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The United States Has Declared Defeat in Two More Wars

April 26, 2021 – Ryan McMaken …… Now that the average American voter is barely paying attention—and that the US is facing an economic crisis and weak recovery—it has become politically expedient to move further toward wrapping up a couple more lost wars. Continue reading →

With a Biden Win, The War Party Will Be Back in Full Force

November 18, 2020 – Alice Salles …… “What is the one thing that brings Republicans and Democrats together?” Rand Paul asked reporters. “War—they love it.” Continue reading →

From 9/11 to Covid-19: Nineteen Years of Permanent “Emergency”

September 14, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Whether we’re commanded to trust the experts, abandon the rule of law, or venerate government for “keeping us safe,” the 9/11 panic and our current crisis have many things in common. Continue reading →

The Power of Military Indoctrination

June 16, 2020 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… A foreign nation’s civil war is no business of the U.S. government, especially when the civil war is the direct result of criminal activity on the part of the U.S. government. Continue reading →

The State Owns You: The Problem with “National Service”

February 9, 2020 – Tyler Curtis …… All arguments in favor of mandatory service rest on the idea that an individual’s life belongs not to him- or herself, but to the state. Continue reading →

The World Looks to Abandon the Dollar as US Sanctions Tighten Their Grip

January 27, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The US’s enthusiasm for sanctions means Europe is learning the price of doing business with the United States and with the dollar. They’re now developing new ways to work around the US-dominated financial system. Continue reading →

Huge Debt Got Us Hooked on Petrodollars — and on Saudi Arabia

January 15, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… Petrodollars and petrodollar recycling are at the heart of what keeps the US debt and money-printing mechanism going. The geopolitical stakes are very high. Continue reading →

How the US Wages War to Prop up the Dollar

January 12, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… After decades of Cold War spending, the US had to find a way to keep its massive war budgets and domestic spending going without ruining the dollar. Controlling the flow of dollars spent on oil turned out to be a fix. Continue reading →

Now is the Time to De-Escalate War with Iran

January 6, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… The Iraqi parliament response to the recent US airstrike — expelling all US troops from Iraq — suggests that an escalation of the ongoing US-Iran conflict would not be as simple as pro-war factions of the US regime would like it to be. Continue reading →

This President Was Impeached for Being Insufficiently Pro-War

January 5, 2020 – Ryan McMaken …… There are certainly good reasons to impeach presidents, but Trump’s alleged “treason” isn’t one of them. Continue reading →