What Gavin de Becker taught us about predators, and how we should have used it. In 1997 a security specialist named Gavin de Becker published a book called The Gift of Fear. It is a book about predicting interpersonal violence, and it has trained a generation of readers,…
Practical Advice for Those Who No Longer Feel ‘At Home.’ “It used to be a lovely area, but with immigrants pouring in my family and I just don’t feel safe anymore. The place is going to the dogs, but we can’t afford to move to a nice…
Conflicts Forum’s compilation of strategic perspectives from leading Israeli security commentators (predominantly translated from Hebrew), 18 May 2026 Alon Ben David: Trump’s 5-week window of opportunity for renewed military action begins now / Amos Harel: As Trump Hesitates, Israel Acts as if Return to War Inevitable…
A possible prelude to an invasion of Cuba as Iran War Flops. Axios cites “classified intelligence” warning “Cuba has reportedly procured more than 300 attack drones from Russia and Iran” that will be used “against the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, U.S. military vessels, and even Key West, Florida.”…
The surveillance state has found its newest frontier: your car’s dashboard. What used to be a symbol of American freedom and independence is rapidly morphing into a high-tech cage that watches your every move and can override your decisions at will. In a widely shared post on…
The latest online blitz came after Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or “there won’t be anything left of them.” As Washington and Tehran sit locked in a test of wills, waiting to see who blinks…
Deep into the magician’s realm… Originally written December 2020. This world is not as it seems. Though the shills, the shysters and the sorcerers scream from their gilt towers: hurling their black mist of lies and distractions all day and all of the night, there…
Last week, Stephen Colbert celebrated his May 21 departure from late-night TV by French-kissing his fellow late-night soul-mate hosts goodbye, perhaps to honor the French origins of the Woke political ideology that guided his rocket flight to fame — Michel Foucault (1926–1984), who argued that power was all…
If the US claims to be deeply concerned about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, we have a responsibility to stop ignoring facts that make us look like hypocrites. Thirty House Democrats, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro, publicly asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio on…
Origin stories are immensely important. When a dangerous and destructive force is let loose upon the earth people want to know where it came from and, most particularly, whether it was unleashed by nature or by man. During the Covid-19 pandemic it was therefore a matter of great…
