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US Supreme Court May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority
US Supreme Court May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority
Marjorie Cohn previews some of the cases the U.S. high court will use to establish the limits of executive power.
17.10.2025
Trump’s War on America
Trump’s War on America
The latest Presidential memo, “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” is to be a preemptive war against those individuals and institutions which threaten Trump’s absolute grip on power.
04.10.2025
Israel is the main source of instability in the Middle East
Israel is the main source of instability in the Middle East
The West is finally starting to catch on, as evidenced by Israeli officials' increasing isolation at the UN last week
30.09.2025
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
We Are All Antifa Now
We Are All Antifa Now
The designation of the amorphous group antifa as a terrorist organization allows the state to brand all dissidents as supporters of antifa and prosecute them as terrorists.
25.09.2025
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
A Charlie Kirk Ministry of Truth
A Charlie Kirk Ministry of Truth
The proposed “Charlie Kirk Act” would give the U.S. government sweeping new powers to decide what does and does not constitute propaganda and untruth and administer penalties accordingly.
19.09.2025
The Department of War Is Back!
The Department of War Is Back!
But Victoryless Culture Remains
19.09.2025
The Right to Be Left Alone
The Right to Be Left Alone
What if the federal government captures in real time the contents of every telephone call, email and text message and all the fiber-optic data generated by every person and entity in the United States 24/7?
14.08.2025
From Carthage To Berlin, A Modest Proposal
From Carthage To Berlin, A Modest Proposal
The First Punic War began in 264 BC, lasted 25 years, and was fought between the Romans and the Carthaginians, a civilization in what is today modern Tunisia.
18.07.2025
American Authoritarianism
American Authoritarianism
Torture, rotating judges and prosecutors and incarceration for a generation without charges or trial are all hallmarks of an authoritarian government, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
18.07.2025
From Media Darling to Persona Non Grata: Greta Thunberg’s Journey
From Media Darling to Persona Non Grata: Greta Thunberg’s Journey
Alan MacLeod looks at how the Swedish climate activist widened her focus to the capitalist system and Israeli genocide in Gaza and lost the attention of the corporate press.
14.07.2025
Is BRICS the Way Forward?
Is BRICS the Way Forward?
After witnessing Cuba’s ailing economy in a recent visit, Asoka Bandarage looks beyond BRICS for an alternative to both authoritarian socialism and neoliberal capitalism.
11.07.2025
A Police State Coming to a Town Near You
A Police State Coming to a Town Near You
Andrew P. Napolitano examines the moral and historical errors in the argument that less freedom produces more safety.
27.06.2025
AI & the End of Thinking?
AI & the End of Thinking?
Wolfgang Messner explores the risks that mediocrity and conformity will accompany an AI-powered cognitive revolution.
05.06.2025
Inside Labour’s Plot to Take Down Corbyn
Inside Labour’s Plot to Take Down Corbyn
Richard Sanders on Get In, a book on Morgan McSweeney, the Labour strategist who focused on bringing down Corbyn and propelling Keir Starmer to power.
29.04.2025
Liberation or Obliteration?
Liberation or Obliteration?
President Trump was elected in part because he promised to reduce prices and not drag the country into foreign wars. Sadly, President Trump has adopted a tariff policy that will raise prices and abandoned his “America First” foreign policy in favor of a return to Bush-era neoconservatism.
08.04.2025
American Freefall
American Freefall
The extent to which the U.S. has embarked on a departure from reality is only a question for empires in their waning decades.
04.04.2025
Free Speech Is Worth Fighting For
Free Speech Is Worth Fighting For
We do not have free speech to talk about the weather. Our Founders, particularly James Madison who drafted the Bill of Rights, understood that our rights are not privileges granted to us by government.
01.04.2025
A Brief History of "The" Freedom of Speech
A Brief History of "The" Freedom of Speech
The government’s respect for speech is often at its lowest ebb in wartime, when it is also most important and timely.
31.03.2025
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Washington Takes on the BRICS
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Hungary’s Orban Visits Ukraine, Suggests Zelensky Consider a Ceasefire
Hungary’s Orban Visits Ukraine, Suggests Zelensky Consider a Ceasefire
EU's 50 billion euro fund to Ukraine more to boost confidence than to play significant role
EU's 50 billion euro fund to Ukraine more to boost confidence than to play significant role
Decoupling with China impossible amid Argentina’s economic woes
Decoupling with China impossible amid Argentina’s economic woes
The Philippines is acting recklessly in the South China Sea, as if intoxicated
The Philippines is acting recklessly in the South China Sea, as if intoxicated
China Calls for Peace, Order to Be Restored in Gabon While West Expresses Concerns over Self-Interest
China Calls for Peace, Order to Be Restored in Gabon While West Expresses Concerns over Self-Interest
Venezuela's Breakthrough
Venezuela's Breakthrough
From TikTok to Chinese cranes, what else is there that US is not afraid of?
From TikTok to Chinese cranes, what else is there that US is not afraid of?
The Red Scare 2.0
The Red Scare 2.0
Another Ukraine in Central Asia?
Another Ukraine in Central Asia?
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