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The Rise of the Mad-and-Blame Industrial Complex by Robert Hall

Next Sunday's McCuistion program, The New Religion: Destructive Escalation, features Robert Hall, author of This Land of Strangers. Anger is the number one issue on both sides.   David Brody, Meet the Press, on the 2018 election 10/21/18 Maybe the whole country needs to enroll in mandatory Anger Management training. Many of us have witnessed a nation – historically raucous and spirited in our political and religious beliefs – become obsessed, increasingly mad and blaming regarding our differences. It seems that every choice or issue you face – views on immigration, NFL football, Supreme Court nominee, Chick-fil-a fast-food, Nike athletic shoes – has political [...]

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Silk Road: Drugs, the Internet, and Ross Ulbricht (Re-Air)

Two years ago, Ross Ulbricht, "Dread Pirate Roberts, the creator of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for creating and running the Silk Road, a massive dark web bazaar where users could buy and sell drugs and other illicit items, often using bitcoin. Ross was accused of money laundering, computer hacking, and conspiracy to traffic narcotics. He was also charged with procuring murder; which was later dropped. A recent Reason magazine article headlined the Silk Road decision and the story behind it, which prompted my calling Ross Ulbricht's mother Lyn (who moved to Colorado last year [...]

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