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Category Archives: Harper
HARPER: WEST BROKE PROMISE TO YELTSIN OF NO NATO EXPANSION
As relations between the United States and Russia move from bad to worse, despite President Donald Trump's efforts to maintain good personal relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it is worthwhile to review a critical piece of post-Cold War history. … Continue reading
Posted in Harper, Russia
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HARPER: WHAT IS DRIVING THE NEW PUSH FOR AUMF?
After years of sitting back and letting Congressional authority to declare war transfer to the Executive Branch, it appears that some leading Members of the House and Senate are finally waking up to the consequences of their failure. On February … Continue reading
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HARPER: DEMOCRATS THREW THE FIRST PUNCH
Now that the Devin Nunes memo is out in the public—with no redactions—and a counter-memo by Adam Schiff is expected to be released within days, it is a good moment to step back and look at the bigger picture of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, government, Harper, Politics
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HARPER: IS THIS FISC DOCUMENT PART OF THE NUNES FILE?
On April 26, 2017, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Judge Rosemary Collyer issued a 99-page ruling, spelling out the conditions under which American citizens could be placed under electronic surveillance and the records retained by the FBI, the CIA, … Continue reading
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HARPER: WHY ISN’T JAMES CLAPPER BEHIND BARS?
One of the biggest failures of the United States Congress, IMHO, has been the refusal to hold Executive Branch officials accountable when they lie to Congress on vital matters of national security. And no case angers me more than that … Continue reading
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HARPER: WHEN MOORE IS LESS
The defeat of Roy Moore in Tuesday's special election in Alabama, to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, was a welcome development. But Democrats should not rush to congratulate themselves and draw too many unwarranted conclusions about … Continue reading
Posted in Decameron, Harper, Politics
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HARPER: THE TIES THAT BLIND
In 1965, New Left godfather Herbert Marcuse, a founder of the German Marxist Frankfurt School, wrote an essay in a book called A Critique of Pure Tolerance. Marcuse's essay, "Repressive Tolerance," argued that liberal society was dead and that the … Continue reading
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HARPER AND DECAMERON: CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE
Several years back–in the pre-Trump era–a friend attended a forum at the Brookings Institution on the subject of US-Russian relations. During the question and answer portion of the event, she asked a question about American and European meddling in Ukraine, leading … Continue reading
Posted in Decameron, Harper
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HARPER: A BANKER FROM HSBC GOING TO JAIL
During the late 1980s savings and loan collapse, more than 1,000 bankers went to jail for various kinds of financial fraud. Famous names like Michael Milken, the Keating Five and Ivan Boesky were tried and convicted of manipulation and theft–and … Continue reading
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HARPER: TRUMP CALLED NETANYAHU OBSTACLE TO PEACE
A friend recently observed about President Donald Trump: "Ignore what he says, but watch what he does." In general, this is a useful guide to the rollercoaster ride that is the Trump Presidency. But on some occasions, it is useful … Continue reading
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