The most surprising thing about former Congressman Ron Paul’s (R-TX) new Swords Into Plowshares is how long it took for Paul to devote an entire book to the topic of war. The Pittsburgh-born doctor who initially focused on monetary policy – the reason, in fact, for...

I assume a good proportion of my readers aren’t old enough to remember the beer commercial referenced in the title of this column, this one for Miller beer: “If you’ve got the time, we’ve got the beer.” Speaking of another Miller, one with the first name Judith, we...

Intense battles took place across Iraq, particularly in the Samarra region.

En route to an apartment building situated in the old quarter of Rome, Italy, a dark-complexioned Israeli man and an attractive female tourist sit quietly in a taxicab. Ready to relax for a short holiday in the beautiful Italian city with his beautiful companion, the...

While the scandal surrounding the emails sent and received by Hillary Clinton during her time as U.S. secretary of state continues to grow, Clinton has resorted to laughing it off. This past weekend she told an audience of Iowa Democrats that she loves her Snapchat...

On April 26, 2011, a meeting that can only be described as sinister took place between the then Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. The most pressing issue discussed at the meeting in Rome was how to deal with African...

At least 179 people were killed across Iraq, including on American who belonged to the Islamic State group.

Originally posted at TomDispatch. On July 24th, highlighting the first Turkish air strikes against the Islamic State and news of an agreement to let the U.S. Air Force use two Turkish air bases against that movement, the New York Times reported that unnamed...

Donald Trump is making headlines by claiming that Mexican illegal “aliens” are raping and murdering their way across America – and that the Mexican government is deliberately directing their criminals our way. Mexico’s leaders are “very smart” and ours are...

During a recent interview, I was asked to express my conclusions about the July 17, 2014 shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine, prompting me to take another hard look at Official Washington’s dubious claims – pointing the finger of blame at eastern...