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Adam Smith and Equality of Force

It was 250 years ago that Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. In it, he looked back on the contact that various distant peoples had had with Europeans, following the discoveries of Christopher Colombus and Vasco de Gama. The results, by Smith’s time in 1776,...

US Officials: Ceasefire Extension Not Open-Ended

US Officials: Ceasefire Extension Not Open-Ended

Three US officials speaking with Axios claimed that President Donald Trump does not plan to have an open-ended ceasefire with Iran, and is planning to give Tehran under a week to present a proposal to Washington.  "Trump is willing to give another three to five days...

Dozens of Iranian Ships Have Broken Trump’s Blockade

Dozens of Iranian Ships Have Broken Trump’s Blockade

Data from the shipping tracking firm Vortexa found that at least 34 Iranian ships have bypassed the US blockade since President Donald Trump imposed it on April 13. The US has only stopped two Iranian ships.  Trump has argued that his blockade is a tremendous success...

A Palantir Manifesto

A Palantir Manifesto

Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s book, The Technological Republic, is a clarion call for Silicon Valley to abandon its consumer trinkets and rush headlong into the arms of the military-industrial complex. According to Karp, America's future depends on wielding hard power...

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