Akiva ben Avraham

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Aug 29, 2020, 3:34 PM

Why Do So Many Americans Accept Trump As Their Personal Savior?

If you would like to visit my new podcast, part one is above. I am sorry, but YouTube split my video into two parts. Part 2 can be seen by clicking on this link. Thanks. Enjoy. After three years of...

Aug 16, 2020, 1:30 PM

Will Trump Try to Pull an October Surprise with Iran in 2020?

Recently, a historic peace deal between Israel and the UAE and potentially with other Persian Gulf states such as Bahrain has been announced in Jerusalem and in Washington. This has been in the works for some two years at...

Aug 15, 2020, 3:26 PM

Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

In a couple of recent blog posts, I mused about two unpleasant possibilities in the present American political environment. One was about the rise of American empire and the decline of its republican system of government as happened in...

Aug 12, 2020, 1:21 PM

Where to Tammy Duckworth?

Obviously, I was close (but no cigar) in my prediction that Tammy Duckworth would make it to the finish line in 2020 to be Joe Biden's number 2, although she made it into the top 5. Kamala Harris made...

Aug 9, 2020, 9:03 PM

The Illinois Democratic Machine Backs Duckworth for Biden’s VP

The phrase that "all politics is local" is one that is commonly used in the United States. It is most commonly associated with former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Democrat Tip O'Neill who supposedly coined it. ...

Aug 8, 2020, 8:57 PM

The Roots of American Empire and the Death of the Republic

After my divorce here in Israel at the end of 2012, I went back to the states to try to recover economically. It used to be that American immigrants could go back stateside for 6 months or a year,...

Aug 7, 2020, 3:26 PM

Trump and the “Old Guard”-the Coup of 2020?

Since the eruption of nationwide demonstrations in the US in the wake of the death of George Floyd, concerns have focused on Donald Trump's use of the military and federal marshals. Even more so, concerns have focused on whether...

Jul 20, 2020, 9:49 AM

Was Iraq a Threat to America in 2003?

In a recent conversation with Seth Meyer, Democratic Senator from Illinois Tammy Duckworth talked about her recent exchanges with Fox's CEO of chicken hawks Tucker Carlson. Frankly, I am tired of the conversation, but the media is not. One...

Jul 16, 2020, 12:23 PM

Prisoner Exchange or a Game of Chicken with a Chicken Hawk

The Business Insider recently named Tammy Duckworth as Donald Trump's main antagonist on military affairs. The title of the piece really says it all-"Sen. Tammy Duckworth finally lifts her block against 1,123 military promotions after reassurances that Alexander Vindman...

Jul 13, 2020, 7:42 PM

I Told You So-Almost

Oh boy, my Twitter feed is up to 98 now! What feelings of empire I have! Well, those who love my Tweets (you do don't you, please?) will know that I have been following the Tammy Duckworth/Joe Biden story on...

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Akiva ben Avraham is a former community college adjunct, US Army intelligence analyst and officer, and a caregiver.