I almost stopped reading at the first paragraph. The CCP's newspaper has it exactly right: America's main opponent *is* itself. This has been true since before the founding. Those who seek to realize and expand its founding ideals are opposed at every step by those who want to hang on to and expand their privileges. Why do so many upper-level Democrats (especially but not exclusively the white + male ones) shrink from acknowledging this?
Great article, thanks. Favorites were huge deficit in time of peace and prosperity - insane. Giving away to China our edge in clean energy - batshit crazy. Militarization of immigration enforcement - cruel and degrading.
Might quibble about whether Rs really believe in the old trope that windfalls (here tax giveaways) are more productively invested by Wall Street than government. I think they were just going along to go along.
Your article reminds me how little I understand about the defense budget. You say it's historically underfunded. I always want to cut it more and then some more. And programs that help military personnel, active and retired, that I would support, are being cut in favor of more hardware. So maybe an article sometime for those super uninformed like myself, as to what is appropriate in a defense budget. Particularly when that defense budget competes with and is at the expense of nonmilitary spending.
I almost stopped reading at the first paragraph. The CCP's newspaper has it exactly right: America's main opponent *is* itself. This has been true since before the founding. Those who seek to realize and expand its founding ideals are opposed at every step by those who want to hang on to and expand their privileges. Why do so many upper-level Democrats (especially but not exclusively the white + male ones) shrink from acknowledging this?
Great article, thanks. Favorites were huge deficit in time of peace and prosperity - insane. Giving away to China our edge in clean energy - batshit crazy. Militarization of immigration enforcement - cruel and degrading.
Might quibble about whether Rs really believe in the old trope that windfalls (here tax giveaways) are more productively invested by Wall Street than government. I think they were just going along to go along.
Your article reminds me how little I understand about the defense budget. You say it's historically underfunded. I always want to cut it more and then some more. And programs that help military personnel, active and retired, that I would support, are being cut in favor of more hardware. So maybe an article sometime for those super uninformed like myself, as to what is appropriate in a defense budget. Particularly when that defense budget competes with and is at the expense of nonmilitary spending.