Books 📚 American History and International Relations
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Vivek Ramaswamy states that part of the reason he became a conservative was because a "big black kid" pushed him down the stairs. Next governor of Ohio btw 😭
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Vivek says America’s founding fathers sacrificed their honor before their lives. Little slips like this tell you a lot about a person. He’s always comparing himself to America’s founding fathers because that is how he would behave in their shoes (if he actually wore any).
America’s founding fathers risked their lives for their honor, not their honor for their lives. Their way of life is totally foreign to someone like Ramaswamy, who will do and say literally anything to get ahead.
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Tune in for the latest on Trumpworld midterm meltdowns 🚨
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Tune in! 🍂🐈⬛🧛🏻
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A Bolsonaro victory would make a key part of my Sixth Island Chain far more feasible. LatAm would move much closer toward a consolidated, Washington-aligned strategic bloc. Brazil would be the biggest shift yet, which would open the door to much deeper US access and cooperation.
ALT Excerpt from my Sixth Island Chain article.
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President George W. Bush standing at Ground Zero in New York City following the September 11 Attacks. “I can hear you.”
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A quarter of a century has passed since September 11, 2001, when the peace of our Nation was shattered by terrorists.
Today, we remember the 2,977 precious lives taken from us, honor the heroes who answered the call, & keep their families in the heart of our Nation.
Above all, we must ensure the memory of 9/11 never fades, but is carried from one generation of Americans to the next.
We will never forget. 🇺🇸
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Reading books and discussing them is the best way to sharpen your mind. Bible study too.
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“Odysseus’ relationship to Athene, characterised by a tenderness and reverence, but also by a delicate intimacy which remains unparalleled in non-Christian poetry, is but the consistent development of a theme which has been touched on long before: the hero has his god who protects him and leads him, to whom he prays, in whom he trusts.”
—Hans Urs von Balthasar, The Realm of Metaphysics in Antiquity
ALT Athena appearing to Odysseus to reveal the Island of Ithaca by Giuseppe Bottani
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Lindsey Graham came from humble beginnings and became one of the most powerful lawmakers in the most powerful nation on Earth. His story was a fundamentally American one.
Early in my Senate tenure, I remember getting into a shouting match with Lindsey about a Ukraine funding bill at lunch and then learning the very next day that he was pushing rail legislation I really cared about behind the scenes. That was Lindsey Graham. He fought like hell for the things he believed in, and he was just as willing to go to bat for you when it counted.
Lindsey had the best sense of humor in the Senate. He loved the game of politics. He was constantly asking which races were up and down, and how he could help. As he liked to say, “I don't care if you're an isolationist or a religious fanatic, so long as you have an R next to your name, I want you to win.”
We certainly had our disagreements. But I couldn't help but like him. A one of a kind figure in our politics. I'll be praying for him and his family.
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By the late 1700s, the British king was mostly symbolic. In contrast, the US President became head of state, commander-in-chief, and chief executive. In practice, the Presidency held more authority than any modern European monarch ever could.
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On the importance of lighting on sculpture.
Read about Daniel Chester French’s desperate campaign to fix the lighting on his Lincoln Memorial statue:
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Capitalism is so preponderant in America that the most radical proposal its “socialists” can conceive of is to grease its wheels with better lubricant.
That lubricant will be purchased at the local supermarket, arriving in the form of rent control (so tenants have more to spend elsewhere), free daycare (so mothers can work longer hours), and lower grocery prices (so each can enjoy more for less).
What is the welfare state but sandpaper for capitalism’s hardest edges?