On Sept. 16, 2001, five days after the attacks on New York and Washington, DC, President George W. Bush declared, “This crusade - this war on terrorism - is going to take a while. And the American people must be patient. I'm going to be patient. But I can assure the...
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Searching for Monsters
by Andrew P. Napolitano | Jul 10, 2025 | Featured Articles
“America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy ...She might become the dictatress of the world,But she would no longer be the ruler of her own spirit.”-- John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) In the middle of his term as Secretary of State, the future president...
The Easily Excited Homeland Security Secretary
by Adam Dick | Jul 9, 2025 | Featured Articles
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference Tuesday at Ronald Reagan National Airport where she stood before flags, banners, and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees. Starting off her prepared statement, Noem...
‘We’re Impressed’: Zelensky Now Sings Trump’s Praises & CIA Director Breathes Sigh Of Relief
by Tyler Durden | Jul 9, 2025 | Featured Articles
"They have to be able to defend themselves," Trump said Monday, offering confirmation of his weapons to Ukraine policy U-turn. "They're getting hit very hard. ... We're gonna have to send more weapons." A presidential aide to Volodymyr Zelensky has...
The Way Most Americans Feel About Foreign Wars
by Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. | Jul 9, 2025 | Featured Articles
When I was in Congress, the least popular, least respected members were the biggest publicity seekers – the ones who were the first and quickest to run to the cameras. They were not regarded as serious legislators. Thus, I have not been a big fan of Rep. Marjorie...
Two Possible Fates Waiting in the Wings
by Paul Craig Roberts | Jul 9, 2025 | Featured Articles
I often wonder which of two possible fates waiting in the wings will be ours. Will Washington/Israeli hegemonic ambition, together with Russian/Chinese/Iranian denial, or perhaps avoidance, of reality, destroy us in nuclear war, or will the digital revolution and its...
‘The Land of Performance’: Trump Wanted a Perfect War, a Headline Showstopper
by Alastair Crooke | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured Articles
“Depending on who you ask, the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan was either a smashing success that severely crippled Tehran’s nuclear programme, or a flashy show whose results were less than advertised … In the grand scheme of...
US/Israel Versus Iran – Round One
by William Schryver | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured Articles
My summary assessment of the missile war over Israel during the 12-day-long first act of the ongoing war between Israel et alia and Iran et alia: The first Iranian counterstrike against Israel (14 June) began with a few hundred drones and relatively...
New footage exposes ragtag US mercenaries firing toward Gaza aid seekers
by Max Blumenthal, Wyatt Reed | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured Articles
Following an AP investigation accusing a US mercenary firm of firing on desperate Gaza aid seekers, the company has released extensive new footage in an attempt at damage control. But the video only further implicates the scandal-plagued operation. On July 2, the...
What Trump Should Tell Netanyahu
by Ron Paul | Jul 7, 2025 | Featured Articles
A few weeks ago I urged President Trump to make a deal with Iran that would satisfy his stated goal of no nuclear weapons production and would allow Iran to continue its lawful pursuit of civilian nuclear energy. The deal on the table, as described by the Iranian...
CIA: Our Trump-Russiagate Claims Were Corrupt, Our Claims On Iran Are …
by Moon of Alabama | Jul 5, 2025 | Featured Articles
The CIA has published a "tradecraft review" of the 2016 "Intelligence Community Assessment" which had claimed that Russia had interfered in the 2016 presidential election. The review found what had been obvious to anyone. The 2016 assessment had not followed the...
Strategic Ambiguity
by RPI Staff | Jul 4, 2025 | Featured Articles
Donald Trump calls himself a peacemaker. His actions, however, betray his words. When it comes to the Middle East, he is an obvious war president. This begs the question: Does he have a coherent Middle East strategy beyond providing for Israel’s security interests?...
Spying on Iran: How MI6 infiltrated the IAEA
by Kit Klarenberg | Jul 4, 2025 | Featured Articles
Leaked confidential files indicate the International Atomic Energy Agency was infiltrated by a veteran British spy who has claimed credit for sanctions on Iran. The documents lend weight to the Islamic Republic’s accusation that the nuclear watchdog secretly colluded...
The Empire Has Accidentally Caused The Rebirth Of Real Counterculture In The West
by Caitlin Johnstone | Jul 4, 2025 | Featured Articles
Everyone’s still talking about Bob Vylan, and rightly so. A crowd full of westerners happily being led through a chant of “Death, death to the IDF” at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival was a historical landmark moment for the 21st century, and the group’s...
What Freedom of Speech?
by Jacob G. Hornberger | Jul 4, 2025 | Featured Articles
In a totalitarian or authoritarian dictatorship, government officials do not need the support of the citizenry to exterminate freedom of speech. That’s because there are no elections to worry about. The regime simply starts having its military and paramilitary goons...
Beyond the Bombs: Who Really Won the 12-Day War Between Israel and Iran?
by Kit Klarenberg | Jul 3, 2025 | Featured Articles
On June 13, 2025, Tel Aviv launched what many international observers and Iranian officials have described as an unprovoked military strike on Iran. Israeli jets bombed military and nuclear sites, while Mossad-run sleeper cells carried out sabotage missions against...
Independence Day 2025
by Andrew P. Napolitano | Jul 3, 2025 | Featured Articles
We are independent of London, but are we independent of Washington? Is there more freedom when governed by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants a few miles away? Does government today remotely resemble the values articulated on July 4th 1776? When the...
This Is Israel’s War – Not Our War
by Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. | Jul 2, 2025 | Featured Articles
President Trump, to his credit, demanded a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Both countries agreed to it. Then, the president became very angry with Israel because, as he said, “As soon as we made the deal, they came out and they dropped a load of bombs the likes of...
US Support For Israel Comes At A Staggering, Multifaceted Price
by Brian McGlinchey | Jul 2, 2025 | Featured Articles
When asked about the cost of their government’s support of the State of Israel, some Americans will say it’s $3.8 billion a year — the amount of annual military aid the United States is committed to under its current, 10-year “memorandum of understanding” with Israel....
Inalienable Rights in an Age of Tyranny: The Government Is Playing God
by John W. And Nisha Whitehead | Jul 2, 2025 | Featured Articles
We are now struggling to emerge from the wreckage of a constitutional republic, transformed into a kleptocracy (government by thieves), collapsing into kakistocracy (government by the worst), and enforced by a police state algogracy (rule by algorithm). This week...
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