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Dan SanchezMar 23 min read

Blogging Vs. Essay Writing

As a writer, I’ve long been averse to blogging. “I’m an essayist, not a blogger,” I would snobbishly think to…

Dan SanchezFeb 241 min read

U.S. Seconds Israel’s Partition Plan B for Syria

The Guardian reports: “John Kerry says partition of…

Dan SanchezNov 16, 20151 min read

Chitauri in Tulsa

There should be a sequel to Bad Lip Reading’s Redneck Avengers: Tulsa Nights. It could be similar to the original Avengers film, except Tulsa gets the alien invasion instead of New York. We’ve seen that the Chitauri can be taken out with a bow and arrow. So instead of running and screaming…

Dan SanchezNov 16, 20151 min read

A Two-Step Disengagement Would Eliminate ISIS

Bombing cities, as France did yesterday, and as the US and Russia continue to do, will only create more radicalization by killing still more civilians. Want to eradicate ISIS?

Dan SanchezNov 13, 20152 min read

The Paris Attacks Were Probably All About the "Grayzone"

Tragically, with today's attacks on Paris…

Dan SanchezNov 3, 20155 min read

SLAM Congress’ Phone Lines: Support the Troops by Keeping Them OUT of Syria

In 2013, the Obama administration was gearing up to launch an air war on the government of Syria. Antiwar.com and other outlets responded by leading a campaign of Americans contacting Congress to say…

Dan SanchezAug 7, 20151 min read

Voldemort had a few good zingers in the first debate, but I think the big winner of the night was Bane. Of course, for all they tried, the moderators weren’t able to stop Darth…

Dan SanchezAug 7, 2015

The transformation of my social media feeds in the last 24 hours is remarkable. Silly season has officially begun. Prepare to be distracted; to be preoccupied with personalities instead of institutions and atrocities. The quadrennial venting of the State’s “democracy” safety valve is upon us.

Dan SanchezAug 6, 20151 min read

Atomic Bomb Scene from the Animated Film “Barefoot Gen”

The US of A, 70 years ago today. An animated…

Dan SanchezJul 21, 2015

Angela Keaton vanquished an ivory tower warmonger at FreedomFest with her impassioned and eloquent defense of peace. Here is the recording:

Angela Keaton vs. Ian Morris Debate: War, What Is It Good For? " Antiwar.com Blog
Angela Keaton vs. Ian Morris Debate: War, What Is It Good For? Eric Garris, July 20, 2015 Listen to the debate. At this…antiwar.com

Dan SanchezJul 20, 20151 min read

Robert Higgs recommends one of my essays in his final major Mises University talk before retiring to Mexico. Then Judge Andrew Napolitano, right before his own talk, immediately recognizing me, greets me by name and asks me to print the essay Dr. Higgs cited for him to read. I’d say this qualifies as a great day.

Dan SanchezJul 17, 20151 min read

How exactly is THIS supposed to be “letting Iran get nukes,” and how is continuing to wage economic warfare against the people of Iran supposed to be more “effective” at preventing nukes than this? Opponents of the Iran deal should be honest: they simply want war. They want yet another disastrous regime change, even if it means immersing the 77…

Dan SanchezJul 8, 20152 min read

The Gaza Strip: “It’s just that dystopian”

Max Blumenthal tells Glenn Greenwald:

“And for all I knew about the Israel-Palestine crisis, I was not prepared to come in to such intimate contact with so much human destruction. And to really come to grips with the fact that the…

Dan SanchezMay 20, 2015