Between 2003 and 2010 the small volunteer United States Army was badly overstretched, fighting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in addition to conducting other missions around the world. Army personnel suffered a variety of negative consequences, including suicide, PTSD and divorce. The causes were obvious- constant deployment and redeployment without enough down time. Now it … [Read more...] about Naval Operations
DMV (Washington D.C.-Maryland-Virginia Metropolitan Area) is like a dog’s breakfast (Guest Voice)
by Jordan Cooper Washington, D.C. is broken. The Chocolate City is not sweetening the lives of Americans anymore. The most gorgeous governmental residence in the nation is well taken care of. But around the corner from the White House we can see what is burdening America. We have a record-high amount of broken homes. We have an education system that is underfunded. … [Read more...] about DMV (Washington D.C.-Maryland-Virginia Metropolitan Area) is like a dog’s breakfast (Guest Voice)
Cartoon: Repeal and Replace
The Plight of DREAMers
DREAMers are young adult immigrants who were children when they entered the USA. As children, they had no choice but to accompany their legal guardians when the latter crossed the U.S. border. Since their arrival, the DREAMers have become assimilated into the U.S. culture, making them de facto naturalized U.S. residents. It is quite common for DREAMers to have no memory of … [Read more...] about The Plight of DREAMers
The Year of Living Dangerously
For Americans and others inhabiting the planet Earth, this has been a year where being alive has been associated with danger. The threats have come from both nature and man-made conflict that is potentially even more fearsome than the natural disasters. From the oceans, nature has spewed one high-grade hurricane after another, wreaking death and destruction on the Caribbean … [Read more...] about The Year of Living Dangerously
Reflections of ‘A Nation of Immigrants’ – Part 3
In the previous two stories about the immigration experiences of parents and grandparents of readers of and contributors to The Moderate Voice, we learned about the hardships and persecution many of them experienced in their “old country.” The following moving story by one of our readers is about how his parents endured the full weight of the Nazi boot in World War II … [Read more...] about Reflections of ‘A Nation of Immigrants’ – Part 3
Hillary is Right about the Mainstream Media
Hillary Clinton's new cri de coeur discomfits the many Democrats who yearn to put 2016 in the rear-view mirror. She dwells at length on all the factors that constituted the perfect storm - including her own weaknesses as a candidate - but I find myself nodding in agreement about one in particular. She writes that many members of the mainstream media "can't bear to face their … [Read more...] about Hillary is Right about the Mainstream Media
California Becomes First State to Ban the Sale of Non-rescued Animals
After a bill was unanimously passed in the Senate earlier this week, California has become the first state to ban the commercial breeding of dogs, cats, and rabbits. The legislation, AB-485, is a direct blow against the use of puppy mills: facilities that breed animals in crowded, dirty, and inhumane conditions. style="display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px" … [Read more...] about California Becomes First State to Ban the Sale of Non-rescued Animals
Cartoon and Column: SPICY EMMYS
Even though every Trump sycophant scumbag will be replaced by another Trump sycophant scumbag after they’re fired, I still want them fired. It will be an endless cycle of firing and hiring scumbags. Sean Spicer, Steve Bannon, Anthony Scaramucci, Michael Flynn, Stephen Miller, etc. have all been fired and replaced with brand new scumbags. Eventually, every scumbag who is … [Read more...] about Cartoon and Column: SPICY EMMYS
Cassidy-Graham and GOP Hypocrisy
Matthew Yglesias details the dishonesty and hypocrisy of Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on vox.com. Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator holding a safe seat in Louisiana, could easily have spent the past six months imitating his state’s other senator by basically lying low and voting for whichever health care bills leadership puts in front of him. But Cassidy was … [Read more...] about Cassidy-Graham and GOP Hypocrisy
Trump’s fearsome and pretentious speech at the UN
President Donald Trump’s first speech at the United Nations today was fearsome. It was also pretentious because Trump seems to think the he speaks for all Americans and that the US is the most respected voice at the UN. Neither of those thoughts is true since his rise to power. His speech may deserve the term “historic” if world leaders, including long-time allies, now … [Read more...] about Trump’s fearsome and pretentious speech at the UN
