As President Donald Trump attempts to engage with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, supporters of the proxy war in Washington, Europe, and Ukraine claim that President Vladimir Putin is an evil dictator who cannot be trusted. The implication is that talking with...
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Abolish Draft Registration, Mr. Trump
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 6, 2025 | Blog, Foreign Policy, Justice
During Friday's famous White House meeting, VP Vance criticized Ukrainian President Zelensky for his government's abduction of men from the streets to fight against Russia. Good for Vance. Conscription is one of the worst things a government can do, especially during...
Why Trump and Zelensky’s White House Meeting Exploded
by Ted Snider | Mar 6, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On February 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got the meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that he had been hoping for. It was an opportunity to sign their agreement on minerals and, more importantly, to improve relations and heal their recent fight....
Romania’s Dying Democracy
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Mar 6, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The commitment of Washington’s European allies to democracy is increasingly fragile, if not hypocritical, as Vice President J D Vance highlighted in his speech to the Munich Security Conference last month. That problem is most acute in Romania. In the first round of...
Israel’s Lobby Launches Preemptive War on Thomas Massie
by James Rushmore | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Two weeks ago, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell announced that he would not seek re-election in 2026. McConnell’s announcement prompted Congressman Thomas Massie to share a poll asking his Twitter followers if he should run for McConnell’s open Senate seat, seek the...
The Mass Expulsion of Palestinians Will Not Be a ‘Cake Walk’
by José Niño | Mar 4, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Contrary to what Donald Trump thinks, removing Palestinians from Gaza will not be an easy task. The United States president shocked the world when he called for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Let’s Not “Run after a Share in the Trouble”
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 3, 2025 | Blog, Economics, Foreign Policy
Of course “principles,” phrases, and catch-words are always invented to bolster up any policy which anybody wants to recommend. So in this case. The people who have led us on to shut ourselves in, and who now want us to break out, warn us against the terrors of...
Surveillance City-State: A Plan for Gaza’s Future
by Matt Wolfson | Feb 27, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
President Donald Trump’s proposal for razing and rebuilding Gaza is being hailed by some America First conservatives as another in a line of bold moves which benefit our country, like incorporating Greenland and restoring the Panama Canal. To them, the proposal...