No, Hilary Clinton did not sell America’s uranium to Russia. Aaron and Jeffrey attempt to patiently discuss the Uranium One purchase of Willow Creek uranium mine, the US firm that bribed Russian officials to win trucking contracts, and why this particular conspiracy theory is so prevalent in American political discourse. Links of Note: The …
The JCPOA Will Not Kill Grandma With Cancer
by | 2017-10-22 | 6 Comments
The debate over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) can be pretty tiresome. Its not even a debate, so much as it is an exercise in political mobilization. For the most part, opponents trying whip up opposition are content to repeat the same falsehoods over and over again, which work well enough to rile up …
Decertification Day
by | 2017-10-17 | No Comments
Donald Trump announced a new “strategy” — loosely defined — for confronting Iran. Trump also will refuse to certify that Iran is implementing its commitments under the Iran nuclear deal, aka the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), throwing the issue back to Congress and (possibly) starting a second nuclear crisis. Jeffrey and Aaron discuss why …
Act I: The Iran Deal Begins to Unravel
by | 2017-10-14 | 8 Comments
Quote of the Week: “Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune Something to make us all happy Do anything, take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy” —Stevie Winwood Another wave of leaked accounts has washed through the media about Donald Trump’s unsuitability to have direct access to America’s …
