The DiploMad 2.0

Wracked with angst over the fate of our beloved and horribly misgoverned Republic, the DiploMad returns to do battle on the world wide web, swearing death to political correctness, and pulling no punches.

Friday, February 28, 2014

Mitt Romney was Right about Russia: The Cold War Redux

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Still not feeling 100% so I will keep this short. Given recent events in Ukraine and the growing number of reports of a stealthy Russia...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The Face of Goofy, Happy, Guilt-free Defiance

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Working on something more serious and less fun, but in the meanwhile, contemplate the face of goofy, happy, guilt-free defiance. My daught...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Limits of Progressive Cultural Relativism and "The Urgency of Now!"

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Universities, if they pound one message home over any other in the "progressive" dominated fields such as anthropology, sociology,...
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Sunday, February 23, 2014

That's Entertainment: Some TV, Some Books and Good-bye Piers Morgan

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Let's keep this a little light. Sitting home over the weekend, not feeling great and trying to catch up on TV shows I have missed. Did...
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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Yet Another Devastating Blow to the Drug Gangs! Another Decisive Victory in the War on Drugs!

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The good guys have won yet another stunning victory in the never-ending "war" on drugs. They have captured the creepy, violent, mu...
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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Who Put These People in Power? Really? Obama Draws Another Red line?

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Unlike many others around, I don't pretend to understand fully events in Ukraine. It is a country beset by many problems including a mur...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Venezuela: Slow Motion Coup Engenders Slow Motion Implosion

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When serving at the OAS, I wrote and gave several speeches in Washington, and at OAS gatherings in Lima and San Pedro Sula regarding the sit...
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W. Lewis Amselem, long time US Foreign Service Officer; now retired; served all over the world and under all sorts of conditions. Convinced the State Department needs to be drastically slashed and reformed so that it will no longer pose a threat to the national interests of the United States.
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