{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life","provider_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online","author_name":"Marty Dahlman","author_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/author\/mdahlman\/","title":"Knife Fights : Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yHmrntdYRu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/knife-fights\/\">Knife Fights<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/knife-fights\/embed\/#?secret=yHmrntdYRu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Knife Fights&#8221; &#8212; Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life\" data-secret=\"yHmrntdYRu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dahlman.online\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Butch and Sundance There\u2019s two old sayings that start off our day today.\u00a0\u00a0The first: \u201cNever take a knife to a gunfight\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0That has a simple meaning:\u00a0\u00a0know what kind of \u201cfight\u201d you\u2019re getting into, and make sure that you are appropriately armed.\u00a0\u00a0If your opponent has guns, your knife won\u2019t do much good.\u00a0\u00a0 The second is that great &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3564-e1488996194684.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":640}