Author: BooMan

Netanyahu’s Choice

I don’t know or particularly care whether or not the Obama administration is intentionally pursuing a policy of undermining Netanyahu’s coalition government (although I lean towards Josh Marshall’s view). But,...

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Wanker of the Day: Evan Thomas

The Confluence is a place for unreconstituted Hillary supporters who have not embraced our new president. I’ve never fully understood the true ideological and demographic makeup of the not-over-it crowd. I certainly...

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Morality and the National Interest

Ramesh Ponnuru begins a forum discussion at the Washington Post with the following observations: In foreign policy, the pursuit of national interest is the beginning and very nearly the end of morality. Or so I tend to think. I...

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The Drug Cartels’ Navy

It’s stunning how much money drug cartels have. They have built a fleet of semis-submersible ships that can usually avoid radar detection to smuggle drugs into Mexico. Pretty soon, these ships will be true drones,...

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