solitary confinement at Belmarsh Prison in London — Julian Assange is free. God bless America! He wasn’t extradited to the U.S. to stand trial, where he faced a sentence of 170 years in prison for violating the so-called Espionage Act.
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Obviously, this commentary is skipping the happy talk.
Israel’s army is preparing to expand the war into Lebanon, where it would face a heavily armed foe very different from Hamas—many more fighters and a huge missile and drone arsenal that could overwhelm Israel’s Iron Dome defenses.
Despite his age of 81 and occasional mispronunciations, Biden has shown remarkable stamina and focus throughout his campaign. His quick wit and ability to respond to sharp verbal jabs from voters and Congresspersons, such as Senator Majorie Taylor Greene, revealed outstanding defensive skills. As demonstrated in his State of the Union speech, he instilled confidence in navigating the upcoming debate.
We can progress, make money and win elections if we give each other opportunities to show us how and if we stop others from misleading us.
As I write these words, the mercury is soaring. The world is reeling from the deadly impact of extreme heat and weather events. This is climate change in action. We are living it. And the thermometer-busting temperatures are just the tip of the (melting) iceberg.
It’s also a chance for us, as members of a democratic republic. How? By setting expectations for ourselves and our leaders. A peek at our neurobiology can help us make this debate something we learn from rather than something that divides us further.
Sutherland’s advocacy for peace was evident throughout his career, but it was during the Vietnam War that his commitment was most prominently displayed. His vocal opposition to the war led him to support the Indochina Peace Campaign, an initiative aimed at ending U.S. aggression in Vietnam and promoting peace in the region, and to co-organize the FTA (officially Free the Army, often written with a different F-word) tour alongside Jane Fonda.
If You Have a Problem, Kill It
Klingenstein’s lecture is a collection of straw man fallacies, by which one misrepresents or exaggerates an opponent’s position so that it can be easily attacked. In effect, one rebuts an argument that is never made. His portrayal of the Democrat’s border policy is a good example.