By Jose Nino, Mises Institute “What starts here changes the world.” The University of Texas at Austin’s motto not only applies to the research university’s overall impact on world affairs, but also to the outsized role cultural and political developments within the United States have on the rest […]
By Dalibor Rohac New York Post As Vladimir Putin’s gangster regime moves to recognize the two “people’s republics” of Luhansk and Donetsk, it raises the stakes in a conflict that many fear might lead to a cataclysmic land war in Eastern Europe. At this moment, it is important […]
By Jason Fields The Week Vladimir Putin and Russia have ended the Pax Americana by calling what turned out to be America’s bluff. The proof? Russian tanks are moving deeper into Ukraine. With the end of the Cold War, the United States promised everyone everything, extending its protection as […]
By Joel Kotkin The current crises in eastern Europe reflect more than just Kremlin mischief-making—they reflect the first fruits of an emerging world order that spans the vastness from Beijing to Berlin. Unlike the longstanding liberal status quo, with its roots in classical civilization and the Enlightenment, this […]
Krystal and Saagar go into the controversy involving Saudi Arabia and the golf world after legendary golfer Phil Mickelson expressed an interest in switching from the PGA to Saudi Arabia’s new league
Executive vice president at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Dr. Trita Parsi, details the latest developments in the indirect nuclear deal negotiations between Iran and the U.S.
Krystal and Saagar bring the most recent developments with regards to the Russia-Ukraine situation as Vladimir Putin delivered a long, bizarre speech with major implications
The one thing that Tulsi has been consistent about in her career is her support for Hindu nationalism, which she is obviously trying to establish a place for in domestic US politics. Although she is a terror war hawk, and always has been, she is not a neocon […]
If ever there was any doubt before, the Democrats have totally returned to their Wilson-FDR-Truman-JFK-LBJ roots as the pro-war party. And with the exception of neo-Taft Republicans like Tucker Carlson, the Republicans are still led by Reaganites and neocons on foreign policy as well. Krystal and Saagar respond […]
Candace Owens watched the 1980’s movie “Canadian Bacon” and thought to herself, “What a great idea!”
Director of the Institute for Global Transformations in Kiev, Dr. Oleksiy Semeniy, Ryan Grim, and Robby Soave react to the movement of Russian troops into Ukraine.
By Tucker Reals, Haley Ott, CBS News Kyiv, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two Russian-backed breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine. Following the announcement, Putin instructed the Russian Ministry of Defense to provide “peacekeeping functions” to the breakaway regions, but […]
By Caitlin Johnstone So Putin has finally made a move, issuing a decree formally recognizing the sovereignty of the separatist-held Donbas territories in eastern Ukraine known as the DPR and LPR. Russian troops are being deployed to the region in what Putin describes as a “peacekeeping” mission amid a […]
By Jacob Lambert The Week The Kremlin announced on Monday that President Vladimir Putin would recognize the independence of two territories in eastern Ukraine that are controlled by Russian-backed separatists, The New York Times reports. The recognition of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic could give […]
By Timothy Snyder A little history can help us see through the myths. Note to subscribers: today has been an unusually busy day for me, chiefly thanks to Ukrainian matters. Rather than keep everyone in the breathless present, I wanted to share a longer reflection about the past. […]
“…torture, forced disappearances, widespread human suffering…” Sounds like the US 21st century Middle East policy.
15:51 really cracked me up when Kyle opens a word document with his plans on how to stop world war
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen share their thoughts on the Biden Administration’s speculation that Russia has decided to invade Ukraine.
Instead of leveraging the PGA to change their behavior, shouldn’t Mickelson be leveraging the Saudis to change THEIR behavior?
Krystal and Saagar cover the most recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia border situation as America claims Russia has a kill list and will invade any day now as Ukraine is left uncertain
Out of a 20 year war and right into a new major war mere months later, anyone trying to say the military-industrial complex isn’t pulling at least a handful of the strings on the global stage would be ridiculous.
By Peter Zeihan on February 21, 2022 In a public broadcast late February 21 (local time), Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a lengthy, moody speech about the status of relations between Russia and its neighbor, Ukraine. Putin in essence declared a formal cold war with the West, while also […]
By Layla Guest, Russia Today © Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow has recognized the two self-declared breakaway Donbass republics in Ukraine’s east as sovereign nations, as a military standoff across the contact line continues to escalate. Speaking as part of a televised address […]
A diversionary foreign policy, or a diversionary war, is an international relations term that identifies a war instigated by a country’s leader in order to distract its population from their own domestic strife. The concept stems from the Diversionary War Theory, which states that leaders who are threatened […]
“I guess Russia has a lotta great assets” Had me crack up.
