ROGUE NATION REPORT: Many Europeans consider America more dangerous than China, Politico reports. The US is perceived as a threat by a significant portion of people in six leading European nations, a new opinion poll suggests. In Spain, an outright majority holds this view. Politico, which commissioned the survey,…
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Massie Floats Gubernatorial Run
Could the people of Kentucky end up with a Governor Thomas Massie? The Republican representative attended a forum at the University of Louisville on April 6, where an attendee asked if he’d ever consider taking up residence in Frankfort. This wasn’t the first time he’d been asked this question. “I…
Postcards from the Empire: Postcard from 1967, Part 2
Review of Sports Illustrated, December 4, 1967 issue. Those who experienced living in the U.S. in the 1960s know that mainstream sources of information were very limited then. We walked across the room to change the TV channel, and our choices pretty much consisted of the local CBS, ABC…
When is a Ceasefire a Scam?
Trump and Israel will make sure the war against Iran continues. During my most recent appearance on Judge Napolitano’s Judging Freedom on Wednesday I expressed the view that the ongoing ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was a scam designed to support Israeli interests in the region and to give both Tel…
Empire and the Language of Terror
The United States did not begin as an empire. The early American vision, articulated by figures like Thomas Paine and John Quincy Adams, emphasized restraint. Paine warned that government was a “necessary evil,” justified only insofar as it protected individuals and left them free, something no government had ever…
Iran: Won’t Get Fooled Again
It is absurd to think one can make a deal with people who murder school children. Here we go again. Trump is sending two Zionists—the real estate developer Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and VP J.D. Vance—to Islamabad, Pakistan, this weekend to “engage with the Iranians,” as CNN, soon…
Sick Behavior From Financial Psychopaths
The Fed is likely thinking bailout or backstop for private credit, while banks look to monetize its demise. I’ve been saying this for months: despite “experts” just sounding the alarm moments ago: the private credit unwind that started months ago and has now spiraled into a very real liability for…
Why are So Many Sober Drivers Ending Up With DUI Charges?
Most people assume a DUI charge means the person was drunk or high as a kite. The laws on the books are supposed to protect the public from drunken, reckless drivers, not drag sober people into jail because some cop had a hunch when a roadside test went sideways.
Imagining Iran Without Sanctions
The Islamic Republic will likely become much stronger, but also more moderate, free, and open. It seems to me that the history of Iran between 1941 and 1979 was dominated by the drama of the British, Americans, and Russians coveting the nation’s vast and strategically located oil reserves. As…
Iran’s Determination to Break Out from the Panopticon of Western 360° Containment
The temporary cessation of hostilities across West Asia very much hangs in the balance. Originally, there was to be a cessation of military actions across “all fronts” including Lebanon — that being one of the ten Iranian preconditions to negotiations towards a permanent ceasefire. Trump duly affirmed that Iran’s 10-point…