There's No There There

This is Murray Polner's blog. Polner, who writes book reviews for HNN, is the author of “No Victory Parades: The Return of the Vietnam Veteran” and “When Can We Come Home? A Debate on Amnesty for Exiles, Anti-War Prisoners and Others.”

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  Jul 29, 2016
  

  SHOW BIZ, or Thoughts About Our Two Conventions

  by There's No There There

  Foreign policy and our 13-year war was barely mentioned.
  
  

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  Jul 4, 2016
  

  The NY Times: Smarter and Better

  by There's No There There

  "Who and Where is My Enemy?"
  
  

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  Jun 2, 2016
  

  Those Fabulous Sixties

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  "1968 crushed the idealism of the Democratic Party." -- Theodore White
  
  

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  May 12, 2016
  

  In War We Trust, Even If It's Nuclear?

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  "A misreading of this man [Putin] could have catastrophic consequences." -- Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
  

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  Apr 15, 2016
  

  Obama's Gift To Our Next President: War With China and Russia?

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  The US is trying to contain China and Russia and running the risk of a real war
  

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  Apr 6, 2016
  

  "Support Our Troops" Or Who Made All That Money From Bumper Stickers and Weapons?

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  Who among our sheltered politicians, pundits and think tankers who sent them to war will visit their graves, console their widows and parents, and demand that taxes be increased to pay for the survivor's forever care?
  
  

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  Mar 25, 2016
  

  Committing Crimes In Our Name

  by There's No There There

  When a legless WWII veteran, whose rights had been violated by the U.S. Government, fought back and won.
  

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  Mar 8, 2016
  

  Gorby, Ron and Nancy Too: What Might Have Been

  by There's No There There

  A near-successful effort to eliminate nuclear weapons.
  

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  Feb 4, 2016
  

  Barack Obama: More Hawk Than Dove

  by There's No There There

  Barack Obama missed a great opportunity to change the course of US foreign policy.
  

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  Jan 18, 2016
  

  A Few Women vs. The Greatest Superpower the World Has Ever Known

  by There's No There There

  Stories about American women who challenged the US and its awesome war-making powers.
  

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  Dec 31, 2015
  

  My Memorable Seven Men

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  Murray Polner:  Remembering 7 men who would not surrender to the liars, frauds and chicken hawks who manipulate and distort our lives.
  

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  Dec 13, 2015
  

  Quicksand: Or How and Why the U.S. Created its Very Own Middle Eastern Quagmire

  by There's No There There

  Our endless addiction to war will never end while Americans continue believing we can do anything to anybody and get away with it.
  
  

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  Nov 12, 2015
  

  Are We Going to Go to War Over the Spratly Islands?

  by There's No There There

  The powerlessness of nuclear powers to fight one another and win, let alone survive, is more evident than ever.
  
  

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  Oct 25, 2015
  

  Policymakers in DC Are Once Again Scaring Hell Out of the American People

  by There's No There There

  Despite all, regime change and reliance on military muscle remain the favored policy in a Washington swarming with Chicken Hawks.
  
  

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  Oct 12, 2015
  

  The Blind Leading the Blind: Everyone’s Middle Eastern Madness

  by There's No There There

  We hear cries for war!  What the region needs is peace.
  

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  Sep 23, 2015
  

  Hey, World, American Weapons Are Available for (Nearly) Everyone

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  Is a new Middle East arms race set to begin?
  
  

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  Aug 5, 2015
  

  Iran, Israel & American Jews

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  For the first time in memory a foreign country — Israel— is publicly fighting an American president’s foreign policy on American soil.
  

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  Jun 25, 2015
  

  After He Leaves, What Will They Say About Obama’s Foreign Policy?

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  What happened to Obama the Dove?
  

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  Jun 11, 2015
  

  "Stop Watching Us": Who Gets Pardoned

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  Despite the inevitable tension between security and liberty, Snowden and Manning deserve to be pardoned.
  
  

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  May 26, 2015
  

  "Who Was That Lady I Saw You With Last night? Speak Up!"

  by There's No There There

  The Sherry Chen case and the Insider Threat Program.