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Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Monday night from 9-10PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies).

For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

• You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
• An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

GUESTS (If any): (More complete biographical info on my guests are below Source links.): OPEN FORUM

TOPICS:

PARIS ATTACKED, BELGIUM REACTING AS IF UNDER SIEGE;

o   Benjamin Franklin once said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

o   How much freedom are we willing (or NEEDING) to give up for additional safety and security?

• Are there alternatives to the security situation the world now faces?
  • Should the West declare all-out war to try and end pan-Jihadist terrorism?
  • Is there a peace process that can be attempted?
  • Is there a 3^rd way?
• Donald Trump:
  • The best example of why highly successful business people should absolutely NOT be president?
    • Authoritarian?
    • Unable to tolerate – or even comprehend – limits on their power?
  • Donald Trump Says He Supports Those Who ‘Roughed Up’ Protester at His Event By Nick Corasaniti (NY Times) : Trump described his supporters’ response as preferable to that of Senator Bernie Sanders, who yielded his microphone to Black Lives Matter protesters earlier this year.
  • “Trump: ‘I Don’t Make Anything’ of Black Lives Matter Movement’”, by Derek Wallbank BLOOMBERG, Powered by Bloomberg First Word).
    • Asked by GQ what he makes of Black Lives Matter movement, Donald Trump responds: “I don’t make anything of it.”
    • He further says, “I saw them steal the microphone from Bernie Sanders and he just yielded, which surprised me”; ‘‘You know, when you say it’s a big movement, I don’t think it’s a big movement. You think it’s a big movement?”
    • Trump: “To me, all lives matter. All lives matter”
  • Is Donald Trump Serious About Registering Muslims?, by David A. Graham (Nov 20, 2015): Asked how ideas he has endorsed would be different from Nazi enrollment of Jews, the Republican front-runner simply said, “You tell me.”
• In all seriousness: Have “Conservative Polices” ever been good for this country?
• Post Office Pay-Day loans?
  • Coming to a Post Office Near You: Loans You Can Trust?, By Elizabeth Warren, United States Senator from Massachusetts at United States Senate (Feb 4, 2014)
  • A quarter of Americans have no checking or savings account and are under-served by the banking system.
  • The US Post Office is the only executive department stipulated in the US Constitution.
  • When Conservatives in Congress try to financially strangle the USPS, are they actually violating the Constitution?

 SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:

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• World leaders have taken to calling ISIS “Daesh,” a word the Islamic State hates, By Laura Reston (New Republic), 10 hours ago
• s France at War?: President Hollande asked lawmakers for more measures to tackle ISIS. What he didn’t ask for: authorization for a declaration of war, By Krishnadev Calamur (The Atlantic) 4:46 PM ET
• Rejecting Syrian Refugees: Republican governors are turning away those fleeing the civil war, while Jeb Bush suggests only welcoming Christians.
• The Empathy Gap Between Paris and Beirut: Why have attacks in France gotten so much more attention than bombings in Lebanon?, By David A. Graham, (Nov 2015, 1:58 PM ET) The Atlantic
• Hollande Calls for New Powers to ‘Eradicate’ ISIS After Paris Attacks, By AURELIEN BREEDEN, KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA and KATRIN BENNHOLD (The Atlantic) NOV. 16, 2015

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