Brad Sallows's latest activity
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread CAN-USA Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads).Follow the money. PACs and foundations. Not hard; they're right out in the open. -
Brad Sallows replied to the thread Europe.As I wrote, they can invoke Article 5 if they think it's needed. Europe is capable of defending itself against any external or internal...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Europe.Or maybe it won't lead to any. Russia hasn't resorted to using nuclear weapons to resolve its frustrations in Ukraine. It's easy to...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Europe.As I wrote above: "There's always been a non-zero amount of that. Europe can't deal with it?" This is exactly the kind of stuff...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Europe.NATO has always had the WP or Russia on its borders, so it has always failed to keep the bad guys away. Oh, well.
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.No, but hoping Congress isn't going to get "on side" with the administration isn't a sure thing. The administration is taking the heat...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.Every tariff struck down represents a revenue loss (deficit increase) that drops into Congress's lap. Neither party is eager to deal...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Europe.NATO is supposed to be a defensive alliance. It should stay that way. If Europe wants to act as an interventionist bloc the same way...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.I can't imagine wanting to read a transcript of his remarks, let alone spend even more time watching them unfold verbally.
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread British Columbia NDP Majority Government 2024-(no later than) 2029.One of the most enjoyable parts of the whole circus is how they kicked the deficit up to that number and then will pretend that by...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.Tariffs and similar counter-measures are self-inflicted damage. We were stupid enough to use them instead of waiting 10 months, too.
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Europe.That's your strawman, not a claim I make. Without reading the charter, I'm going to guess that joining a military intervention on...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread All Things AB Separatism (split fm Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???).Better to have dissent/dissatisfaction out in the open where it can be assessed, as well as to bleed some of the pressure off...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???.Never underestimate the power of style over substance. People repeatedly confirm they prefer smiles and socks over dour boring...
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Brad Sallows replied to the thread Trump administration 2024-2028.Most countries didn't have a CUSMA to exempt a bunch of stuff, and confidence in the likelihood of the outcome had to be measured in...