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Holy Week is no mere ritual rehearsal for Christians; it’s a political dynamite keg, detonating the myth of human order built on blood. Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and resurrection expose the scaffolding of power – then and now – as a rickety structure held together by scapegoats and silenced victims. As we navigate our fractured polis … Continue reading “The Stones Still Cry Out: Holy Week’s Political Reckoning”

On March 29, The New York Times published an article that “reveal[ed] that America was woven into the war far more intimately and broadly than previously understood.” Its undeclared thesis was that the U.S. has done everything possible for Ukraine to win the war. Ukraine would not trust them and listen. Now the war is … Continue reading “Western Media Continues To Prepare the Public for Defeat in Ukraine”

Reprinted with permission from The Kucinich Report. Michelangelo’s Pieta, the larger-than-life sculpture of the crucified Christ held tenderly in Mother Mary’s lap, has attracted visitors to Rome since it was installed in the old St. Peter’s Basilica more than 500 years ago. Contemplation of the Pieta gifts one with the powerful presence of sacrifice and … Continue reading “The Cross and the Pieta: The Passion of Palestine”

Reprinted with permission from The Realist Review. Only three months into his second term, Donald Trump’s national security team looks to be seriously divided. As I reported late last year as the administration was taking shape, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who led the transition and is known to have played a major role in vetting … Continue reading “Trump’s National Security Team Is a House Divided Against Itself”

It’s difficult to describe how deranged reality has become On Monday, the leaders of the two governments most responsible for a seemingly endless stream of horror – the US and Israel – sat down for a press briefing in the Oval Office, casually discussing how valuable Gaza is to them and how they want to … Continue reading “Trump and Netanyahu Plot Gaza’s Future Without Palestinians”

If Chinese soldiers are fighting in the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, that is not the big story. The big story is the effect the claim could have on the possibility of peace. Ukraine has not yet even proven the month’s old claim of the presence of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia on Russian … Continue reading “Are Chinese Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine?”

Millions of people around the world were at the edge of their seats over the weekend, waiting to hear whether Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff’s indirect talks with the Iranian foreign minister would ratchet down tensions or would break down and bring on a major Middle East war. If it seems bizarre that the outcome … Continue reading “Standing at the Edge of the Iran War Cliff”

“You know, it’s not a complicated formula,” U.S. President Donald Trump said. “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. That’s all there is.” So, negotiations should be successful because Iran neither has, nor are they pursuing, a nuclear weapon. The United States has for years threatened that “all options are on the table,” including “bombing the … Continue reading “Iran Is Not Building a Nuclear Bomb: A Fact Sheet”

President Trump should avoid a snare of his own making and extricate the United States from the war between Russia and Ukraine. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly indicated that he expected the war between Ukraine and Russia to end quickly once he entered the oval office. He even boasted that he could … Continue reading “Trump Must Cut the Ukraine Albatross Loose”

“No doctrine involving more pernicious consequences was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of [the Constitution’s] provisions can be suspended during any of the great exigencies of government.” ~ Ex Parte Milligan, Supreme Court of the United States, 1866 President Donald Trump has recently imposed a national sales tax on nearly … Continue reading “Tariffs and the Constitution”