June 6 marks the eighty-first anniversary of D-Day, when Allied troops crossed the English Channel, landed under heavy fire on the beaches of Normandy, and launched the successful campaign to liberate Europe from Nazi control. It was one of the riskiest amphibious assaults in military history — not only because…
Tucker Carlson has posted an extraordinary article on X that could potentially stop a war with Iran. As everyone knows, Carlson’s political views are admired by President Donald Trump who sees the former Fox commentator as a blunt, but fair-minded analyst who sees the world in similar terms as…
Most of the week has been talk about the “Big Beautiful Bill” that is winding its way through the gauntlet that is Congress. The hold up, as is always the case, is the Republicans are devoting their time to how best to use this opportunity to screw over their…
International Man: What is it about silver that makes it viable as a monetary metal—that is, something people actually use to store and exchange value? Doug Casey: Let’s look at the definition of what makes a good money. There are basically six characteristics. A good money has to be durable, divisible,…
Now that some total idiot in the Trump regime has green-lighted an attack on Russian strategic forces, John Helmer raises for Putin Lenin’s question, “What is to be done?” https://johnhelmer.net/what-is-putin-to-do-now/ As I understand it, Washington’s attack on Russian strategic forces is grounds under current Russian war doctrine for Putin…
Maybe there was a time—when I was a kid watching “The Jetsons”—when I fantasized about a walking, talking, productive robot in my house. It would do the laundry, the cooking, the cleaning, answer the door, walk the dog, dress the kids, make the bed, and so on. Many companies, most…
Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down three major cases with unanimous decisions. One, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, raises additional questions over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that have been widely used in higher education and businesses. There is no reason to believe that DEI measures are…
First of all, with Russia, although London reviews other threats. On Monday, June 2, 2025, the British government released the lng-awaited Strategic Defence Review 2025 – a 140-page document that provides a vision for the development of the country’s armed forces, their use, and threats to the United Kingdom. The…
The erstwhile Trump ally’s criticism should draw skepticism, not support. The House miraculously passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” late last month, setting up a grueling battle to get it through the Senate. Trump’s marque legislation now faces an unexpected problem: Elon Musk. The billionaire who once seemed like…
From democracy to vaccines to election results to Orwell himself, the rewriting of the past to fit current attitudes has become an incurable mania. On Monday’s America This Week Walter Kirn read from a bizarre introduction to his 75th Anniversary edition paperback edition of 1984. Written by Harvard-educated author Dolen Perkins-Valdez, it…
