Quill Sword Blogcast

This government by the people thing is a lot of work. the midterms are going to bring some serious changes - but that is only the beginning.

Warehousing kids for twelve years and hoping that they don't kill each other is not working. Maybe it never did.

Gun control proponents won the battle 20 years ago. Gun abolitionists disguised as gun control proponents threaten to undermine that victory. Supporting the stupid to protect the smart is the result.

History either repeats or it rhymes but it isn't anything new. Nothing to panic about - this is just the world we live in. 

Being the smartest animal has lead to some really stupid things - maybe there's a different solution.

It's far from certain but what should we consider in the event of a Russian collapse?

The unprecedented unity shown by NATO and Europe may seem to have hit a bump or two - but looks can be deceiving.

Republicans are set to take a record win in the November midterm elections. But what they do with that win is far more important to their survival as a party.

Memorial Day is the time we honor all those who died in service to our country.

Libertarianism has it's good points and a dark side.

The Ukraine invasion promises to be a major boon to US foreign policy by finally getting NATO nations to take up their responsibility. 

Not voting is not a virtue - it just leaves the decision to others who may not know any better than you do.

Conservatives hav3e long criticized the left for its poorly reasoned and often crappy arguments. Now the right is in danger of falling into the same trap.

Democrats let the crazies run their party and now that turns out to be a bad thing.

You can't take care of others if you don't take care of your self - it's both and, not either or for both people and nation-states. Loving one's country should never mean turning one's back on the rest of the world .

International relations doesn't have to drive us to isolation or globalism. 

The people are often lost in the conflicts of nation-states but it is the people that are currently driving the response of NATO to the war in Ukraine.

Roe v Wade to be overturned by the Supreme Court according to an illegally leaked document. What does that mean politically?

Russia has made a mess of our lovely world order - whatever shall we do now?

Russia has options - none of them happen to be good. This is what happens when you don't count the cost before picking on the little kid.

What happens when a political party collapses - especially a major American party?

Why is Russia so scared of having NATO on its border? Or is NATO expansion an excuse, not a reason?

The basics of US nuclear strategy - because evidently schools are worse than I'd thought. Understanding foreign policy especially as it relates to Russia and China, requires a knowledge of US nuclear strategy This won't make you a military strategist but it will help understand the current conflict.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has far reaching implications. We cover briefly the most obvious issues that relate to the US.

My initial assessment, written 2/25/22