The Statist Quo

This is our Veteran's Day show for 2020.  Among all the typical adulation, free pancakes and TYFYS (AKA Merry Christmas for Veterans), what we get in America is often a whitewashed version of military service, completely devoid of all of the complexities of serving in the military, let alone warfare.

In an attempt to provide some much needed balance this year, we are doing our 11/11 show on a topic that doesn't see the light of day much:  drug use among soldiers and in warfare.  It's a less-glamorous component of armed conflict that goes all the way back to Homer and Ajax.

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https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.64.12_Suppl.38


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Matt interviews Austin from Atlas Arms, a firearms technology start-up that has performed the incredible feat of delivering a working new hardware product.  Atlas Arms seeks to empower the individual by giving them access to small arms ammunition that has the capability to penetrate soft armor, while retaining an expansion rate that makes it effective in soft targets.

Austin has been doing some media appearances following the release of a promotional video of their new round.  Matt and Austin talk about the technology a bit on the front end of the show, but finish up with some philosophy surrounding guns and gun control.

https://www.atlasarms.org/

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Co-host and producer Nick, decided to take the lead in this exciting new episode. Nick sat down with author, and columnist, Naomi Schaefer Riley to discuss her book  "The New Trail of Tears : How Washington is Destroying American Indians". Naomi's book portrays life on Indian Reservations in modern day America, and how poor the living situations of the residents have become, due to their complete dependence on the US federal government.

Naomi's work comes highly recommended. This book is truly a real time example of how socialism and dependence on the state, destroys economies, cultures, and individuality, only we need not look to communist dictatorships of yesteryear, or third world developing countries across the world, but we can look right in our own backyard, in the middle of our country.

Check Out More of Naomi's Work HERE!

This book is totally worth the read. Grab it here!

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PART B Irish History III


This is the continuation of our series on Irish republican history. On this installment, Matt discusses the seminal moment in 20th century Irish history:  The Easter Rising. He starts by reviewing some of the events that pushed radicals to rebel. Then he goes over the psychology and ideals of those that participated in the Rising, and the events of the week in broad strokes, as well as focusing on some more significant battles. Finally, he gives some analysis on the Easter Rising, it’s effect on Irish politics, and it’s legacy today. 

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This is the continuation of our series on Irish republican history. On this installment, Matt discusses the seminal moment in 20th century Irish history:  The Easter Rising. He starts by reviewing some of the events that pushed radicals to rebel. Then he goes over the psychology and ideals of those that participated in the Rising, and the events of the week in broad strokes, as well as focusing on some more significant battles. Finally, he gives some analysis on the Easter Rising, it’s effect on Irish politics, and it’s legacy today. 

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This is a continuation of our Irish history series. In this installment, Matt picks up with the Howth Gun Running incident and resultant shooting, discusses the Curragh “Mutiny”, the 1913 lockout and the interplay between socialists, republicans and labor. Matt also talks some more about the Home Rule crisis, finishing with the outbreak of World War 1, the Gallipoli Campaign and an overview of the first two years of WW1 on the home front in Ireland. 

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Today on TSQ, Matt talks about a very powerful force in American life:  The American Civil Religion.  This is not a new concept, but it is one that isn't discussed as much as it used to be.  A  civil religion is a phenomenon whereby the nominally secular state takes on things normally associated with organized religion, such as dogmas, holy sites or shrines, sermons, incantations and prayers.  It's creepy as all get out, and should offend us all, whether we are religious or not.

Robert Bellah's Article

http://www.robertbellah.com/articles_5.htm

Tragedy of US Foreign Policy Book

https://www.fpri.org/books/tragedy-us-foreign-policy-americas-civil-religion-betrayed-national-interest/#:~:text=the%20National%20Interest-,The%20Tragedy%20of%20U.S.%20Foreign%20Policy%3A%20How%20America's,Religion%20Betrayed%20the%20National%20Interest&text=Pulitzer%20Prize%E2%80%93winning%20historian%20Walter,foreign%20policy%20ever%20since%201776

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In observance of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we take a deep dive into the history surrounding them.  The A-bombings is one of those historical events just about everyone knows and has heard the story of, but hardly anyone really has a deep understanding of.  So many important details get lost in the process, and it doesn't help that the US government and media have done a great job of sanitizing and whitewashing the violent legacy of strategic bombing in WW2.

Covered on this series (Pt 1 & 2)

-A quick word about the Manhattan project and Hyde Park memo

-Silverplate and the 509th Composite Group

-Strategic bombing in general, including incendiary bombing

-What was going on in the Japanese government circa 1945

-The Potsdam Conference, declaration and its earlier drafts

-The bombing mission and its aftermath

-The influence of the USSR on Japan's surrender

-The legacy of the bombings, and their defenders' main arguments

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/08/fire-fury-hiroshima-nagasaki-anniversary-nuclear-atomic-bomb-pictures/https://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/world-war-ii-the-final-chapter/features/the-rarely-seen-images-of-death-and-damage-that-survived-hiroshima-1.360858

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In observance of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we take a deep dive into the history surrounding them.  The A-bombings is one of those historical events just about everyone knows and has heard the story of, but hardly anyone really has a deep understanding of.  So many important details get lost in the process, and it doesn't help that the US government and media have done a great job of sanitizing and whitewashing the violent legacy of strategic bombing in WW2.

Covered on this series (Pt 1 & 2)

-A quick word about the Manhattan project and Hyde Park memo

-Silverplate and the 509th Composite Group

-Strategic bombing in general, including incendiary bombing

-What was going on in the Japanese government circa 1945

-The Potsdam Conference, declaration and its earlier drafts

-The bombing mission and its aftermath

-The influence of the USSR on Japan's surrender

-The legacy of the bombings, and their defenders' main arguments

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/08/fire-fury-hiroshima-nagasaki-anniversary-nuclear-atomic-bomb-pictures/https://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/world-war-ii-the-final-chapter/features/the-rarely-seen-images-of-death-and-damage-that-survived-hiroshima-1.360858

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 Today is a continuation of the topic Andrew and i discussed a few weeks ago. (see Episode 98) Fascism in America. Some thoughts I didn’t get to share last time bc we ran long. 

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