My Evening with Ahmad Chalabi
Today, the world learned that Ahmad Chalabi, one of the major figures in the lead up to the war in Iraq, has died. As you may remember, neo-conservatives portrayed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National...
View Article#OregonUnderAttack Is Not the Same as #BlackLivesMatter
Today, I unsubscribed from an e-mail newsletter entitled The Free Thought Project. I had first subscribed to it a month or so ago, attracted by its coverage of police killings in the United States....
View ArticleMarch 15 Countdown
Well, our fearless leader has decided that after March 15th, the Democratic Party nomination will be a done deal and that criticism of her will be strictly curtailed. Only what moderators deem to be...
View ArticleYes, Joe Concha, 'Lucid' People Can Question Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No"...
Yesterday, Mediaite columnist Joe Concha published an ill-considered article lamenting a supposed lack of respect for the death of former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Although the column mostly targeted an...
View ArticleOur Proud Allies in Afghanistan
Over the past few weeks, I have noticed several stories in the New York Times that shed a disturbing light on our allies in Afghanistan. Although the Afghan government has taken token measures toward...
View ArticleThe Panama Papers Expose the Corrupt Global Elite
Kossacks who have been paying attention to the international news may have heard about the Panama Papers scandal, in which papers leaked from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, revealed how...
View ArticleWill New Jersey Become the Next Alberta?
By this point, most people who follow the news will be familiar with the horrific wildfires in Alberta, Canada, described in diaries by other Kossacks. These fires have forced the evacuation of over...
View ArticleA Short Note on Shaun King
This is not a formal diary so much as a brief comment on how the Daily Kos community has reacted to Shaun King’s announcement that he will no longer be supporting the Democratic Party. Severaldiaries...
View ArticleThe Privilege of Clinton Supporters
In a recent diary, the founder of this website argued that supporters of Bernie Sanders are privileged, claiming that they didn’t value the African-American vote because of their attempts to appeal to...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: A Matter of Conscience
Barring something major happening, Hillary Clinton is now the Democratic nominee for president. A party supposedly in favor of progressive policies and values has chosen a candidate who voted for the...
View ArticleThoughts on the Orlando Massacre
As many readers will already be aware, at least fifty people were murdered in a massacre at The Pulse, a gay night club in Orlando, Florida. The murderer, Omar Mateen, was apparently carrying an AR-15,...
View ArticleGoodbye to All That
With this diary, I am permanently signing off from the Daily Kos. I have come to the conclusion that staying here serves no purpose for me other than to get into arguments. I have fundamental...
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