Doug Bandow discusses America's failing world empire and the "threats" posed by rival powers like Russia and China. These countries, of course, don't pose a plausible threat to the safety and security of citizens in the United States, but they do pose a very real...
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Stephen M Walt: Countries Should Mind Their Own Business
"As A.J.P. Taylor once archly observed, leaders in the 19th century “fought ‘necessary’ wars and killed thousands; the idealists of the 20th century fought ‘just’ wars and killed millions.” Stephen M. Walt (professor of international relations at Harvard University)...
Colin Powell 17 Years After Lying Us Into War: ‘Boo Hoo. It’s Someone Else’s Fault’
Will this most political general's self-promotional PR tour ever end? You are a guilty war criminal, Colin. It's not just your obituary. Your gravestone will say so too. And for all of the rest of human history you will be known as the useful tool who knew he was...
News Roundup 7/20/20
US News Libertarian Congressman Justin Amash says he will not seek reelection. [Link] A disabled vet was sentenced to 60 months in prison for having his medical marijuana in Alabama. [Link] In Portland, federal agents are arresting people and placing them in unmarked...
This morning on Antiwar Radio: Gareth Porter on Israel bombing Iran
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Economic Disaster: Deficit Skyrockets As Unemployment Freezes
New tax revenue data released by the Treasury Department on Monday shows that tax revenue further worsened in June (compared year over year) from May's already cratering total. On the plus side, neither May nor June has returned to April's historic plunge in revenue....
7/16/20 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Dangerous National Security ‘Blob’ Dominating American Government
Kelley Vlahos talks about prominent Democratic national security official Michele Flournoy, whom she calls "The Queen of the Blob." The Blob, explains Vlahos, is the group of politicians, advisors, lobbyists and pundits who advocate for the continuation of America's...
Rep Thomas Massie On GOP Amendment To End War In Afghanistan
"A defense bill amendment to repeal authority for military force that has been in place since right after 9-11, effectively expediting plans for a full withdrawal and ending America's longest war." Massie states the biggest obstacle may be that Democrat House Leader...
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