Why We Should Love China, Not Fear It
May 28, 2019 – Barry Brownstein …… The tide of war will stay offshore when we add love to economic interdependence. Continue reading →
A Nuclear War? Over Venezuela?
May 10, 2019 – Ron Paul …… How ironic that Pompeo and the rest of the neocons in the Trump Administration are ready to violate the US Constitution in order to attack Venezuela to “restore their constitution.” Continue reading →
American Interventionists Hurt the Cause of Freedom in Venezuela
May 2, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… By threatening the Venezuelan regime and imposing sanctions, the US has only inflamed Venezuelan nationalism, while providing the regime with a convenient scapegoat. Continue reading →
Political Centralization Ended the Roman Republic
April 29, 2019 – Dave Benner …… In order to destroy the Republic in favor of empire, the new Roman dictators systematically dismantled the Republic’s system of local autonomy and self-rule. Continue reading →
The Horrific Long-Term Consequences of Regime Change
March 18, 2019 – Jacob Hornberger …… The Guatemalan legislature is contemplating granting a blanket amnesty to military officials who participated in the rein of terror that the Guatemalan national-security establishment – supported by the U.S. national-security establishment – inflicted on the Guatemalan people for a period of some 36 years. Continue reading →
State Secrets and the National-Security State
February 16, 2019 – Jacob Hornberger …… Julian Assange’s “crime” was revealing the wrongdoing of the national-security establishment. In the minds of those who blindly support the US state, this is not to be allowed, even if the information is 100% true. Continue reading →
Did Rand Paul Persuade Trump to Withdraw from Syria?
February 2, 2019 – David Boaz …… If Paul did, in fact, persuade the president to withdraw U.S. troops from one of the seven military conflicts the U.S. is currently engaged in, Bravo. Continue reading →
How About Truth Regarding the Department of “Defense”?
December 31, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… With all the born-again fervor for truth among the mainstream press within the context of the Donald Trump regime, would it be too much to ask for the truth regarding the U.S. Department of “Defense.” I mean, come on, there is no way that what U.S. troops have been doing overseas for the past 70 years has anything to do with the defense of the United States. Continue reading →
George Bush’s Wars Set the Stage for 25 Years of Endless War
December 5, 2018 – Ryan McMaken …… The late George H. W. Bush was instrumental in creating our world of endless war against foreign states that are no threat to the United States. Continue reading →
On Veterans Day, Remember the Lies That Filled Military Cemeteries
November 16, 2018 – James Bovard …… A few hours studying the lessons of history can prevent heaps of grave-digging in the coming years. Continue reading →