Escalating an Unwinnable War

President Donald Trump appears set to repeat one of the worst mistakes of his first administration: fighting an unwinnable war in Yemen. This time, it could be far worse as Trump has sent two aircraft carrier strike groups to the Red Sea, meaning Americans will be...

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Turn Off That (Government) Radio!

On March 14, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order reducing “statutory functions of unnecessary governmental entities to what is required by law.” Among other institutions, the order targets the United States Agency for Global Media and the broadcast...

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The Terrible Cost of Kursk

On March 16, The New York Times reported that “Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia.” After seven months, one Ukrainian soldier told the BBC, "Everything is finished in the Kursk region.” Back on August 6, 2024, the Ukrainian...

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Perilous Times for Personal Liberty

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a socialist.| Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – Because I was...

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The Ukraine War: Frank Talk, Liberal to Liberal

It doesn’t really pay for a liberal to see through propaganda because you either alienate yourself from all your liberal friends who are wallowing in it, or you sit in crushing silence out of fear of being ostracized. To be true to myself, I’ve opted for the former...

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