Malici sounds off on campaign tough talk

Amid the 24/7 sound bites spewing across the airwaves from presidential hopefuls are words like “we need the strongest military on the face of the planet,” or those from Republican front-runner Donald Trump who says he wants our military “so big and so strong and so great” that “we’re never going to have to use it.” Furman University Political Science professor Akan Malici says don’t be hoodwinked by political tough talk, and he questions whether the candidates are recalling fundamental lessons of international political history. Read more in a piece he wrote for GreenvilleOnline.