I cover mostly military topics here at the LI Blog per my charter but on occasion I cover other topics. The Washington State ferry system is in tatters. It continues to get worse barely a week into the new year: Washington State Ferries needs 17 boats to operate at...
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The Year Ahead in Sino-American Relations
From trade frictions to security flashpoints, the new year ahead promises a mix of continuity and potential volatility in U.S.-China relations. While Beijing’s growth in relative power—economic, technological, and military—continues, it is not aimed at “taking over...
Ecuador Vote Reveals Limits of American Sway Over Regional Security Policy
On November 16, 2025, Ecuadorian voters delivered a decisive rebuke to Washington's expansionist ambitions in Latin America, rejecting a proposal to overturn the country's constitutional ban on foreign military bases by a commanding 60.56%-39.44% margin. The...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Patrick Henningsen: Venezuela: America’s Next Disaster?
A president is kidnapped, the government remains, and we’re told it isn’t regime change. We pull back the curtain on what our guest calls “regime changeover,” a strategy that uses spectacle and lawfare to force leverage without admitting occupation. From sanctions...
Netanyahu: Gaza Border Crossing with Egypt Will Remain Closed Until Hamas Returns Final Hostage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas must release the body of the final Israeli hostage before he allows aid to enter Gaza from Egypt. On Tuesday, the Israeli broadcast Kan News reports that Netanyahu received approval from President Donald Trump...
Danish PM Warns US Attack on Greenland Would Destroy NATO
Denmark’s premier has warned that US military action against Greenland would unravel the NATO alliance and the entire international order, after President Donald Trump reiterated hopes to take over the country.
Zelensky Says Ukraine Has Not Received a Clear Security Guarantee From the West
Listen to a reading of the article: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine has yet to receive an unambiguous answer to its questions on security assurances from Western nations. When asked by the press about security guarantees to prevent a...
Pentagon Fraud: A Feature and Not a Bug Part XVII
The easiest solution to this is stand the entire military industrial complex down until they fix this. But that is far too responsible. The fraud you are seeing in MN, WA and MA is large but the financial mismanagement in the Pentagon is hundeds of billions of dollars...
How Europe Became a Battlefield for Someone Else’s War
Modern wars have a peculiar discipline: they are carefully organized to happen far from the capitals that authorize them. Decision-making remains insulated, prosperity remains intact, and political life continues uninterrupted—while destruction, instability, and...
The ‘Psychedelic Renaissance’ Continues
In early 2024, Rick Doblin—the man whose work launched one of the biggest social and cultural movements of our time, “the Psychedelic Renaissance”—was expecting to see the crowning achievement of his life’s mission. The non-profit he led and founded, the...
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