Category Archives: Domestic News

Two Worrisome Scenarios on the Boston Bombers

TWO WORRISOME SCENARIOS ON THE BOSTON BOMBERS   By Tyrus W. Cobb There are two divergent portraits of the Tsarnaev brothers that have emerged in the wake of the horrific Boston Marathon bombings the two perpetrated. Both worry me—a lot. … Continue reading

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Jeanne Hull Godfroy on the Trouble with Gun Legislation

NSF Occasional Commentary   Reducing Gun Violence?   New Legislation Will Do Little Good Given Diminishing Enforcement Capabilities   By Jeanne Hull Godfroy Current discussions and debates on gun control legislation contain substantial gaps obscured by rhetoric, questionable statistics, and … Continue reading

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Budget Wars

Colleagues: Three disparate items on the budget/debt morass today. First, this from a very fiscally conservative friend, who has become suddenly optimistic about the prospects for serious deficit reduction. Leo writes: However, I am newly hopeful of progress on the … Continue reading

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Reminder! February 6th Meeting

 The National Security Forum presents  Dr. John Scire on American Energy Independence:  A Realistic Goal? At What Cost? Goodbye CENTCOM? The Ramada, Wednesday, February 6, 9 am Dr. John Scire is a leading expert on energy trends, both as an … Continue reading

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The Debate Over Gun Control

Colleagues: The Reno Gazette Journal was taken with the in depth ”point paper” on gun violence and control that many of you read and kindly commented on. In a highly unusual step, they ran the entire piece (over 3,000 words and in … Continue reading

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