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Syria -- Putin's "Shock and Awe"?
image fromOf course historical "parallels" are misleading. What history teaches -- if it "teaches" anything -- is that the past, present, and future are unpredictable. Granted, historical "patterns"...
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How paint throwing came to America: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
share.america.govA time traveler from the United States of 1965 would, on arriving today, find that much had changed and everything was more diverse. She’d first notice that many people looked...
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Do Presidents Trust the Foreign Service?
NICHOLAS KRALEV, foreignpolicy.comBy letting career diplomats at the State Department languish, the White House is wasting one of its greatest assets -- at its own peril.image fromNicholas Kralev,...
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There Have Been 274 Days in 2015: There Have Been 294 Mass Shootings - Note...
ringoffireradio.com; via RB on FacebookThat is right. We are into the 274 day in 2015. Yet, there have been 294 shootings in which at least four people were shot in one spree or setting.To view the...
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What Is Putin Really Up To in Syria?
politico.com; via AH on Facebook14 top Putinologists weigh in.[JB comment: Despite the wisdom expressed in the below comments, it's quite clear that no one in the "West" can fully agree on (knows?)...
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The U.S. Department of Justice Foreign Agents Registration Act - A model [?]...
image fromTAKE A LOOK AT THE ENTRIES IN BELOW LINKSPutin Promises to Rewrite 'Foreign Agents' Law, Moscow Times - By Daria Litvinova (via AH on Facebook)the below from: fara.govThe Foreign Agents...
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Don't Fret, Russia—America Has Some Pretty Sad Bus Stops, Too
via JM on FacebookERIC JAFFE, citylab.comThere’s a lesson in this misery: transit agencies and cities forget about rider comfort at their own peril.Russia was once capable of designing some seriously...
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How High Are Property Taxes in Your State? This Map Has the Answer - Note for...
via MC on FacebookKate Scanlon, dailysignal.comWhat is the property tax rate in your state? A new map from the Tax Foundation has the answer.The Tax Foundation, a non-partisan research think-tank based...
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New Book: America Was Built On Slavery And It Was Much Worse Than You Might...
Slaves as money. A breeding industry. Founding fathers of white supremacy.By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet October 2, 2015Engraving, circa 1700, featuring white colonists and black slaves.Photo Credit:...
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This document’s alive. And you can watch it evolve - Note for a lecture, "E...
via; share.america.govimage fromAfter 200-plus years, the U.S. Constitution still defines and limits the powers of American government and guarantees the rights of the American people. How can it, or...
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E pluribus unum - Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps the United...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaE Pluribus Unum included in the Great Seal of the United States, being one of the nation's mottos at the time of the seal's creation.E pluribus unum (/ˈiː...
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Seven strategies of domestic Russian propaganda
euromaidanpress.comimage from articleArticle by: Kseniya KirillovaAn important attribute of Russia’s modern policy has been the growth in military hysteria and the constant need for both internal and...
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Facebook Comment on a Hillary Clinton political ad (slightly edited)
Hillary ClintonSponsored · We want all of Hillary's best supporters to sign her birthday card -- add your name!Sign Hillary's Birthday CardAdd your name!HILLARYCLINTON.COM/GO500 Likes42 Comments2...
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Remembering a Milestone for Immigrants and America - Note for a lecture, "E...
By Lawrence Downes October 5, 2015 5:55 pm, takingnote.blogs.nytimes.comImage from, with caption: President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which substantially...
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The silent minority: German-Americans - Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum?...
economist.comvia NIM on FacebookAmerica’s largest ethnic group has assimilated so well that people barely notice itFeb 7th 2015 | KOHLER, WISCONSIN | From the print editionON A snow-covered bluff...
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Common Response After Killings in Oregon: ‘I Want to Have a Gun’: Note for a...
By JACK HEALY and JULIE TURKEWITZ OCT. 7, 2015image fromROSEBURG, Ore. — A week has passed since J. J. Vicari huddled underneatha desk while gunshots exploded in the classroom next door. Now he is...
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Впечатления американца, впервые побывавшего в России; or why Americans love...
via IK on Facebookekabu.ru [JB question: could this be a parody -- or the "truth" -- of how Americans (or at least one American) view Russia?]Джек Милстон — американский писатель, который первый раз в...
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Europe for the Right Reasons: A Conversation with Stanley Hoffmann
nybooks.com; via TH on emailimage from[JB comment: Having had the privilege to study Russian history at Princeton graduate school under a full scholarship in the 1970s, I can only say about academics...
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A question on Syrian/ME refugees/migrants and Israel
image fromWill (has/should?) Israel welcome/d within its borders refugees/migrants from its Middle Eastern neighbors at a time of horrendous conflict?Germany -- some would say, "home of the Holocaust"...
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How the Other Half Banks: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Poverty is expensive, even for those who aren’t debt-laden. The average family earning $25,000 a year but without a bank account spends about $2,400 a year — more than it spends on food — on financial...
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