There is much of significance happening in Ukraine right now that is being reported either lightly or not at all by the mainstream Western media in an apparent attempt to harmonize their reporting with Kiev’s narrative in order to keep hopes high and economic and...
In the sweltering heat of a second Trump term, the ghosts of interventionist folly are stirring once more. On October 31, 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to declare Nigeria a "country of particular concern" for religious freedom violations, alleging...
Former U.S. Vice President Richard “Dick” Cheney died on November 3, 2025 at age 84; his family said he had suffered from pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Best known for steering national security policy after the 9/11 attacks, he became the dominant force...
In March 2014, the late Senator John McCain of Arizona stood on the Senate floor and declared that "Russia is now a gas station masquerading as a country." He repeated this characterization the following year on CNN's State of the Union, elaborating that Russia was...
As the leaves turn in Washington and the chill of autumn settles over global markets, the United States and China have once again danced to the familiar tune of trade negotiations. On October 26, 2025, following two days of closed-door talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,...
Announcing the launch of the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom. In collaboration with the great Tom Woods, I've put together this project featuring long-form courses by me, Jim Bovard, Ramzy Baroud and William Buppert, with more coming soon... The...
In the waters of the Caribbean, a surprisingly large U.S. fleet sits with Venezuela in its sights. It includes over 10,000 troops, Aegis guided-missile destroyers, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, F-35B jet fighters, MQ-9 Reaper drones, P-8 Poseidon spy...
President Donald Trump is rattling his saber against Colombian President Gustavo Petro to punish him for accusing the U.S. government of murdering Venezuelan fishermen. Trump has boasted of the killings by the U.S. military but claims all the targets were drug...
