When encountering a public problem, people tend to fall into one of two camps: one camp, the larger one, says, "There oughta be a law." The other one asks, "How has the government created or aggravated the situation?" We know which camp Maestro Trump belongs to. Take...
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Republican Senators Want War, Republican Voters Don’t
by Jack Hunter | May 22, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Last week over two-hundred Republicans, including every GOP senator except Rand Paul (R-KY), signed a letter urging President Donald Trump to insist that Iran give up all enrichment capabilities in any nuclear deal with that country. In other words, they don’t want a...
Can India and Pakistan’s Fragile Truce Hold?
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | May 22, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On May 10, 2025, a U.S.-brokered ceasefire halted the most intense India-Pakistan military confrontation in decades, sparked by the April 22 militant attack in Pahalgam that killed 26, mostly Indian tourists. The truce, announced with fanfare by U.S. President Donald...
The Gulf States ‘Harsh Enlightenment’
by Matt Wolfson | May 21, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On March 20 of this year, Maria Kovalchuk, a twenty-year old Ukrainian model, influencer, OnlyFans content creator, and antiwar activist was found lying on the side of a road in Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, after going missing from a party...
Corporate Interests and Think Tanks Dictate U.S. Foreign Policy
by José Niño | May 21, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
While partisan battles dominate headlines, U.S. foreign policy remains strikingly consistent across administrations. Many realists and non-interventionists were cautiously optimistic about Donald Trump’s second term bringing some modicum of restraint to foreign...
Syria and the Dark Side of the Force
by John Weeks | May 20, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There is a charming scene in the film Clerks (1994) in which the sidekick character Randall discusses his misgivings about the film Return of the Jedi (1983) with the protagonist Dante. Randall is upset that the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Empire’s new military space...
Iran Nuclear Negotiations Bring New, Surprising Developments
by Ted Snider | May 20, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In the past several days, there have been surprising developments in the negotiations between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s civilian nuclear program. U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently, but not always, defined the goal of the negotiations as being limited...
Opposition to Israel Does Not Need to be ‘Intersectional’
by James Rushmore | May 19, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Variety recently reported on an open letter signed by nearly four-hundred members of the film industry in response to the Israeli Defense Forces’ killing of Palestinian photojournalist and war documentarian Fatima Hassouna. Hassouna, her pregnant sister, and nine...
Ye and Punk Protest
by Kym Robinson | May 19, 2025 | Featured Articles
When I was a kid, I was confused by the punks' strange use of the swastika. It was in their graffiti, on their clothing, or tattooed on their bodies or faces along with spiked hair or shaved heads. The media loved the imagery of punks; disaffected youth, outcasts, and...
TGIF: Individuals, Not America, First
by Sheldon Richman | May 16, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Let's hear no more about America First! It's a fraud, a cover for collectivist nationalism, and a distraction from what matters. (It also looks like camouflage for Trump Family First, but let's take it at face value for now.) On foreign policy, America First does not...
Manufacturing a Menace
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | May 15, 2025 | Featured Articles
In their latest Foreign Affairs essay, National Security Council official Kurt Campbell and State Department China policy director Rush Doshi argue that the United States is underestimating the strategic threat posed by the People’s Republic of China and must build a...
Trump Vindicates Horton’s Law
by Thomas Eddlem | May 14, 2025 | Featured Articles, Politics
Every president is a disappointment when compared to his predecessor; even, as in Donald Trump’s case today, when compared to himself. Trump 45 got an income tax reduction passed, while Trump 47 raised tariffs across the board. Trump 45 didn’t start any new wars,...
Britain’s Two Party System Cracks
by Owen Ashworth | May 13, 2025 | Featured Articles, Politics
The Reform Party romped their way to a thorough beat down of the uniparty in the recent British council elections. There were more than 1,600 council seats up for election, multiple mayoralties, and a seat for parliament. Reform dominated the narrative around the...
British-American Trade Deal Raises Questions About U.K. Food Standards
by Patrick Carroll | May 13, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles
President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal between the United States and United Kingdom on Thursday that would drop certain trade barriers between the two countries. Though the details are still fuzzy, some of the main industries involved are agriculture, the...
Political Slavery in the COVID Era
by Jim Bovard | May 12, 2025 | Featured Articles
In 1977, East Germany ransomed hundreds of its leading intellectuals and artists to West Germany, partly because it did not wish to endure public criticism by its own citizens during an International Rights Conference. In spite of the human sale, there was no general...
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Iran Says It Will Hold US Accountable for Any Israeli Attack
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has said in a letter to the UN that Tehran would hold the US responsible for any Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities.
Israeli Military Fired Near European Diplomats Who Diverted From Pre-Approved Route
A delegation of diplomats visiting the West Bank were fired at with warning shots by the Israeli military on Wednesday.
Europe May Use Fighter Jets to Down Russian Drones, Missiles in Ukraine
European members of the North Atlantic alliance are considering a plan that could see them deploy fighter jets in Ukrainian airspace to down Russian drones and missiles.
Former US Envoy to Ukraine Says Ending War Must ‘Send Right Signal to China’
The former top US diplomat in Ukraine said that any deal to end the Russian invasion must also deter China, arguing that engaging in peace talks with Moscow is a mistake.
UK, France & Canada Say Suffering in Gaza is ‘Intolerable,’ Threaten to Sanction Israel
Three major Western governments issued a statement condemning the Israeli-created starvation in Gaza and settlement expansion in the West Bank. The UK, France and Canada said they are considering sanctions on Israel in response to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Israel Bombs Major Yemeni Ports
More than a dozen Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on at least two major ports in Yemen on Friday, according to Israeli and Yemeni officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation notices for three areas in Yemen last week, threatening retaliation to Houthi missile and drone attacks.
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The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks
The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks John Weeks (@weeksjf) examines the evolution of free speech, the nature of state power, and the rise of what he calls the "global censorship complex." Drawing from anthropology, political...
163rd Anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s Victory in the Battle of Front Royal
This is reprinted from Jim Bovard's blog and expands on a post originally from 2023. Today is the 163th anniversary of the battle of Front Royal, Virginia (the town near where I was raised). On May 23, 1862, almost all the Yankee soldiers in Front Royal were captured,...
Future Fish Apartments R Us
Aircraft carriers are the crossbow and chariot of the 21st century. Very expensive 20th century modalities not fit for purpose in 21st century peer naval combat. Carriers like the USS Ford can barely function but the sentence above applies to even best of class in...
End of the Road w/Gord
Gord is back discussing how trucking is the canary in the coal mine you need to be paying attention to. ALP
The DoD Rights a Wrong
Hell freezes over occasionally. On May 7, 2025, the Department of Defense published a memo in which it admitted in writing that the implementation of its covid shot mandate was unlawful. This echoes similar remarks made by Secretary Pete Hegseth in a video released on...
Dave DeCamp : Trump Speaks Directly w/ Putin. Is Peace Possible in Ukraine? – New Episode of The Kyle Anzalone Show
Dave DeCamp returns to the show to discuss Trump's foreign policy from Yemen to Ukraine. 1. Will Trump Help with the Genocide 2. Crossing Iran’s Redlines 3. Trump Talks to Putin and Zelensky 4. Pentagon Hides Casualties