Our rulers constantly talk about “our democracy,” often while justifying doing things which are profoundly anti-democratic. A common midwit response is, “America is not a democracy, it is a republic.” While your ninth grade history teacher may have felt smart telling...
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Senator Bob Graham, 9/11, and the Mirage of American Democracy
by Jim Bovard | Apr 22, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Former Senator Bob Graham passed away on April 16 at the age of 87. Graham had been one of the most outspoken opponents of the Iraq War, but his brightest legacy was his perennial fight against the George W. Bush administration’s cover-up of the 9/11 attacks. Graham...
One Killed in Explosion at Iraqi Base
by Will Porter | Apr 20, 2024 | News
One Iraqi militia fighter was killed and eight others injured after a large explosion rocked a military base south of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.
The “Israel Has the Most Moral Army in the World” Trope
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Apr 18, 2024 | Blog
Delusional supporters of Israel’s genocide in Gaza claim the IDF is “the most moral army in the world”. Here’s the stark reality.
Last Weekend, Iran Changed Everything
by Ted Snider | Apr 18, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On April 13, Iran responded to Israel’s attack on its embassy compound in Damascus that killed seven Iranian officers, including a very senior military official, General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, by launching over 300 drones and missiles at Israel from Iranian soil. U.S....
Embracing Deflation
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Apr 16, 2024 | Economics, Featured Articles
In recent years, the specter of inflation has loomed large over the global economy, fueled by unprecedented monetary stimulus measures and supply chain disruptions. As prices have surged, concerns about the erosion of purchasing power and the threat of runaway...
Iran Attack Liveblog (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)
by Will Porter | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog
My live coverage of Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel Saturday night, as it happened. Obviously much of this information has either been confirmed, disproven or become obsolete by now, but the thread is full of interesting details that didn't make it into my...
Iranian-Americans Weigh in On Tehran’s Attack on Israel
by Will Porter | Apr 13, 2024 | Blog
National Iranian American Council (NIAC) president Jamal Abdi has commented on Tehran's major drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday night. NIAC has worked to improve US-Iran relations and spent years pushing for increased diplomacy. We are deeply concerned...
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Provoked Book Update
As many of you know, I'm working on a book called Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine. You may also know that it's way overlong and way overdue. Well, the news is that I got it up to 1,400 pages, and more than...
Wonderful Israeli Best Friends and Most Moral Army in World History™ Torture, Murder Palestinians with Electro-shock, Sodomy
New York Times: Eight former detainees, all of whom the military has confirmed were held at the site and who spoke on the record, variously said they had been punched, kicked and beaten with batons, rifle butts and a hand-held metal detector while in custody. One said...
Nothing New in Military Technology Disasters
Readers think I am highly critical of Western military foibles and bad decisions (I am) but history is replete with mismanagement and poor planning planet-wide in military technology. Like the Indian nuclear submarine disaster from leaving a hatch open on the INS...
What Inequality?
According to research conducted by Phil Gramm, the late Robert Ekelund, and John Early, documented in The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate and summarized in this video: The bottom 20 percent of households have an average annual income...
Immigration Talk
I talk about immigration with Michael Liebowitz on The Rational Egoist.
Kyle Anzalone on Judge Nap: Foreign Policy Rundown
Check out Kyle's latest appearance on Judge Napolitano's show, 'Judging Freedom.'
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