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Data Manipulation: How Much Does the US Spend on Defense?
On an unrelated errand we were looking up how much the US spends on its defense. We made the terrible mistake of just Googling it. But hey, that mistake turned into an insight we can share!
Turns out a lot of different people have very different ideas of how much the US spends on its defense as a percent of the Federal Budget. So let’s play a game.
Supporting Our Troops on Memorial Day
Xander provides us a passionate call to use this Memorial Day not just to eat meat, and not only to remember, but to reconsider: how do we honor and respect our troops? How do we care for them after they fight for our country… and how before?
Tiny Rocks, Big Deal Pt II
Now that we have a decent idea of the history of Chinese, East Asian, and US diplomacy and foreign policy, it’s time to throw all of this into the crucible of the South China Sea. It’s a powderkeg of epic proportions, but it’s something most Americans know very little about. This is a really important issue and a big pivot point in the upcoming American presidential election.