Sometimes the obvious needs to be stated. In an excellent piece on the hawkishness of the Democratic Party leadership, Justin Raimondo responds to the puzzle of why the supposed opposition party is basically in lockstep with the Republicans on military intervention abroad: “Why is the assumption of interventionism dominant in Washington’s foreign policy discourse?” Raimondo’s answer is so simple that the radical implications may be missed: …it is the natural tendency of the Washington elites to assume the efficacy of government action as the solution to all problems… The question isn’t whether or not to intervene, but what strategy ought … Continue reading Faith in Government Leads To Empire