Tag Archives: United States

Chief Of US Forces In The Pacific Cites Climate Change As The Biggest Security Threat … Really

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

The chief of US forces in the Pacific, when interviewed during a visit to Boston, cited climate change as the biggest long-term security threat to the US in the Pacific region: Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, in an interview … Continue reading →

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9th Circuit Court Of Appeals: 4th Amendment Applies At The Border

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

The American government, in its zeal to protect the Constitution of the United States (motto: “We have to destroy the Constitution in order to protect it”), has long held that it had the right to search laptops, u-disks, etc., at, … Continue reading →

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Which Nation Has the Most Per-Capita Government Spending on Healthcare: France, Italy, the United States, Sweden, Canada, Greece, or the United Kingdom?

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

This is interesting: What government spends the most on health care? Is it Canada or the United Kingdom, which are famous (or, if these stories are any indication, infamous would be a better description) for single-payer healthcare systems? Is it … Continue reading →

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Why Defense Hawks Don’t Fear The Sequestration

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Contrary to the latest reports in the state run media, the idea of sequestration did not come from the GOP–it was initiated by the White House. To see why sequestration was proposed and accepted, we need to go back to … Continue reading →

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