R. Baker Talks Bush, Journalism/Post 9/11 Dollar Amount/And More
The Dollar Amount of Post 9/11 Wars ; UK Parliament Condemns Libya Intervention ; GOP’s Latest Obsession ...and More Picks
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Post 9/11 Wars Have Cost Almost $5 Trillion (Jeff C.)
An independent analysis by a professor of political science at Brown University has the tab at $4.79 trillion, and counting. It’s a nice bit of perspective for the next time your angry conservative uncle rages on Facebook about “out-of-control liberal spending.”
GOP’s Latest Obsession: Impeach IRS Commissioner (Russ)
Wrong guy at the wrong place at the wrong time? No matter–he’s red meat to the base.
UK Condemns 2011 Libyan Intervention (Dan)
Lawmakers put the blame on former Prime Minister David Cameron who “failed to develop a coherent Libya. strategy”
The Man Who Figured Out the Altruism Code? (Russ)
A strangely intriguing story of the Einstein of altruism.
Why Nuclear War Looks Inevitable (Trevin)
Smaller, “safer” weapons in concert with new US policy could be more tempting to use.
