“When the US tries to inform people of a country what their government is doing, isn't that meddling in their political affairs? Should we be sanctioned for Voice of America? What about our thinly-veiled expressions of opposition to European nationalist movements? Didn't we try to influence the Br…”
- T S
“Frankly, I'm surprised there is such a law (though less surprised that it dates from the 1700's and no one has ever been convicted). Why wasn't Ted Kennedy indicted for his letter to Yuri Andropov, asking for his help in undercutting US nuclear policy in Europe? Or Reagan for his contacts with the …”
- T S
“Stupidest thing today. What next? "We have a right to know, therefore every president should be subjected to a public lie detector test, and should have his last ten years of earnings audited by an independent auditor"? There is no such right. If a candidate doesn't think it's any of your business…”
- T S
“Why are there federal foster care funds in the first place? If they are going to play the game of taking money from the people just so that they can look benevolent by giving it back to the states in grants, they should give them the freedom to use it as they see best. Better yet, leave foster care…”
- T S
“A company should have to right to make onerous conditions part of the job requirement - just like workers have the right to tell them to get lost if they are not interested. Honestly, it's as people no longer understand the idea behind the free market and why it works so well. Everybody has freedom …”
- T S
“Too many people are getting hung up on whether they like concealed carry or not. This is a question about federalism. There is a constitutional right to something. Tradition says that a right can be regulated by the states (within constitutional limits of course). So when does one states regulations…”
- T S
“This is religion-neutral, for those hung up on that angle. I would point out that it isn't very different from requiring, say, that refugees from a malaria or Ebola country be blocked until DHHS and CDC certify that they are disease-free and pose no risk. Would that be so outrageous? We've gone tha…”
- T S
“The FDA has been working under a contraception-friendly administration for eight years. I find it hard to believe they are dragging their feet on this particular issue. If you want to make the FDA speed up the approval process generally, fine. But I see no reason to direct the special treatment of O…”
- T S
“Policy, yes. Written policy, no. In some ways cyber operations are more like law than combat. If we articulate exactly what is and is not an act of war, smart people will just look at our rules of engagement and figure out ways to hit us, knowing that our own policy will rule out a real response. ”
- T S