On Julian Assange’s Twisted Embrace Of Vladimir Putin & Betrayal Of WikiLeaks
When you cut through everything that Julian Assange has said about himself and others have said about him -- and there are gigabytes of it -- the only thing that matters is whether Assange has betrayed the admirable founding principles of WikiLeaks by climbing into bed with Vladimir Putin. The answer is that he not only has, but his betrayal of those principles is so twisted … [Read more...] about On Julian Assange’s Twisted Embrace Of Vladimir Putin & Betrayal Of WikiLeaks
New hurdles as Republicans rush to reverse Obama health law
After falling one vote short this summer, US Republicans have revived efforts to overhaul Barack Obama's landmark health care bill, but skepticism Monday by some in President Donald Trump's party has imperiled the plan. Momentum for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act -- a primary Trump pledge as a candidate -- swelled in the past… … [Read more...] about New hurdles as Republicans rush to reverse Obama health law
The priority is still to save Obamacare
WASHINGTON -- Before supporters of universal health coverage get all wrapped up debating a single-payer system, they need to focus on a dire threat to the Affordable Care Act likely to come up for a vote in the Senate before the end of the month. The latest repeal bill is an offering from Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., that would tear apart the … [Read more...] about The priority is still to save Obamacare
Cartoon and Column: Russian Troll Farm
Today, we’re going to start with the basics and have a lesson on trolls. No. Not the mythological trolls who live under bridges, though some of these trolls would probably live under a bridge if that bridge was also a Wi-Fi hotspot. We’re going to talk about internet trolls. Now, if you do not post stuff on the internet, like political cartoons or ever engage in online … [Read more...] about Cartoon and Column: Russian Troll Farm
It Doesn’t Get Bigger Than Russian Cyber Warfare & Trump’s Capitulation To Putin
When the history of our time is written, Vladimir Putin's deft use of cyber warfare and disinformation as a weapon will end up being a bigger story than terrorism. While the Kremlin's cyber armada has attacked other countries, nothing compares to its assault on our democracy, a direct hit scored because of Donald Trump, who as Putin's rent boy put his improbable presidential … [Read more...] about It Doesn’t Get Bigger Than Russian Cyber Warfare & Trump’s Capitulation To Putin
Reflections of ‘A Nation of Immigrants’ – Part 2
Brownies Girl In Part 1 of this short “series,” we learned about two readers/contributors to The Moderate Voice (TMV) whose grandparents came to America – “a nation of immigrants” -- to escape an oppressive government or religious intolerance. There is another country that is often described as “a nation of immigrants,” albeit some call it “a country of settlers, … [Read more...] about Reflections of ‘A Nation of Immigrants’ – Part 2
Sean Spicer, mocked press secretary, wins laughs at Emmys
Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary whose full-throated defense of Donald Trump earned him derision on television, delighted his former tormentors in a surprise appearance at Sunday's Emmys. Spicer, who resigned in July in one of the many shake-ups of Trump's White House, was the highlight of Stephen Colbert's opening monologue which took a… … [Read more...] about Sean Spicer, mocked press secretary, wins laughs at Emmys
Trump retweets meme of him hitting Hillary Clinton with golf ball, knocking her down
WASHINGTON — In the latest instance of President Donald Trump seeming to revel in the notion of physical attacks against perceived enemies, the president retweeted an animated GIF showing him hitting a golf ball that knocks down Hillary Clinton. Critics swiftly responded. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., appearing on ABC's "This Week, said: "It's distressing to have… … [Read more...] about Trump retweets meme of him hitting Hillary Clinton with golf ball, knocking her down
Is Trump ruining your health?
WASHINGTON -- President Trump is killing me. No, really. He's killing me. I went for my annual physical last month, and, for the first time in my 49 years, I had to report that I've not been feeling well: fatigue, headaches, poor sleep, even some occasional chest pain. My doctor checked my blood pressure, which had always been normal before: alarmingly high! What could … [Read more...] about Is Trump ruining your health?