By Caitlin Johnstone To rule the world, make it rely on a single dominant financial system you control so anyone who disobeys you can be cut off from the economy you’ve made them dependent on for survival—whether they’re a nation, a protest movement, or an individual—without having to […]
By Brigid Kennedy The Week In remarks on the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine, President Biden told reporters on Friday that he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to invade. “As of this moment, I’m convinced he’s made the decision. We have […]
By Grayson Quay The Week Vice President Kamala Harris met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, The Hill reports. President Biden told reporters on Friday he is “convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to invade Ukraine, but a […]
By David Faris The Week Discussion around the Ukraine crisis has mainly focused on what caused the massive, ominous Russian military buildup at the Ukrainian border, what would transpire in an invasion, and what policy options are available for the U.S. and its allies. Relatively less attention has […]
By Grayson Quay The Week Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the order Saturday for his country’s military to begin a series of drills involving its nuclear arsenal, Reuters reports. According to The New York Times, the exercises will include ballistic and cruise missile launches as well as nuclear-capable […]
By Grayson Quay The Week Queen Elizabeth II, 95, has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday. According to The Guardian, she is reportedly experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but expects to be able to continue performing “light duties” during the coming week. The queen may have contracted […]
By Sharon Lerner The Intercept The NIH continues to withhold critical documents that could shed light on the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. With the global death toll from Covid-19 approaching 6 million, the need to understand the origins of the pandemic is both pressing and grave. But […]
By Austin Ahlman, Ryan Grim The Intercept The administration blamed ongoing 9/11 litigation for delays in sending desperately needed assets back to starving Afghans. Since the Biden administration promised to release half of the $7 billion in Afghan central bank assets back to the country late last week, […]
By Sara Sirota The Intercept Top foreign policymaker Sen. Bob Menendez couldn’t say whether his bill would monitor where U.S.-funded arms end up. While Senate Democrats consider a way forward to send Ukraine hundreds of millions of dollars so it can buy new weapons, some of the most […]
New York Times “What are you waiting for?” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine asked Western leaders in Munich, as Russian-backed rebels urged people to evacuate and shelling escalated in eastern Ukraine. [Read our latest news coverage of the Ukraine and Russia crisis.] Here’s what you need to know: […]
In my 35 years as a radical, opposition to US imperialism has always been my primary area of interest. By Darragh Roche Newsweek Fewer than one in six Americans want U.S. soldiers deployed to defend Ukraine if Russia invades the country, according to a new poll published on […]
This is a pretty nuanced discussion of geopolitics. People would be wise to disabuse themselves of the notion that there are “good guys” and “bad guys” in geopolitics. There are just bad and worse.
If you want to know what the CIA wants you to think, just read the Bezos-owned WaPo. By Andrew Jeong, Alex Horton, Ellen Francis, Claire Parker and Timothy Bella The threat of renewed war in Ukraine escalated Saturday as shelling and military preparations by Russian-backed separatists picked up […]
By Ross Douthat, New York Times A great and mostly unknown prophet of our time is Michael Young, whose book “The Rise of the Meritocracy,” published way back in 1958, both coined the term in its title and predicted, in its fictional vision of the 21st century, meritocracy’s […]
China’s economic system is simply a reworking of Lenin’s New Economic Policy. And Western capitalists have always been perfectly willing to do business with Communist regimes. See the work of Antony Sutton. Revolver One of the most significant recent developments in American foreign policy is the emergence of […]
By Caitlin Johnstone Post-Iraq the US has zero moral authority. The narrative managers aim to suck you in to arguing about the minutiae of the inner workings of the latest target of the empire, when in fact a simple “Shut the fuck up, it’s none of your business” […]
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU, AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press See Biden’s warning to Putin from the White House KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he’s “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch a further invasion in Ukraine, […]
Team Rising gives their thoughts on reports that the White House is exploring a gas tax holiday.
By Matt Taibbi After the Biden administration and the press wrongly predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 16th, they kept compounding the error in spectacular fashion. If cluelessness can be art, American journalists unveiled their Sistine Chapel this week, in a remarkable collection of misreports and […]
By W. James Antle, The Week President Biden’s former boss might have told him that the 1980s called to ask for its foreign policy back. There was a heavy dose of Reaganesque “trust but verify“ in Biden’s response to Russia’s professed drawdown along the Ukrainian border. Biden is walking a careful line: The United States does not […]
By Damon Linker, The Week The fog of war has already descended on the border separating Russia from Ukraine. As recently as a day or so, things seemed to be moving in a hopeful direction, with word of Russian troop withdrawals and ongoing negotiations to avoid the outbreak […]
There is no consistency in the reporting on any “side” so every tale is accepted or rejected based on source, not how factual it is:
Kim Iversen details the Biden Administration’s apparent brush-off of the Army’s investigative report on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Krystal and Saagar respond to MSNBC’s propagandistic coverage of Ukrainian neo-Nazi rebel forces as they continue to take commands from deep state operatives
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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