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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
Our Age of Unreason
Our Age of Unreason
We have lost that connection between reason and morality …. We have decisively lost our idea of the commonweal as the anchor from which reason will make its case.
23.09.2025
Who Benefits from Kirk Murder?
Who Benefits from Kirk Murder?
As of now, we have only our questions about the who and the why of the murder of Charlie Kirk. But questions, the right ones, have a power all their own.
22.09.2025
The Department of War Is Back!
The Department of War Is Back!
But Victoryless Culture Remains
19.09.2025
When Tony Blair Agreed to Back ‘Terrorists’
When Tony Blair Agreed to Back ‘Terrorists’
Blair’s government aided forces against Yugoslavia whose leaders are now on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, writes Mark Curtis.
19.09.2025
The West’s Hypocritical Opposition to Ukraine’s Forced Territorial Concessions
The West’s Hypocritical Opposition to Ukraine’s Forced Territorial Concessions
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has consistently ruled out making any territorial concession as part of a peace accord to end his country’s war with Russia.
08.09.2025
Did the Atomic Bombs End World War II?
Did the Atomic Bombs End World War II?
This is a fundamental question, as its answer is closely tied to the legitimacy of using nuclear weapons. A global reckoning with this issue could lay the groundwork for an international legal ban.
05.09.2025
The Feds Defend Their Tortures Again
The Feds Defend Their Tortures Again
While the public’s attention this summer has been drawn to masked ICE agents arresting folks without warrants.
04.09.2025
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The Birth of the German Fourth Reich
The Birth of the German Fourth Reich
Completely & Totally Obliterated
Completely & Totally Obliterated
US Minerals Deal Resets Ukraine’s Geopolitics
US Minerals Deal Resets Ukraine’s Geopolitics
Ðiên Biên Phú at 70
Ðiên Biên Phú at 70
When Tony Blair Bombed Montenegro
When Tony Blair Bombed Montenegro
US’ one-sided military support for Israel fuels tension
US’ one-sided military support for Israel fuels tension
What if what doesn’t "kill" Trump makes him stronger?
What if what doesn’t "kill" Trump makes him stronger?
The Dialectic of the Draft
The Dialectic of the Draft
Four Syrian Soldiers Killed by Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus
Four Syrian Soldiers Killed by Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus
Europeans Risk Death by Cold for Green Folly — and We Could Be Next
Europeans Risk Death by Cold for Green Folly — and We Could Be Next
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