Through the first seven months in 2020, the U.S. military under Pres. Donald Trump conducted 43 airstrikes in Somalia. That compares to 42 U.S. airstrikes in that country from 2007 to 2017. In other words, in just seven months, the Trump administration bombed Somalia more than Pres. G.W. Bush and Pres. Barack Obama combined. (more…)
Read moreThe War Always Comes Home: Thoughts from Maharrey Head 153
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" You cannot simultaneously support perpetual warfare abroad and limited government at home. Most people tend to separate domestic and foreign policy. The problem is, the two are intimately intertwined, and the things that happen "over there" don't stay over there. They always end up having an impact here at home,..
Read moreGood Trump Bad Trump: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #133
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" Donald Trump was really, really awful this week. And Donald Trump was really, really good this week. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about the two sides of Trump and prove you can evaluate the actions of a president without getting caught up in a cult..
Read moreInterview: The Cost of America’s Perpetual Wars
I recently appeared on the Death to Tyrants podcast to talk about the astronomical price of America's undeclared wars. We not only discussed the price tag of America's military interventions since 2001, we also talked about the human cost and the loss of liberty inherent in perpetual warfare. From there, the conversation moved toward the..
Read moreBurning My Nikes and Eating Chick-Fil-A: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #125
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I burn my Nikes and eat Chick-Fil-A. Or maybe not. But I do talk about the latest political brouhaha and share a little news you probably haven't heard about that I think is much more significant. LISTEN You can subscribe to Thoughts from..
Read moreThe Degeneracy of War: Thoughts from Maharrey Head #112
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" James Madison warned that a country could not preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. The U.S. has been embroiled in war for decades. If you care about limited government and freedom, this should concern you deeply. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about..
Read moreQuestion War
The vast majority take a default position in defense of war. I find this bizarre. The other day, I posted this cartoon depicting a group of people dumping a cart full of weapons labeled “war” off a cliff on Facebook. The caption read, “How to make the world a better place.” Apparently, this constitutes a..
Read moreThoughts from Maharrey Head #24: Why Not War?
"10 Minutes Closer to Freedom" In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I explain why I became a foreign policy non-interventionist. Not so long ago, I was an unapologetic war-monger. There wasn’t a war I didn’t support. Vietnam? Check. The invasion of Grenada? Check. Gulf War I? Check. The invasion of Iraq? Hell yes!..
Read more133 Words or Less: Terror as a Jobs Program
When you decimate a region's economy with years of war, warrior becomes the only viable job option. Conventional wisdom holds religious ideology motivates ISIS fighters. Recent interviews by Lydia Wilson prove this an oversimplification. He was working as a laborer to support his huge family when he hurt his back and lost his job. It..
Read moreWar is the Ultimate in Collectivism
Nothing riles up my conservative friends faster than suggesting maybe the U.S. should work a little harder to avoid war. The other day, I posted a video called What I learned by Friending Iranians on Facebook. It essentially makes the case that Iranians are regular people, just like you and me. One friend didn't exactly..
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