Author: populist

…It is interesting to note that the United States is never officially referred to as an empire, although our country has assumed many imperial characteristics…This is how Rome fell. First a vibrant empire comprised...

…Many people who observe current events in the United States and overseas have said, “We are fighting the Vietnam war all over again.” As many military experts have noted, Iraq is not precisely Vietnam. But...

…We have been ‘at war’ with those who supply illicit drugs to our population for more than two generations, failing to admit that drug-addiction is mainly a demand problem, not supply. Again, just like the...

…People in US cities would be outraged if another country garrisoned its troops close by with all the resulting fallout: unacceptable noise, pollution, environmental destruction, appropriation of valued public real estate...

…The US Republic has yet to collapse, but an imperial presidency now places great strain on it with a dominant Pentagon and culture of militarism undermining Congress, the courts and our civil liberties…Chalmers...