You are already paying for addicts’ drug habits. Why not treat addiction in a more humane way that reduces crime, defunds drug gangs, better helps the addicts, and saves society money? Lots of people complain about crime, especially property crime. People complain especially on websites such as nextdoor. Likewise, many newspapers and TV news shows […]
Playing Russian Roulette in Ukraine
Four recent articles have similar, frightening messages about the risk of nuclear escalation in Ukraine. My member of Congress, Rep. Adam Smith (no relation), is playing a large role in sustaining that risk. The first article, Putin flirts again with grim prospect of nuclear war – this time he might mean it, by Pjotr Sauer […]
Summary and comments on Bruce Gagnon and Regis Tremblay video
Bruce Gagnon and Regis Tremblay discuss US EU Looming Crash, Billions of US $$ pouring into Ukraine, War between the US and Russia. The interview covers a lot of history and claims. Many of them I’ve read elsewhere. Many of the claims I believe to be true. Some of the claims are plausible but need […]
Summary of The Sugar High of Unipolarity: Why U.S. Military Interventions Increased after the Cold War
The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft had a zoom meeting The Sugar High of Unipolarity: Why U.S. Military Interventions Increased after the Cold War with speakers Monica Duffy Toft, Sidita Kushi, and John Mearsheimer. Toft and Kushi are authors of the following paper in the Journal of Conflict Resolution: Introducing the Military Intervention Project: A […]
Protected: Imagining a car-free zone in Bellevue: two proposals
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Andrew Bacevich of Quincy Institute: Be wary of the NY Times and WA Post, The Ukraine war is neither good nor necessary
From The Chris Hedges Report: Soldiers speak out against America’s misguided wars. In their new book, veterans Andrew Bacevich [president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft] and Danny Sjursen describe how the realities of war expose the lies told by generals and politicians about American goodness and virtue. Chris Hedges (interviewer) Andrew Bacevich, a […]
Warnings about Ukraine from top Western strategic thinkers
I saw this on fb, which had a link to https://mobile.twitter.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1498491107902062592. It complements my How the U.S. provoked Russia in Ukraine: A Compendium. The fascinating thing about the #Ukraine war is the sheer number of top #Western strategic thinkers and scholars who have warned for years that it was coming if NATO continued down the […]
Roger Waters (from Pink Floyd) works to raise awareness of the costs of militarism
Roger Waters, the 78 year old creative genius behind the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, is launching the This is Not a Drill Tour. Checkout that web page for tour dates and venues. He’ll be in Portland, Oregon on Sept 10 and in Tacoma on Sept 16. He’ll be at many other cities before and […]
George Beebe (Dick Cheney’s former Russia aide) on why we need a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine
George Beebe was Dick Cheney’s former Russia adviser. He authored the 2019 book The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe. He is Director of Grand Strategy at Quincy Institute but is no left-wing pacifist. Beebe says in this interview on WABC that he supports U.S. efforts to aid […]
Fireplaces burning in the summer when it’s over 90 degrees! Again!
On July 30, 2022, when it was in the mid 90s in Bellevue, The Lodge at Bellevue Square was running the gas fireplace at 523 Bellevue Way NE. . They do it, I presume, for the sake of “ambience” or mood. I’ve seen similar fireplaces burning in the lobbies of condo buildings, office towers, movie […]