Jeffrey Cavanaugh

Jeffrey Cavanaugh is a former MintPress political analyst and columnist specializing in international relations and US policy. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations, specializing in International Security and Conflict. He has worked as a political science and public administration lecturer at Mississippi State University.

In A World Of Capitalists, Elon Musk Is Out Of This World

As the world continues to shrink the effects of a global economy are felt in both politics and practice for innovating new ways to grow society. And while the pursuit of wealth has its problems, there are alternative ways to pursue wealth and advance society at the same time.

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بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh

In an era when capitalism is increasingly getting a dirty name for its contributions in creating spiraling inequality and facilitating the destruction of the environment, the story of Elon Musk is a refreshing reminder of what capitalism and capitalists, can be. First, though, just who is this man Musk? Born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971

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Onward Christian Zionists

Who is the Israel lobby? It’s religious fanatics, to be sure, but maybe not the ones you think.

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John Hagee

The HBO series “Vice” hit it out of the park again recently with its examination of how the rabid support of Israel by Christian fundamentalists here in the United States is undermining prospects for peace in the Middle East. For those rationalists here in America and abroad, this religious connection between America and Israel is an unfortunate,

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A Very 4/20 Easter

If history is any indication, passing a blunt over Passover or enjoying a joint before noshing on an Easter ham may not be so sacrilegious, after all.

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Rethinking Pot 4/20

Millions of Christians around the world celebrated the death and resurrection of their lord and savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday. The reputed son of God, anti-Roman rabble rouser and all-around nice guy was crucified to pay for the sins of humanity, according to Christian belief, but it’s more likely that he was executed on trumped-up charges by

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Mob Rule vs. The Bureau Of Land Management

Cattle rancher Cliven Bundy and his armed militia of supporters decided that the law and legal processes we’ve all agreed upon as members of a democracy simply don’t apply to them.

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بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh

If you happened to click on the TV news this past week or stumble upon a story from a right-wing website posted by one of your Facebook contacts, there’s no doubt you were subjected to the tale of the new Nathan Hale of our age, Cliven Bundy. Bundy -- an octogenarian Nevada rancher who refuses to recognize the authority of the federal government

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Tragedy And Farce: How The West Lost Post-Soviet Russia

Analogies comparing Putin to Hitler miss the mark and conveniently omit the West’s hand in creating the current state of affairs.

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بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh

History, Karl Marx said, repeats -- first as tragedy, then as farce. With the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine bringing the West and Russia closer to conflict than they’ve been at any time since the end of the Cold War, pundits have been playing fast and loose with historical analogies, painting Moscow in the harshest possible light. Russian

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The Third-Party Conundrum

Voting for third-party candidates — or even just third-party ideals — doesn’t have to mean that you’re throwing a vote away.

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بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh

It’s election year again in these here United States. While partisans may relish seeing their respective teams dress up in red and blue, for those of us who have grown weary of the usual Republocrats and Dempublicans on offer, the tempting choice of voting for a third party often comes to mind. But should you lend one of these third-party

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The Internet-Driven Atheist Reformation

The Internet has given everyone unbridled access to information. This access, one computer scientist says, has had an undeniable influence on faith in America.

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Sanderson Jones, Pippa Evans

A new study has been making the rounds online, appropriately enough, claiming that the Internet is causing Americans to lose their faith. This probably comes as no surprise to web junkies, who have long known that religion is one of the most contentious issues driving the great Facebook, Twitter and comment-section flame wars of our age. In short,

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