On FPF #268, I discuss the 2018 Midterm Elections. I explain why I did not vote. Little of the debate in the leadup to the midterms has been on what US foreign policy. Most of Congress takes no interest in wars and ignore their Constitutional duties. I look at some...
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In Defense of Voter Abstinence
Caught between opening days for several professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, and NHL to name a few) and the year-end holiday season is the midterm election cycle. There are few states in the union in which one can reside to escape the endless yard signs. Every...
In Defense of Defensive Voting
Unless something wild happens, I hope and expect that this is my only post about Election Day. It’s a more personal post than anything else. I’m kind of out of commentary that isn’t “everything is fucking horrifying and why won’t this experience machine turn off.” The...
FPF #261 – Violence Surrounds Afghan Elections
On FPF #261, I discuss important news events around the world. Social networks continue to go after independent media outlets. John Kiriakou explains why whistleblowers are so rare. I look at an article by Max Blumenthal on Nikki Haley's speech to CNP. In Afghanistan,...
Liberating Women
That's the reason for the American empire. Everybody knows that: "The Iraqi government is poised to legalize child marriage for the nation’s majority Shiite Muslim population. But the law, which some expect to pass before this month’s parliamentary elections, would do...
Progressive Democracy Is Great for the 1%
The Occupy Wall Street movement that began in 2011 protested government policies that favored the 1%, the elite, over the 99%, the masses. Their protests were justified. The Wall Street fat cats who owned mortgage-backed securities were bailed out, but homeowners who...
TGIF: How to Spite Putin
I don't think the Russian government fooled around with the 2016 presidential election. The U.S. government won't release its evidence so that it can be judged by independent experts -- and that makes me suspicious. I am not impressed that a bunch of "handpicked"...
The Putin Interviews
Oliver Stone's 4 hours of interviews of Russian President Vladimir Putin are available here. And ain't it hilarious to see the TV goons vilifying Stone for daring to allow Vlad the Terrible to speak for himself for just a few minutes. He might be sending secret coded...
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The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger
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...
Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times
