Anti-Imperialism/Foreign Policy

Fewer Americans Willing to Fight and Die for Other Countries

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024
Fear is perhaps the greatest enemy of candor. How many men fear to follow their conscience because they would rather conform to the opinion of other men than to the truth they know in their hearts? How can I be sincere if I am constantly changing my mind to conform with the shadow of what I think others expect of me?
–  Thomas Merton, From No Man Is an Island [1955]

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October 24, 2024
What’s Wrong with Admiring Hitler?
According to an article in the New York Times, former Homeland Security secretary John Kelly, who also served as Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, “confirmed previous reports that Mr. Trump had made admiring statements about Hitler.” Kelly made the statement in the context of discussing Trump’s authoritarian proclivities. Trump isn’t the only one though. According to an article in the…
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