Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? (Luke 14:31 KJV) It only took Donald Trump one year to show the world the depth…
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The Reckoning We Owe Generation Covid
Six years ago, on March 16, 2020, the world as I knew it slammed shut. In deep blue San Francisco, where I’d lived for three decades, panic hung in the air like fog rolling off the bay. If you dared go outside, passersby on the sidewalk shrieked if you…
The Senate Fight in Texas is the GOP Civil War Writ Small
I’m not a native of my home state of Texas, but a New York transplant. Eleven years after moving to Dallas, I’m still uncomfortable driving on Texas’s ruthless Darwinian highways, crammed with exiles from California and uninsured illegal immigrants. But as a longtime member of the now-defunct New York…
Did Trump Attack Iran to Block Reporting on the Epstein Files?
Would Trump take the risk of unleashing World War III by launching a large-scale attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran, in an attempt to erase his tracks in the Epstein files? The timing of the attack on Iran is simply too coincidental, as it takes place just a…
Why Trump’s Takeover in Gaza Preceded the War in Iran
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and initiating what military analysts are already calling the most consequential American combat operation since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Within hours, missiles were falling on Gulf infrastructure. Oil crossed…
War is Peace
Treasury Secretary Bessent went on television Monday and announced that the United States is “allowing” Iranian oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian ships have been getting out already, and we’ve let that happen to supply the rest of the world”. Iran has been controlling…
Trump-Appointed Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent Resigns in Protest Over U.S. War With Iran
In a massive break from President Trump and MAGA, Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), announced his immediate resignation on Tuesday, citing irreconcilable opposition to the ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran. Kent declared he could not “in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” stating unequivocally that Iran…
Will Evicting Blackstone Help Young People Buy Homes?
Mega investors are a mega problem. But not the only one. It’s hard to get consensus in Washington, but nearly everyone agrees there’s an epic housing crisis. Mega institutional investors, many in both parties agree, need a mega purge. President Donald Trump has taken a rhetorical hatchet to the…
Between Epstein Island and Iran, Where Does Europe Stand?
The below transcript is from Prof. Alexander Dugin’s latest episode of the Radio Sputnik Escalation Show. Radio Sputnik, Escalation Show Host: The main topic of this episode remains unchanged and will likely be with us for a long time to come. We are talking about the war in the…
The Left-Right Alliance Pipe Dream Will Never Die
A prolonged conflict with Iran could shift much of the Online Right to the Left. The Iran War rages on with no clear end in sight. President Trump’s strikes are unpopular with most of the public, but “MAGA Republicans” overwhelmingly support them. There’s little dissension within the GOP establishment…