Less than twenty-four hours since Mr. Trump and Mr. Un shook hands, many pundits are critical of the outcome. I am certainly no fan of either of these two national leaders. Trump defines arrogance and narcissism as well as any public figure. His braggadocio is so untethered to reality that it’s difficult to believe anything …
The elephant in the room that most seem blind to is our utter acceptance of a bloated and constantly expanding and UNAUDITED military budget. Even our Nobel Peace laureate President is not beyond offering up another increase in the current budget for our supposed ”defense.” The Project on Government Oversight called his budget a “Mardi …
Arms are for hugging. At least, they should be. But Oscar Arias Sanchez, former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize winner notes that arms are also killing us. He just published this opinion piece to accompany the First Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (Cancún, Mexico, August 24-27th, 2015). “Throughout modern history, we …