Category Archives: Government

What the Global War on Terrorism(sic) National Monument should embody

Posted on December 21, 2015 by ann li-summers

 By ann summers I wrote a very early story a couple of years ago on trying to think about a virtual or actual monument to this war and thought that even though we have ceased(sic) combat operations, that a national monument … Continue reading →

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No Child Left Behind is Dead…

Posted on December 12, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers   So the good news is that with the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act , 2002’s No Child Left Behind finally joins eraser chalk in the dustbin of History, but like whiteboards, the aroma of dry-erase markers … Continue reading →

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Spree Killings in Colorado Springs & San Bernardino: 2 types of not dissimilar political extremism

Posted on December 5, 2015 by ann li-summers

Let’s be clear: These spree killings are all, in their own ways, acts of terrorism. Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership. It … Continue reading →

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Bring me the head of Diego Garcia: blaming the Brits for being Dodos about Disposession

Posted on December 1, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers In 1966, the head of Britain’s Colonial Office, Lord Denis Greenhill, wrote about Chagos, “The object of the exercise is to get some rocks which will remain ours; there will be no indigenous population except seagulls who … Continue reading →

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“If you meet The Buddha on the road, kill him.”

Posted on November 3, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. -The Buddha Marx: “constant revolutionizing of production uninterrupted disturbance of all social … Continue reading →

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Histories of commons repeat themselves as tragedy and farce

Posted on October 19, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” (Who watches the watchers) Juvenal Recently, a US rancher with unfortunate racist and fascist tendencies came to the attention of US media with unfortunate consequences but an interesting discourse path. I won’t repeat … Continue reading →

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His book should not have been the only Counterinsurgency text available for an entire post-Vietnam generation

Posted on October 18, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Yet if predicting the future is a hopeless endeavor, learning from the past is not. The counterinsurgency books that Nagl studied do impart an important lesson. The goal the United States hopes to reach in Iraq — … Continue reading →

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They Killed the GOP Party – You Bastards!

Posted on October 17, 2015 by ann li-summers

“Oooh, thats a bingo!” (Inglourious Basterds – Col. Hans Landa) By ann summers With the continued dithering of the GOP over who will be its next Speaker of the House of Representatives, although my bet would be on Paul Ryan … Continue reading →

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For Trump the Master-Brander, being POTUS is just another job

Posted on October 1, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers We may see real power brokerage at the GOP convention with delegates as the capital – a new arbitrage tool for tRump. If he’s savvy, Trump will have one of his media partners do a documentary of … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of the Old New Left: UK Labour moves away from the centre

Posted on September 12, 2015 by ann li-summers

By ann summers A perhaps stunning victory for a party frustrated with recent defeats, and with perhaps the infusion of underrepresented elements, the leadership of the UK Labour Party has risen/fallen in a 59% vote for a repudiation of the … Continue reading →

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