In one of the most under reported stories of the week, President Trump ordered State Department officials have been ordered to not discuss the recently enacted travel ban with Congress. Continue reading FBB Special Report: Gagging Democracy
In this post, we will delve into the interrogation and find out just how the Reid Technique will make you squeak. Continue reading Understanding False Confessions: REID Part II, The Interrogation
This morning, the Washington Post obtained an executive order drafted by the Trump Administration calling for a policy review that could authorize the Central Intelligence Agency to reopen “black site” prisons overseas and potentially restart the Bush-era interrogation tactics that are tantamount to torture. Even considering the reauthorization of these tactics is a mistake that will hurt our ability to defeat terrorists, their organizations, and the underlying conditions that they seek to exploit. Continue reading FBB Special Report: Trump, “Black Sites,” and “Enhanced Interrogation”
The fact that Trump felt the need to rise to the defense of Little Donald on live television should have told us all we needed to know about his personality. It should also be no surprise, knowing his vapid narcissism, that he would fly to defend the perceived level of interest in his inauguration. Continue reading FBB Special Report: Trump v. Truth
President Trump announced that he would be nominating Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke to be the next Secretary of the Interior. Given the Importance of this position in relation to the National Park’s Service, the editors of the FFB thought it appropriate to include a profile of the Congressman in our Revisiting America’s Best Idea Series. Continue reading Revisiting America’s Best Idea: Meet the Next Interior Secretary
Yahya Jammeh has ruled The Gambia for over two decades. But, last month, everything changed. Adama Barrow, a Western-educated businessman and politician, backed by a coalition of seven opposition and independent parties, won what appeared to be a free and fair election, only for Jammeh to reject the results. Continue reading The Gambia, the ECOWAS, and Deposing Despots
After the 2016 Election, many have come to disparage the Electoral College. Though it is not justified merely by its own existence, the Electoral College is still a system with a number of inherent benefits which do in fact justify its continued existence. Continue reading In Defense of the Electoral College
It is unlikely that twenty years from now President Obama will be remembered for his National Parks policies. Regardless, his actions have ensured that the principles behind the park service — the idea that our natural and cultural resources should be preserved for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations — continue on. Continue reading Revisiting America’s Best Idea: Obama’s Park Legacy
When you get interviewed/interrogated by the police, there will be a large likelihood that you will undergo the REID Interview and Interrogation Technique. So when you’re being interviewed by the police try to not be nervous like any human would be because then you’re obviously a liar. LIAR. Continue reading Understanding False Confessions: REID Part I
On New Year’s Day, dictator Kim Jong-un said in a televised address to his subjects that North Korea was in the final stages of developing an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), a large, multi-stage missile capable of carrying one or more nuclear warheads and with sufficient range to strike the continental United States. So why aren’t we taking action? Continue reading Why We don’t turn South Korea into an Island
