A letter about the Nobel Peace Prize. A claim that America needs “complete and total control of Greenland.” And a war that almost started, then didn’t. We follow the thread from ego-driven spectacle to real-world consequences, unpacking how image-making can bend...
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Israel Wants More Palestinians Exiting Than Entering Gaza
Israel is attempting to condition the reopening of the Rafah border crossing on more Palestinians exiting the Strip than returning to Gaza. Under the peace deal Israel and Hamas signed in October, Tel Aviv agreed to reopen the Rafah border crossing. However, Israel...
Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ Overlooks Obstacles
Jared Kushner arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos with a redevelopment pitch for Gaza: sleek high-rises, new roads, a rebuilt airport, and a modern port on the Mediterranean, under the umbrella of President Donald Trump’s newly chartered “Board of Peace.” In...
Trump Threatens Canada With 100% Tariffs Over China Trade Deal
President Donald Trump has vowed to impose a 100% tariff on Canadian goods should Ottawa strike a new trade deal with Beijing, after Canada agreed to slash duties on Chinese electric vehicles earlier this month. Trump made the threat from his Truth Social account on...
Lose/Lose Situation
I discuss Minneapolis ICE situation and we finish up the last of 3 presidential debates from 1992
1/22/26 Daniel Davis on Ukraine, Davos and the future of America’s Policy Towards Europe
Download Audio. Scott brings Daniel Davis back to run through some of the latest developments related to American foreign policy. They discuss how close the war in Ukraine is to ending, whether US-EU cooperation is starting to fracture, whether Russia has been...
The Story Can Still Be Told
“Don’t be mean, we don’t have to be mean, coz remember, no matter where you go, there you are,” said Buckaroo Banzai as he stood on stage with his band of as multi-faceted men. The Hong King Cavaliers. Buckaroo, the scientist, surgeon, rock star, comic book character...
TGIF: Inept Con Man in the White House
Trump is hardly the first con man in the White House, but he is by far the most flagrant, and his scale is gargantuan. He's also rather inept. His latest confession came in a recent message to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store: Considering your Country decided...
Will Trump’s DHS ‘Zone Out’ the First Amendment?
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday called for Minneapolis to “set up a peaceful protest zone so that these individuals can exercise their First Amendment rights and do so peacefully.” Since 9/11, “free speech zones” have been one of the...
Macron: French Forces Have Boarded a Russian Oil Tanker in the Mediterranean
President Emmanuel Macron announced that French forces boarded an oil tanker carrying Russian oil. “This morning, the French Navy boarded an oil tanker coming from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag,” the French leader...
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