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03 Jan Revisiting the Themes of 2020

Posted at 08:15h in Business, Economics, Foreign Policy, General, Health, International Relations, Law, Politics, Society 0 Comments

TLR’s most important narratives center on bridging America’s divisions …, and 2020 provided plenty of grist for that mill. Progress in any culture and any political system requires a constant re-examination of goals and realities. In America today, progress depends on a critical evaluation of the...

20 Dec The Future Begins Now

Posted at 07:53h in Economics, Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Politics, Society 1 Comment

“May you live in interesting times” is a warning signifying danger, uncertainty and …, yes, opportunity. We most definitely live today in an interesting time. This time, its events and its personalities will be studied for decades to come …, and present merely a prelude...

13 Sep When is a Nation “At War”?

Posted at 07:33h in Foreign Policy, General, International Relations, Society 0 Comments

What is “war”? When can it be said that a nation is “at war”? Contrary to conventional wisdom, war and its definition are not static. Like societies, “war” evolves with the times … and with technological progress advancements. It has changed markedly over the last two...

07 Jun America’s Victory … or Al Qaeda’s?*

Posted at 10:08h in Economics, International Relations 0 Comments

America’s Victory … or Al Qaeda’s? The April 19, 2020 TLR highlighted America’s mountain of debt …, a substantial portion of which was borrowed to fund America’s War on Terror. Prior to 9/11, America’s national debt stood at $5.7 trillion. U.S. Federal debt now...

25 Apr The Hegemon’s Handbook*

Posted at 20:03h in International Relations, Politics 0 Comments

The Hegemon’s Handbook China has a goal. It’s a pretty straightforward one. It wants to take over the world. Not quite like Dr. Evil …, but not so different either. It wants to be the one and only global hegemon, a position it held for most of the past...

03 Jan Revisiting the Themes of 2020

20 Dec The Future Begins Now

13 Sep When is a Nation “At War”?

07 Jun America’s Victory … or Al Qaeda’s?*

25 Apr The Hegemon’s Handbook*

Recession Redux

Due Process

War

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