At the annual NATO summit, members of the alliance agreed to increase the minimum defense spending to 5% by 2035. The current minimum is 2% of GDP, a number that several states do not reach.
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2025 | News
At the annual NATO summit, members of the alliance agreed to increase the minimum defense spending to 5% by 2035. The current minimum is 2% of GDP, a number that several states do not reach.
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2025 | News
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new military package for Ukraine that will be paid for using interest generated from frozen Russian assets. London plans to send 350 air defense missiles to Kiev worth just under $100 million. Speaking at the annual...
by Jim Bovard | Jun 25, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, History
As a stampede of weasels just sought to con America into supporting another Mideast war, it is time remember America’s most underrated critic of bellicose folly. H.L. Mencken is famous for his smackdowns of politicians and ridicule of government and of much of...
by Sean Dolan | Jun 25, 2025 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Many libertarians claim that morality is an objective, universal code that dictates right from wrong. They believe objective morality exists as a universal principle that applies regardless of personal beliefs, people's cultures, or historical context. This view...
by Kym Robinson | Jun 25, 2025 | Blog
There was a study in April, 2024 that showed the IDF attacks between 7th October and 22nd November of 2023 on hospitals, schools and water infrastructure in Gaza were not “random.” The IDF response to the 7th October terrorist attack was absolute. Revenge on a people....
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2025 | News
In a near reversal of pre-attack polling, Republicans now say they support President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites last weekend. Overall, roughly half of American voters are still opposed the US strikes, according to a new survey.
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 24, 2025 | News
President Donald Trump pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abide by the ceasefire with Iran. Tel Aviv was preparing to bomb Iran when the President told his Israeli counterpart to call off the strike. A US official told Axios reporter Barak Ravid...
by Connor Freeman | Jun 24, 2025 | News
Each member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is expected to ink a pledge to raise military spending to 5% of GDP over the next ten years. This is more than double the current 2% goal. Responding to President Donald Trump’s demands for greater spending,...
by José Niño | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Donald Trump’s “America First” message promised an end to foreign entanglements, but his aggressive Iran policy tells us a different story. His administration’s decision to carry out airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Fordow, and Natanz on June 21,...
by James Rushmore | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured Articles
Two weeks ago, Joel Berry, the managing editor of the satirical Babylon Bee, tried to defend the Israeli surprise attack on Iran by framing it as a boon for evangelical Christianity. Evangelical Christianity is the fastest growing religion in Iran, and Israel just...