We’re headed into the Memorial Day weekend, and what better time to remember those stories that held your attention, briefly, weeks or even months and years ago ? Well, here’s some follow-up: Perfidious Albion, Revisited – Remember when Judge Andrew Napolitano, the...
A Spy in the House of Trump
The identification of a spy implanted in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign by a murky cabal of spooks, both foreign and domestic, has given us a whole new perspective on the Russia-gate hoax. We know the FBI had a source within Trump’s organization because...
The Korea Story: Why Is the Media Getting It So Wrong?
As news of the statement by the North Korean vice minister for foreign affairs Kim Kye Gwan spread, the usual suspects could hardly contain their glee: Trump’s vaunted Korean peace initiative had been a fraud all along! The summit was off! The North Koreans had been...
Kim Jong-un: The Commie Who Came in From the Cold
Why has North Korea suddenly decided to negotiate with Seoul and Washington, and quite possibly give up its nuclear weapons? This question has commentators in the West stumped, and so they fall back on the usual self-serving narcissistic America-centric nonsense: Kim...
Iran Deal Exit: America First, or Israel First?
As the US walks away from the Iran deal is Washington headed down the road to war? That’s the assumption of the deal’s supporters, the main talking point – but is it necessarily true? President Trump’s decision, made despite pleas from our European allies and even...
Variations on a Theme of ‘The Revolution Betrayed’
The anniversary of Karl Marx’s birthday 200 years ago has gifted us with dozens of polemics, both pro and con, debating the theoretical prognostications and real world consequences of the ideology that bears his name. I won’t add to this genre except to note that the...
Trump and the Iran Deal: Expect the Unexpected?
The Israeli propaganda machine is working overtime in the run-up to the May deadline for Trump’s decision on recertifying the Iran deal. So what did all that buildup to Netanyahu’s big announcement amount to? Less than nothing, i.e., documents that prove what we...
Nicholas Kristof, Korea, and the Orientalist Temptation
The stupidity and arrogance of America’s political class is on full display lately, and the White House Correspondent’s “roast” is the least of it (albeit the most visible). The conceit and open identification with Power – i.e., with the very Washington insiders...
Rand Paul, Pompeo, and the Koch Connection
Among the least convincing explanations ever: Sen. Rand Paul's rationalization for changing his vote on the Pompeo nomination. When pressed, the Senator admits there were no real promises made, just a “general” sense that “we’re going to see less of these wars” after...
Korean Summit: It’s Not About Us
Yesterday they told us that President Trump was intent on war – he was about to invade Korea¸ unleash “fire and fury,” and millions would die. Today many of these very same people are telling us that President Trump has been “snookered” by the wily Kim Jong-un, who...