Justin Raimondo

Justin Raimondo passed away on June 27, 2019. He was the co-founder and editorial director of Antiwar.com, and was a senior fellow at the Randolph Bourne Institute. He was a contributing editor at The American Conservative, and wrote a monthly column for Chronicles. He was the author of Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement [Center for Libertarian Studies, 1993; Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2000], and An Enemy of the State: The Life of Murray N. Rothbard [Prometheus Books, 2000].

The Rape of Afghanistan

The rape of young boys in Afghanistan by our  “allies” is getting a lot of press attention these days, provoked by the revelation that US military personnel who tried to stop it are being disciplined for interfering. Two US officers apparently beat up one of our pet warlords, who insisted on keeping a boy chained … Continue reading “The Rape of Afghanistan”

Ukraine’s ‘Democratic’ Dictatorship

The media narrative about Ukraine – that the “Maiden revolution” was a democratic European-values oriented revolt against a tyrannical Russian-controlled puppet – has always been  a fairytale, largely perpetrated by the Western media in complicity with the US State Department and the European Union. Yet now that same media is being forced to reexamine their … Continue reading “Ukraine’s ‘Democratic’ Dictatorship”

The GOP Debate: Outsiders Versus Warmongers

That the second Republican presidential debate resembled an episode of the Jerry Springer Show was, in part, due to the insufferable Jake Tapper, whose behavior resembled that kid in high school who was always passing poison pen notes around math class. Indeed, the whole sorry mess – all three hours of it – had a … Continue reading “The GOP Debate: Outsiders Versus Warmongers”

US Foreign Policy Goes Retro: Hating On Russia

Francis Fukuyama’s famous essay “The End of History” – often cited, less often actually read, and frequently misunderstood – is commonly thought to have been rendered irrelevant and proved wrong. After all, aren’t we perpetually at war – and didn’t 9/11 show that history, far from having ended, seems not to have noticed Fukuyama’s obituary … Continue reading “US Foreign Policy Goes Retro: Hating On Russia”

Is Russia Invading Syria?

Having given up waiting for the supposedly “imminent” Russian assault on Kiev, which we’ve been told for lo these many months is coming down the pike momentarily, our new cold warriors are now in a frenzy over the sudden discovery of a Russian presence in Syria. It started in the Israeli media, and then spread … Continue reading “Is Russia Invading Syria?”

Why We Fight

Editorial Note: Justin Raimondo is on vacation: he’ll return on Friday, September 11. Until then, we’re running this 2004 piece by Raimondo, which does a fairly good job of summarizing Antiwar.com’s foreign policy stance – and which clearly stands the test of time. In the day-to-day business of tracking the War Party’s machinations, it’s easy … Continue reading “Why We Fight”

The Fantasy World of Ben Carson

Editorial Note: When I make a mistake, I have to acknowledge it, and this is one of those times. In this column I mistakenly – and unfairly – attributed the views of Ben Carson to official doctrine of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The links I made to web sites purporting to be Adventist were … Continue reading “The Fantasy World of Ben Carson”

Politics 2016: Who Will Stand Up to the War Party?

For anyone with hopes of changing our foreign policy of relentless aggression, the presidential candidates now parading their wares before the public are truly a depressing sight. The Republicans are vying with one another for the “honor” of being the most warlike, and even Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) – son of the resolutely anti-interventionist Ron … Continue reading “Politics 2016: Who Will Stand Up to the War Party?”

Exodus to Europe: Who’s to Blame?

As thousands of refugees wash up on the shores of Europe – over 107,000 in the last month – it is a scene of horror and misery untold. A truck load of 71 dead migrants was recently discovered in Austria: they had suffocated, and body fluids from their decomposing bodies dripping out of the back … Continue reading “Exodus to Europe: Who’s to Blame?”