For decades, Israel and its American lobby have gotten away with murder unpunished. While stealing money from American taxpayers to finance their genocide against Palestine, the Israelis have exerted enormous pressure on American politicians to enable their crimes. With the carrot of campaign money and the stick of assassinations— …
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Will America Be Expelled from the Middle East?
Although bold predictions in the midst of enormous historic events are obviously fraught with great peril, there are some indications that major geopolitical shifts are now on the horizon. Last week began with the provocative actions, boastful claims, and sharp reversals for which President Donald Trump has…
More Complications Arise in the Trump Universe
Ruling the world is a tricky business. The top story last week, at least in terms of shock value, might well be the ongoing saga of the Trump White House ballroom, which started out as a $200 million development off of the building’s East Wing accommodating 300 guests…
A New West Asia Order is on the Horizon
Virtually the whole world will pay an extremely hefty price for the latest American Dementia. Let’s start with a false flag. Iran attacked the UAE port of Fujairah – its oil export Holy Grail – with more than a dozen ballistic and cruise missiles. No, it didn’t. The IRGC…
America’s Future: A Prosperous, Peaceful Nation, or a Bankrupt, Violent Empire?
The US is at a juncture faced with two choices. It can either manage a transition from global hegemon to a prosperous, peaceful nation working together as equals with all other nations, or it can double down on its continuation as a bankrupt, violent empire seeking continued control over…
Trump the Autocrat Declares He Will Suspend Gasoline Tax
A serious violation of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. Once again, Trump reveals his stupidity. He believes he has the authority to suspend federal gas tax. “I’m going to reduce until the [tax], let me tell you, as soon as this is over with Iran, as soon…
Trump Brandishes Boomers
No doubt Trump has been getting bombarded with advice from his Jewish Nationalist donors and handlers, advice that mirrors what has gone public in Robert Kagans article in The Atlantic. Kagan’s solution for Trump’s disastrous defeat by Iran is “full-scale” war—including land war—probably designed to escalate to the use of…
Kagan Strikes Again: Calls U.S. Paper Tiger Checkmated by Iran
For the second time in as many months, neocon godfather Robert Kagan has penned an urgent denunciation of Trump’s ill-fated Iran war. This latest written for the Atlantic is particularly damning as Kagan makes the argument that the unprecedented loss to Iran is the US’s worst military defeat, essentially, in history—eclipsing…
The Tribalization of British Politics
British politics are going tribal! Even before all the results are in, it is clear that May 7th 2026 saw the collapse of the old TweedleLab and TweedleCon duopoly in England, and the virtual obliteration of Labour as a national party. Reform, the primary beneficiary of the outburst of rage…
How ‘Gentle’ Would a Russian-Armenian ‘Divorce’ Really Be?
Instead of waiting for Pashinyan to hold a referendum on joining the EU, which he might never end up doing in order to retain the advantages from membership in the Eurasian Economic Union for as long as possible, Putin might cut Armenia off right away if Pashinyan wins re-election…