Today's cartoons take a look at health studies, chickenhawks, and one pipeline that has no oil and probably never will.
Health studies may be bad for your health.
So, what is a chickenhawk? Writing for the Atlantic in an article titled "The Tragedy of the American Military", James Fallows describes America as a
In my mind the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is coupled with the NSA's spying (or 'surveillance') on just about everyone. This is partially true. For the skinny on why Congress wants to defund DHS and what this may mean, take a look at Forbes' article "The Silver Lining Of A Partial DHS Shutdown."
-- Marge
Health studies may be bad for your health.
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| Walt Handelsman, The Week |
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So, what is a chickenhawk? Writing for the Atlantic in an article titled "The Tragedy of the American Military", James Fallows describes America as a
...Chickenhawk Nation, based on the derisive term for those eager to go to war, as long as someone else is going. It would be the story of a country willing to do anything for its military except take it seriously. As a result, what happens to all institutions that escape serious external scrutiny and engagement has happened to our military. Outsiders treat it both too reverently and too cavalierly, as if regarding its members as heroes makes up for committing them to unending, unwinnable missions and denying them anything like the political mindshare we give to other major public undertakings, from medical care to public education to environmental rules.
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| Pat Bagley, The Week |
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In my mind the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is coupled with the NSA's spying (or 'surveillance') on just about everyone. This is partially true. For the skinny on why Congress wants to defund DHS and what this may mean, take a look at Forbes' article "The Silver Lining Of A Partial DHS Shutdown."
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| Tom Toles, The Week |
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-- Marge
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