The Turkish parliament on Thursday unanimously ratified Finland’s NATO membership, clearing the final hurdle to Helsinki joining the Western military alliance.
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An Asset Backed Currency Could Be Our Monetary Fix
According to the St. Louis Fed, there are three functions of money. First, as a store of value. Second, as a unit of account. Finally, as a medium of exchange. The enumeration of these functions represents an attempt to present money and the banking system as...
Foreign Aid Cannot Uplift Africa, Only Entrepreneurs Can Do That
As the great Ron Paul once said, "Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country." There is plenty of evidence to support this, yet the State Department has recently announced an additional $150...
News Roundup 3/27/2023
US News The Senate on Wednesday voted down an amendment introduced by Sen. Rand Paul to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was passed in the wake of the September 11 attacks to invade Afghanistan and is still used to justify wars...
AFRICOM Says African Coup Leaders Share ‘Core Values’ With US Military
Gen. Michael Langley, the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), was grilled by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Thursday about African soldiers who received US military training and went on to carry out coups.
3/17/23 Kit Klarenberg on the Georgia Uprisings and the National Endowment for Democracy
Download Episode. Kit Klarenberg is back to provide some important context for the uprisings in Georgia. They start with the Eastern European country’s transition after the fall of the Soviet Union and the influence that the U.S. has enjoyed there since. That brings...
International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants for Putin and Other Russian Official
In the first international charges issued since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in the Hague, issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and another Russian official over the alleged kidnapping and unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children as well as teenagers.
Israel and Its U.S. Lobby Dealt Major Blow by China-Saudi-Iran Peace Initiative
On Thursday the The New York Times ran yet another report about Saudi Arabia’s entry into an “Abraham Accord,” but if only certain conditions could be met. It quoted longtime Israel lobby heavyweight Martin Indyk and reported on the American Israel Public Affairs...
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