The Doomed Road to Tehran

Policymakers have not understood that the Iran War is more akin to Vietnam than Iraq. The near constant refrain has been that they’ve been at war against us for 47 years, and now we are (finally) hitting back. It isn’t always obvious whether this claim is, in the late…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Exposes the Jewish Billionaire Trio Backing Thomas Massie’s Primary Challenger

In the aftermath of Israel’s Gaza genocide, some of the richest Jews in America have united to crush the one Republican who dared say no to their blank check, turning Kentucky’s May 2026 primary into an existential referendum on whether any anti-Zionist can survive in a Jewish-dominated political order.

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New Hungarian PM Promises a Constitutional Amendment to Ban Orbán From Running Again

Peter Magyar, the winner of the Hungarian elections, has announced that his government will seek an amendment to the constitution to prohibit outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from running for a new term. In an apparent attempt to strengthen his grip on power in Budapest, Péter Magyar, the leader…

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China’s Red Hot Warning to Trump on US’ Hormuz Blockade; Full Support for Iran

In a bold diplomatic signal, China reaffirmed its backing of Iran amid escalating volatility around the Strait of Hormuz. Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun said Beijing is closely watching the situation and stressed its commitment to “peace and stability” in the Middle East, while insisting that Chinese vessels continue…

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I Accidentally Turned on Fox News This Morning and Now I Need Therapy

Stuart Varney Just Spent Ten Minutes Convincing Your Grandmother That Billionaires Are the Real Victims of America and I Am Begging You to Get Mad About It. I was making coffee this morning. I don’t know how my television ended up on Fox News. I don’t remember turning it…

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The Theater of the Absurd

Scott Ritter on the dangerous game Trump is playing with Iran and the peace negotiations. This is not a New York State real estate deal, he cautions.

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Japan’s Civilizational Mislocation

Illusion, dependency, and the misreading of global order. The current sluggishness of Japan’s response is not merely a delay in policy judgment. At a much deeper level, Japan has mistaken its own position. A defeated nation situated in Asia perceives and conducts itself as though it were a natural…

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What Was the BBC Thinking?

Quoting racist extremist Randy Fine is beyond diabolical. What on earth was the BBC thinking? Earlier today, former Trump ally Tucker Carlson was interviewed by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire on its flagship politics programme. Derbyshire put to him allegations of antisemitism, including from Republican Senator Ted Cruz – and…

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So, the Blockade is Plan … C, D?

Trump is announcing a naval blockade of Iran because, per Veep Vance, “Iran has chosen not to accept our terms.” Is that really how “negotiations” work? “We are disappointed with how US behaved. Netanyahu’s call to Vance during the meeting shifted the focus from US-Iran…

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‘Civilizations Die From Suicide, Not From Murder’

Last fall, Dr. McCullough and I made a pilgrimage to Silicon Valley to meet one of the titans of tech. The ostensible purpose of the meeting was so that he could hear Dr. McCullough’s assessment of the COVID-19 mRNA shots. However, about thirty minutes into the meeting, I remarked…

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