Obama’s Nuclear Agreement Is a Good One, But Issues Remain
Although some important issues still need to be clarified in the final agreement, President Obama should be congratulated for getting a better-than-expected framework agreement restricting Iran’s nuclear program. Obama is right that negotiation is the only game in...
How the Fed Feeds War
This talk was delivered April 10, 2015 at the Mises Institute’s “Sound Money: A Seminar for College and High School Students." Also available in video on YouTube and audio on Soundcloud. You’ve been hearing a lot about sound money. Now I’m going to talk about unsound...
The New Militarism: Who Profits?
Militarism and military spending are everywhere on the rise, as the new Cold War propaganda seems to be paying off. The new “threats” that are being hyped bring big profits to military contractors and the network of think tanks they pay to produce pro-war...
The Obama Doctrine
At the Summit of the Americas where he met with Raul Castro, the 83-year-old younger brother of Fidel, President Obama provided an insight into where he is taking us, and why: "The United States will not be imprisoned by the past – we're looking to the future....
Militants Back in Baiji Refinery; 139 Killed across Iraq
In the Middle East, Bet on a Winner (Iran!)
Think of it as the American half-century in the Middle East: from August 17, 1953, when a CIA oil coup brought down democratically elected Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and installed the Shah as Washington’s man in Tehran, to May 1, 2003, when George W....
Israel’s Strategy: Divide and Rule
While the Israel lobby is blanketing the US media with propaganda to the effect that Iran cannot be trusted to adhere to the terms of any agreement limiting its nuclear research and development, back in Tel Aviv Bibi and his government know better. Ha'aretz has the...
The Nasty Blowback from America’s Wars
Brutality thrives in American police treatment of common citizens reflecting an ethos of violence that has flourished over the past dozen years with almost no one in authority held accountable. Much of this behavior can be traced back to U.S. wars of choice – and it...
Shi’ite Militia Pulled out of Anbar; 123 Killed across Iraq
The U.S. military has encouraged the Iraqi government to remove Shi'ite militiamen from the battles in Ramadi. The fighting then resumed with increased Coalition airstrikes, which may or may not have been contingent on the removal of those forces. A similar request...
