Jonathan Marshall, a first-rate foreign-policy reporter and analyst, exposes the hypocrisy of American concern over alleged Russian manipulation of U.S. democracy in “Who’s the Real Manipulator of Elections?” This is must-reading for those who want to understand this issue, which is fueling Russophobia, a new McCarthyism, and a revived Cold War. The bottom line is that people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
U.S. Support For Israel Comes With a Staggering, Multifaceted Price
When asked about the cost of their government’s support of the State of Israel, some Americans will say it’s $3.8 billion a year—the amount of annual military aid the United States is committed to under its current, 10-year “memorandum of understanding” with Israel....