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Maher criticizes men whose moods depend ‘on how well a 20-year-old kid tackles a 19-year-old kid’
Maher ended his show on Friday night with his theories on defense spending and his belief in a problem in American men’s masculinity. “New rule: America needs to show it’s the home of the brave by acting like it,” he began. Maher, who noted that the U.S. defense budget is…
Study: Military spending in Asia rose dramatically in a decade
Military spending by Asia’s major powers increased dramatically over the past decade with China leading the way, as its defense budget quadrupled since 2000, according to a study released Monday. Defense spending in China and four other Asian countries doubled over 10 years and will surpass Europe’s military expenditures this…
Romney: ‘I will look at’ indefinite detention legislation
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney refused to comment on a controversial provision in last year’s defense spending bill, which allowed terrorism suspects to be detained on U.S. soil without charge or trial. “I’ll look at that particular piece of legislation,” he said at a town hall event in Mount Vernon,…
Kilmeade: It’s a ‘sin’ to cut defense spending
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade says that cutting defense spending is just not the Christian thing to do. During a Thursday Fox & Friends segment about a defense industry-sponsored study that warns unemployment will rise if Congress does not find a way to avert $500 billion in sequestration cuts, Kilmeade…
Nick Gillespie explains why conservatives should cut defense spending
In a video released on Tuesday, Reason.TV’s Nick Gillespie gave three reasons why conservatives should support reducing U.S. defense spending. “Conservative Republicans are happy to talk about cutting spending on the poor, education, and cowboy poetry readings, but they insist that spending on defense and homeland security be increased,” he…
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