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Sheldon Richman

The New York Times Acknowledges US Global Empire

In light of this systemic rational ignorance, we must be grateful when a prominent institution acknowledges how much the government intervenes around the world.

October 30th, 2017

By Sheldon Richman

The New York Times Acknowledges US Global Empire

Analysis -- One big advantage the war party has is the public’s ignorance about the activities of the far-flung American empire. Although frustrating, that ignorance is easy to understand and has been explained countless times by writers in the public choice tradition. Most people are too busy with their lives, families, and

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Dying For The Empire Is Not Heroic

Dying (and killing) for the Empire is not heroic. Allowing yourself to be ordered to intervene in distant conflicts you surely don’t understand is not worthy of admiration. What’s heroic is resisting the Empire.

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Who Really Supports The Troops?

Who really supports the troops? Those who merely say they support them while refusing to criticize the militarism that imperils them, or those who vocally oppose militarism while trying to convince families, friends, neighbors, and total strangers to join them in opposition?

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Who Really Supports The Troops?

A huge sign outside a local tire store really irritated me a couple of weeks ago. Its large letters blared: "WE SUPPORT THE TROOPS." I was tempted to get out of the car and demand that the owner tell me what he was actually doing besides displaying the sign, which probably didn't cost much in money or effort. I suspected that

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