moe226
Populism Weakened Israel ... and America
The Convention Against Torture says that “no exceptional circumstances whatsoever … may be invoked as a justification of torture.” The...
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moe226
- Oct 3
- 5 min
America: We've Got to Protect It If We're Going to Perfect It
Acknowledging that something is true doesn't mean you have to respect it or admire it. I acknowledge that far-right extremists have...
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moe226
- May 12
- 3 min
Trump And The Media ... It's Deja Vu All Over Again
"We ended up dancing around a demagogue. . . . The audience laughing at his comments about Jean Carroll. Disgraceful." -- A CNN on-air...
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moe226
- May 8
- 3 min
Politics, Polls, Propaganda & Purgatory
Rightfully, a lot of folks are alarmed by an ABC News poll showing Trump leading Biden in the 2024 presidential race. My takeaway from...
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moe226
- Feb 11
- 4 min
The Sky (Isn't) Falling!!!
If you watched the Republican response to President Biden's State-of-the-Union address or if you've tuned in to one of the clown show...
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moe226
- Oct 11, 2022
- 11 min
Ireland Was Incredible!
Like so many others, my wife and I put off traveling after COVID arrived in 2019. This year, after a more than two-year hiatus, we...
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moe226
- Sep 10, 2022
- 4 min
The Truth Behind the Ad Attacking Cheri Beasley
With less than two months to go until Election Day, we’re inundated with political ads, many of them attack ads designed to convince...
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moe226
- Aug 14, 2022
- 5 min
No Place Is Finer Than Western North Carolina
I spent the first 21 years of my life in the foothills and mountains in the western one-third of North Carolina. I didn’t realize it...
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moe226
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
I Stood Up Against Dick Cheney Back Then ... and I Stand Beside Liz Cheney Now
“The primary question that has arisen at GITMO is whether torture based confessions are admissible,” said Guiora. “The clear ‘line in the...
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moe226
- Mar 3, 2022
- 2 min
Let's Fire Madison Cawthorn ... in the Primary
The largest group of registered voters in NC is Unaffiliated voters. In a primary election, Unaffiliated voters can choose a Republican...
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moe226
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
More PILT for Western North Carolina
I'm grateful to the Asheville Citizen-Times for publishing my op-ed on PILT in the Sunday paper on February 6, 2022. Here it is: When I...
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moe226
- Jan 29, 2022
- 1 min
Davis v. Andana, LLC, et al.
On January 21, 2022, I filed a lawsuit in the Buncombe County Superior Court. In a nutshell, the case is about the authority of a...
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moe226
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Day Challenger Exploded
In some respects, it’s hard to believe that it’s been 36 years since Challenger exploded. Back then, I was a young captain with thick...
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moe226
- Dec 29, 2021
- 10 min
About your money ...
I'm grateful for the more than 40,000 donations to my congressional campaign that totaled nearly $2,300,000. Here's where the money went.
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