U.S. News & Analysis
Black & White I: Confederate Flag Nothing to Celebrate: SC Debate
The rebel "Confederate" flag is much less of a problem than the values and system it represents. The romanticization of the South's traitorous slaveowner-led rebellion is an insult to America and American values and 150 years after the defeat of ...
How Not to Stop Terrorism/Gun Violence: Lessons from Republicans
How the GOP's playbook for myopia, overreaction, and inaction empowers terrorism, violent criminals, and mass shooters Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse June 30, 2015 By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter @bfry1981) June 30th, 2015 The Boston area on ...
Development: The Fix for Terrorism & Violent Crime
In the wake of the Charleston shooting, why a holistic approach is what we need to tackle both violent crime and terrorism Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse June 19, 2015 By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981) June 19th, ...
Top Political & Foreign Policy Lessons from Game of Thrones
Top ten political and foreign policy lessons from Game of Thrones, or, how Game of Thrones can rescue us from our childish delusions Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse June 16, 2015 By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @bfry1981) June ...
American Guns: Not Just Killing Americans (See Mexico)
Why U.S. policies are killing Mexicans and what can be done about it Published by LinkedIn Pulse May 28, 2015 By Brian E. Frydenborg (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter @bfry1981) UPDATE 9/13/15: Donald Trump keeps talking about how bad the crime ...
All Hail Hillary!
Her Political Nature Is Just What Washington Needs Perhaps the most substantive difference between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton involves style, with one shunning politics and the other understanding that nearly all of all America's most successful presidents embraced, thrived, ...
There Is No Logical Argument Against the Iran Nuclear Deal
The only alternatives to this deal are the destructive status quo of continued stalemate and standoff that destabilizes the whole region or even more open military conflict that endangers everyone in the region (including Israel). Ignore the naysayers and give ...
The Most Powerful Senator on Climate Change Is a Delusional Lunatic
Published on LinkedIn Pulse March 23, 2015 Originally published here thanks to Patrick M. Andedall Why Senator James Inhofe would be hilarious except that he is real, he is serious, and he has a lot of power on climate issues ...
A Ferguson Intifada: Why African-Americans are America’s Palestinians
If white Americans and Israeli Jews want African-Americans and Palestinians to cease with the ruckus, they must make their own societies and governments cease systematically bringing the ruckus to these darker-skinned neighbors of theirs. Originally Published on LinkedIn Pulse January ...
In Time, Expect Big Changes in America’s Mideast Relationship
When It Comes to U.S. Relationships in the Middle East, Expect a Lot More Change in Coming Years and Decades. Originally Published on LinkedIn Pulse January 5th, 2015 By Brian E. Frydenborg January 5th, 2015 2014 has certainly been a ...
Gun Violence in the U.S.: The Numbers Behind the Madness
Can a look at the raw data of gun violence in America point to any solutions? Published on LinkedIn Pulse December 15, 2014 By Brian E. Frydenborg 4/3/2013 Updated 7/9/2016 to correct and expand math Originally published here on American ...
Why Does the U.S. Have So Much Gun Violence?
To understand why there is so much gun violence in the U.S., we must look at the rest of the developed world. Published on LinkedIn Pulse December 10, 2014 Originally published here on American Gun Laws thanks to Jason Rogers ...
