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When Political Violence Becomes Acceptable
When Political Violence Becomes Acceptable
When political opponents become existential threats, violence can begin to look like virtue.
05.10.2026
Eisenhower and Washington Both Spoke Out Against War
Eisenhower and Washington Both Spoke Out Against War
“God help the Nation when it has a President who doesn’t know as much about the military as I do.” ~ President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking to his White House Staff Secretary, Gen. Andrew Goodpaster
30.09.2026
The Smoke of September 11
The Smoke of September 11
The consequences of this smoke may be just as lethal as the consequences of the smoke from the collapsing buildings.
17.09.2026
Marco Rubio’s Cecil Rhodes Moment
Marco Rubio’s Cecil Rhodes Moment
The U.S. secretary of state is reviving the language and intent of 19th century colonialism to deter what he sees as “the forces of civilizational erasure that today menace both America and Europe alike,” writes Joe Lauria.
24.02.2026
Dreaming of Ending Trump’s $1.5 Trn ‘Dream Military’
Dreaming of Ending Trump’s $1.5 Trn ‘Dream Military’
Not only is Donald Trump’s colossal military spending bad for the country, but it’s bad for the military and may well wreck what’s left of U.S. democracy, writes William J. Astore.
09.02.2026
Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays
Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays
The history of American power is, in many ways, the history of reinventing rules – or designing new ones – to fit US strategic interests.
03.02.2026
Chopping Down Laws
Chopping Down Laws
Trump rejects the obligation to execute his job faithfully, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. His loyalty is to himself, not to the words or the values underlying the U.S. Constitution.
16.01.2026
Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall
The British Empire, in steep decline on the eve of World War I, is a cautionary tale for a decayed U.S. Empire a century later.
30.12.2025
Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace
Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace
While other powers are presumed to have legitimate security interests that must be balanced and accommodated, Russia’s interests are presumed illegitimate. Russophobia functions less as a sentiment than as a systemic distortion — one that repeatedly undermines Europe’s own security.
25.12.2025
The Siren Song of War
The Siren Song of War
In October of 2002, I shocked many in my Congressional District and beyond by voting against giving President George W. Bush authorization to use military force in Iraq.
12.12.2025
Venezuela and the Most Blatant Coup in History
Venezuela and the Most Blatant Coup in History
There was a time, not long ago, when the U.S. had the social etiquette to conduct its coups clandestinely.
10.12.2025
A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger
A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger
Apocalypse Soon? Returning a Final Time to Cheyenne Mountain
04.12.2025
Escalating the Escalation
Escalating the Escalation
Greg Grandin provides a short history of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump.
19.11.2025
The Queen’s Coup
The Queen’s Coup
Queen Elizabeth II of England advised the governor-general he could overthrow the elected government of Australia 50 years ago today – and he did, Jenny Hocking and Peter Cronau report.
12.11.2025
Honor Veterans by Ending Wars
Honor Veterans by Ending Wars
One of my family’s favorite regular getaways is Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.
11.11.2025
Not Only Gaza: When Britain Aided Genocide in Indonesia
Not Only Gaza: When Britain Aided Genocide in Indonesia
Sixty years ago, Harold Wilson’s Labour government secretly conspired with the Indonesian military as it conducted one of the postwar world’s worst bloodbaths.
15.10.2025
When Presidents Kill
When Presidents Kill
No law permits — and prevailing U.S. judicial jurisprudence absolutely prohibits — summary murders of people not engaged in violence, at sea or anywhere else
10.10.2025
Empire by Numbers: 392 U.S. Military Interventions Across Every Region of the World
Empire by Numbers: 392 U.S. Military Interventions Across Every Region of the World
Monica Duffy Toft and Sidita Kushi’s 2023 book Dying by the Sword is both a work of scholarship and an unflinching indictment.
09.10.2025
US Now Violating Long-Standing Informal Proxy War Rules
US Now Violating Long-Standing Informal Proxy War Rules
NATO’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine is attracting growing attention as it threatens to spiral out of control.
07.10.2025
Free Speech and Its Discontents
Free Speech and Its Discontents
A government that can silence the speech you hate today can silence the speech you love tomorrow
26.09.2025
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The Rubio Doctrine: Neocons Are Back!
The Rubio Doctrine: Neocons Are Back!
Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Green Light for Ethnic Cleansing?
Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Green Light for Ethnic Cleansing?
US’ intention to turn Taiwan island into powder keg laid bare in military drills
US’ intention to turn Taiwan island into powder keg laid bare in military drills
Profiteers of Armageddon
Profiteers of Armageddon
Francis Fukuyama parades Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at Stanford University
Francis Fukuyama parades Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion at Stanford University
International community cannot tolerate Japan’s nuclear-contaminated water dumping
International community cannot tolerate Japan’s nuclear-contaminated water dumping
US Congress members’ provocation on Taiwan question
US Congress members’ provocation on Taiwan question
PLA conducts mock strikes on Taiwan island on 2nd day of encirclement drills
PLA conducts mock strikes on Taiwan island on 2nd day of encirclement drills
Nuclear Renaissance
Nuclear Renaissance
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Germany: Handmade Energy Crisis
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