Mark Maynard | dictators

Is Putin right when he says that “Western-style liberalism” is “obsolete”?

By Mark | June 29, 2019

It’s difficult to look beyond Trump, as he demands so much of our attention, and rightfully so, but the issue we’re facing right now is far bigger than him. We live in a time of great uncertainty and fear, and people, not just in America, but across the globe, are beginning to gravitate toward authoritarianism. […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged America First, anti-immigrant, armageddon, authoritarianism, border security, border wall, Climate Change, concentration camps, Donald Trump, Donald Tusk, drought, European Council, famine, fear, fear mongering, G20, global climate change, Global Warming, human rights, immigration, Ivanka Trump, Jamal Khashoggi, Japan, Kim Jong Un, legitimizing dictators, liberalism, Mohammed bin Salman, NATO, North Korea, oligarchs, Osaka, Pearl Harbor, Russia, Saudi Arabia, southern border, The Origins of Totalitarianism, threats to journalists, Vladimir Putin, western civilization | 213 Comments

I hereby officially withdraw my Nobel Prize nomination for Donald “There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea” Trump

By Mark | July 2, 2018

A Trump-suporting relative of mine pretty much told me not too long ago that, if my son lived into adulthood, I’d have Donald Trump to thank for it. He said this in response to my criticism of Trump, which, as I’ve come to learn, is somewhat easy to find on the internet. When I responded […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alro, ballistic missiles, CIA, Donald Trump, FOX News, international relations, Iran, Kim Jong Un, legitimizing dictators, negotiations, Nobel Prize, North Korea, nuclear proliferation, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, Pyongyang, sanctions, Sean Hannity, Singapore, South Korea, the draft, war | 27 Comments

Rachel Maddow on the situation in Egypt

By Mark | February 1, 2011

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [This post is brought to you by what’s left of America’s manufacturing industry.]

Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged democracy protests, Egypt, foreign aid, foreign relations, Hosni Mubarak, hypocrisy watch, military industrial complex, Rachel Maddow, revolution, Suez Canal, tear gas | 12 Comments

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Is Putin right when he says that “Western-style liberalism” is “obsolete”?

I hereby officially withdraw my Nobel Prize nomination for Donald “There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea” Trump

Rachel Maddow on the situation in Egypt

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