In an interview on Dialogue Works, I explained Trump’s approach to regime change. Instead of overthrowing a government, Trump first demonstrates force, such as the kidnapping of Maduro and his wife, and then uses a combination of bribes and threats to turn the targeted government into his agent.
Nicolas Gauthier dissects the muted reactions in France and Europe to the bold US military intervention in Venezuela, questioning whether ideals like international law still hold weight in a world where brute force and strategic interests reign supreme. “I felt like I was watching a television series,”…
A Banana Republic dependent on oil to sustain its living standards, problems with heavy, high sulfur content crude, butthurt Exxon-Mobile and ConocoPhillips, and crippling U.S. sanctions. I knew that Venezuela’s vaunted oil reserves were heavy and sulfurous, but until this morning, I didn’t realize that most Venezuelan…
Yet the question as to why can’t Russia and China protect its perceived partners, can be answered today with another question, which is Why didn’t the Venezuelan military fight against the US? US President Donald Trump in a press conference stated that the US will run Venezuela now…
Expressing support for a loony housing appointee, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani became the latest politician to ratify a truly evil set of academic race theories Last Thursday, a longtime tenant advocate named Cea Weaver was tabbed by new New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to…
The trouble that has flared over immigration in the United Kingdom in the last two years is not without precedent. A previous burst of non-white immigration also led to serious violence as the indigenous took to the streets to protest against criminality, cheap labour and miscegenation In…
It’s not as bad as you think, but it’s still bad. I haven’t given up the fight—that’s not possible. Maybe I’ve given up on the manner in which I engage in the fight. But for sure, I’ve given up any effort to protect myself from the tidal wave…
President Trump’s quick capture of Nicolas Maduro inspired both rapturous praise and vicious criticism. Common among those opposed to the move is that it smacks too much of empire. The Old Republic would apparently never violate another country’s sovereignty. It would just mind its own business, regardless of what…
The United States has been sparring publicly with its “European partners” more now than at any time since the end of the Second World War. There are sharp differences over trade, the war in Ukraine, and defense spending, but these pale in comparison to questions of free speech,…
Republicans cannot afford to let 2026 pass without pursuing an offensive legislative playbook for our nation’s future. Politicos keep talking about an affordability crisis, and they’re not wrong; there clearly is one. But the price pressures everyone is obsessing about sit atop something deeper. The truth is…
