Israel has had mostly agreeable relations with the Sunni Arab states for some time now, as they and the United States all fear an empowered Iran. Iran certainly has the capacity to be the region’s most powerful state. While it's currently sidelined on the world stage,...
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Biden Said Putin Killed Navalny; He Didn’t
by Ted Snider | May 8, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There are plenty of very real things to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin for, not least of which is invading Ukraine. But lying (in this instance) may not be one of them. Putin lied when he said Russia was not going to invade Ukraine. But, wrong though the...
Conserving the New Deal?
by Norman Singleton | May 8, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles
Jeffery Tyler Syck, assistant professor of political science at the University of Pikeville, is the latest conservative to urge the right to abandon—or at least modify—its commitment to free markets and constitutionally-limited government. In an article for The...
Politics is a Game, and the Players Want to Win
by Brad Pearce | May 7, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
The recent massive “foreign aid” bill which gave over $60 billion to Ukraine was a key victory for what we call the “Uniparty.” However, this was not just a cash transfer; more accurately, quite a lot of the money went as spoils to the American military contractors...
The Great Ukraine Robbery is Not Over Yet
by Ron Paul | May 7, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The ink was barely dry on President [Joe] Biden’s signature transferring another $61 billion to the black hole called Ukraine, when the mainstream media broke the news that this was not the parting shot in a failed U.S. policy. The elites have no intention of shutting...
How Israel Supported Hamas Against the PLO
by Jeremy R. Hammond | May 6, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, Israel has been executing a devastating assault on the civilian population of the Gaza Strip, blocking humanitarian aid, internally displacing 75% of Gaza’s population, systematically destroying civilian...
The Weekend at Bernie’s Election
by Kym Robinson | May 6, 2024 | Featured Articles, Politics
It’s time for the most important election again, a rematch. The American voter will decide who will sit at the head of the world’s biggest government. A pick between two old men, each of whom have had four years as president. Donald Trump, AKA "Orange Man," has his...
TGIF: Another Bogus Antisemitism Scare
by Sheldon Richman | May 3, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
I've been watching and thinking about the nationwide campus antiwar demonstrations in support of the suffering Palestinians of Gaza, and the appalling reaction to and "coverage" of those events. Something important needs to be addressed. I won't be concerned here with...