In a New York Times news analysis (4/29/18) examining how the overthrow of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi after he agreed to halt his nuclear program might influence North Korean thinking about disarmament, the Times’ Peter Baker writes that “President Barack Obama and...
Christians Serious About Justice Cannot Pretend History Began Yesterday Readers of The Gospel Coalition could hardly be blamed for thinking the present-day Libyan slave trade was spontaneously created from a vacuum. According to TGC’s The FAQ’s: What You Should Know...
The government shutdown ends. [Link] Patrick Cockburn explains why sanctions are war crimes. [Link] Jason Ditz explains how the US has aided the dangerous proliferation of Stinger missiles. [Link] At least 33 have been killed by a car bombing in Benghazi. [Link]...
A man with a pipebomb injured himself and three other people in an attempted terror attack against the New York subway. [Link] 100,000s remain in LA county jails because they are unable to pay bail. [Link] Nikki Haley, "We don't need other countries telling us whats...
On FPF #112, I give my initial thoughts on the terror attack in NYC. I also cover the other important news of the day. Iran has self-limited their ballistic missile range to 2000 km. Mattis and Tillerson tell Congress that the 2001 AUMF allows for war in Africa. In...
Paul Manafort and his former deputy Rick Gates have surrendered to the FBI. The Muller investigation filed 12 changes against Manafort/Gates. [Link] Manafort/Gates were placed under house arrest. [Link] David Stockman on Trump's last minute decision on the JFK files....
Barack Obama campaigned for the presidency in 2008 as a peace candidate. He signaled that he would fundamentally change America’s course after the reckless carnage unleashed by the George W. Bush administration. However, by the end of Obama’s presidency, the United...
Trump met with Putin for the first time. The meeting was scheduled for 30 minutes but lasted over two hours. Trump and Putin spoke about allegations that Russia hacked the US election, Syria, Ukraine, and North Korea. [Link] Tillerson and Russia's Foreign Minister...
Today the front pages and bookstores are filled with tales of the so-called "China Threat." From spy balloons to Fentanyl pipelines, genocide to dreams of world domination: CHINA! But is it all true? Is any of it? Now, for the first time, the speciousness of these and...
