The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution places a limit (just compensation) on an implied power (eminent domain) that is not listed in Article I, Section 8. Thus, James Madison was less than candid when he said the national government’s powers...
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Sergei Lavrov is Right: America is ‘Agreement Incapable’
by José Niño | Feb 23, 2026 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In February 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the United States of "not being ready to fulfill agreements" reached during alleged Trump-Putin talks in Alaska in August 2025. The accusation fits a pattern. During a July 2020 conference on the Open...
U.S. Actions Toward Cuba Are Criminal
by William Anderson | Feb 23, 2026 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
A recent Wall Street Journal article recently outlined yet the latest attempts by the U.S. government to bring down Cuba’s socialist government, a process that has been going on without much success for the past sixty-five years. Once upon a time, the U.S. policy...
Slovakia Gives Ukraine Monday Deadline to Restore Oil Transit
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 22, 2026 | News
Prime Minister Robert Fico said that if Kiev does not allow Russian oil to flow to Slovakia by Monday, Bratislava will halt energy transfers to Ukraine. “IF THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT DOES NOT RESUME OIL SUPPLIES TO SLOVAKIA ON MONDAY, ON THAT SAME DAY I WILL ASK THE...
Trump Orders Hospital Ship to Greenland
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 22, 2026 | News
President Donald Trump said the US is sending a hospital ship to Greenland. Denmark responded that Greenlanders are not in need of additional medical assistance. “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat...
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by Sheldon Richman | Feb 20, 2026 | Featured, History, Justice, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
I pay no attention to the Super Bowl, even less to the overhyped halftime show. But I do pay some attention to the reaction to the show's headliners when they're announced and afterward. So I know that some people did not like that Bad Bunny (whom I knew nothing about...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Larry Johnson : Will Netanyahu Blow Up Trump’s Negotiations With Iran Again?
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 19, 2026 | Blog
What happens when a “surgical strike” meets a country that’s spent years hardening its air defenses, extending missile range, and practicing asymmetric warfare? We sit down with Larry Johnson to test the myths, map the ranges, and weigh what a U.S. or Israeli hit on...
Officials Say Attack on Iran Could Occur Within Days
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 19, 2026 | News
Former and current US officials tell the Washington Post that the strike force to strike Iran is nearly complete, and President Donald Trump could begin the war in the coming days. The officials explained that the last major military assets on their way to the region...
US Military Commanders Make Surprise Visit to Venezuela
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 19, 2026 | News
The head of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) made a surprise visit to Venezuela to meet with the interim government. “SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan concluded a visit to Venezuela today for productive meetings with Venezuelan interim authorities,” a...




















