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American Soul-Searching after the Iraq Withdrawal

American Soul-Searching after the Iraq Withdrawal

by | Oct 5, 2026 |

In March 2003, the US Empire invaded and occupied Iraq under the rubric of “Operation Iraqi Freedom.” Last week, twenty-three years later, the last US troops have been withdrawn from Iraq. I think almost every American would agree with one thing about that particular foreign war: It did not bring freedom to the Iraqi people, at least not freedom the way that libertarians define the term. Instead, it brought what US interventionism traditionally brings to foreign lands: death, destruction,...

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The Rise And…Rise Of ‘Color Revolutions’

The Rise And…Rise Of ‘Color Revolutions’

by | Oct 5, 2026 |

It’s rather forgotten today how Washington’s post-9/11 imperial adventurism was not restricted to military intervention. A core component of the Bush administration’s “Freedom Agenda” - under the auspices of which calamitous wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere were waged - was overt sponsorship of civil society-led coups throughout the former Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact and Yugoslavia. Citizens of these regions, and the world, live with this meddling’s destructive consequences to this day....

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Trump’s Other War

Trump’s Other War

by | Oct 5, 2026 |

As the midterm election draws near, a number of Republicans in tough races are distancing themselves from President Trump’s war. The war is unpopular because it has inflicted economic pain on the already-suffering American people. No, I am not talking about the Iran War. I am talking about President Trump’s tariff war. The Tax Foundation estimates that, since he returned to the White House, President Trump has imposed tariffs on about 54 percent of imported goods. Contrary to the claims of...

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First Them, Then Us: America’s Shift from Police State to Prison State

First Them, Then Us: America’s Shift from Police State to Prison State

by | Oct 2, 2026 |

America, you got fooled. Again. For starters, the war on illegal immigration was never just about illegal immigration. If you fell for that, chances are you’re still falling for the government’s oldest trick: manufacture a crisis, identify an enemy, frighten the public, declare an emergency, and then use the resulting fear to justify another expansion of government power. Terrorism. Crime. Drugs. National security. Illegal immigration. Different threats. Same playbook. Take a...

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RAF Fairford: Trump and Rubio Hallucinate a Terror Plot

RAF Fairford: Trump and Rubio Hallucinate a Terror Plot

by | Oct 1, 2026 |

President Donald Trump has gone and really done it this time. “We had them under view for a long time, and we got them,” he said about the five British men arrested at RAF Fairford, initially said to be terrorists targeting US aircraft at the British base. It turns out the would-be terrorists did not have explosives. Instead, they had stolen red diesel for farm equipment. The British cops are mum. They’re not saying much about the arrest or the incident. The Gloucestershire Police advised the...

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Trump Deserves to Be Impeached

Trump Deserves to Be Impeached

by | Oct 1, 2026 |

The Constitution is the law that the people of the United States have imposed on federal officials. That’s what makes it the highest law of the land. US officials expect American citizens to comply with federal laws that control the actions of the citizenry. By the same token, US officials, including the president, are expected to comply with the higher law that we the people have imposed on them. The Constitution provides that federal officials “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment...

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The Tyranny of One Man’s Opinion

The Tyranny of One Man’s Opinion

by | Oct 1, 2026 |

Thomas Cromwell was the Lord Chancellor of England for much of the reign of King Henry VIII. He engineered the convictions and executions of many whom Henry wanted out of the way, including his two predecessors in office -- one of whom was St. Thomas More -- and even the king’s second wife, Queen Anne. When Cromwell’s son Gregory, who became sickened as he watched his father devolving from counselor to monster, learned that an executioner for the queen had been sent for from France a week...

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The Faulty Premises Underlying Europeans’ ‘War on Russia’ Hyperventilation

The Faulty Premises Underlying Europeans’ ‘War on Russia’ Hyperventilation

by | Sep 30, 2026 |

Past days have seen the European political classes turning up the volume to maximum on clearly concerted – and shared – speaking-notes: “War with Russia is coming; Russia intends to strike NATO; we must prepare; stock up on bottled water, tinned food, and be ready to offer your children to military conscription” – “Many will die; but it is their duty to defend their country.” What nonsense! To make the point, European leaders, including EU High Representative Kallas and German Chancellor Merz,...

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America’s National Security Scam Rolls On

America’s National Security Scam Rolls On

by | Sep 30, 2026 |

Once upon a time the United States of America was confident that it, shielded by broad oceans to the East and West and having friendly countries that it dominated economically and militarily to the North and South, was safe from any threat by any foreign nation or even any combination of nations. Washington was confident that it could defeat any adversary in conventional warfare and, if push came to shove, its nuclear weapon capability gave it a unique and decisive edge that no enemy would...

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Trump: Invading Cuba will be a ‘Great Honor’

Trump: Invading Cuba will be a ‘Great Honor’

by | Sep 29, 2026 |

During an Oval Office interview, President Trump declared Cuba is his and he can do whatever he likes with it, the same as he does with Mar-a-Lago and Trump Turnberry. “I think I’ll have the honor of conquering Cuba,” said 47, hunched over the Resolute Desk. “That wouldn’t be bad. It would be a great honor. I can liberate it or conquer it, I think I can do what I want with it,” he said. Last week, Trump hinted at an invasion of Cuba. Marco Rubio said the broken-down and impoverished communist...

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Eisenhower and Washington Both Spoke Out Against War

Eisenhower and Washington Both Spoke Out Against War

by | Sep 29, 2026 |

“God help the Nation when it has a President who doesn’t know as much about the military as I do,” - President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking to his White House Staff Secretary, Gen. Andrew Goodpaster. These words are quoted in a book about Eisenhower’s foreign policy called “Ike’s Bluff—President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle To Save The World,” by Evan Thomas. In the same paragraph as the words above are these: “When Defense Secretary Neil McElroy warned him that further cuts would harm national...

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Trump’s Other War

The Coming GOP Bloodbath?

by | Sep 28, 2026 |

Most indicators suggest that the Republicans in the House and Senate are going to face a brutal backlash from the American people in November. Polling with generic ballots suggest a big win for the Democrats and likely the loss of Republican control of both houses of Congress. There is little reason to cheer a Democratic party victory, however Republicans in charge have for the most part earned what is coming to them. They have refused to uphold their Constitutional obligation to take leading...

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Force the CIA to Disclose Its Chile Records

Force the CIA to Disclose Its Chile Records

by | Sep 28, 2026 |

For some odd reason, the CIA steadfastly refuses to disclose all of its records relating to the 1973 Chilean coup, which the CIA ardently supported. The CIA says that “national security” will be jeopardized if its records are disclosed to the American people. That’s ridiculous. What do they think will happen — that the United States will fall into the ocean or be taken over by the communists, the terrorists, the Muslims, or some other scary boogeyman? The disclosure issue is more relevant than...

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Trump Prepares for an Invasion of Cuba

Trump Prepares for an Invasion of Cuba

by | Sep 26, 2026 |

On May 21, Marco Rubio stood on the tarmac at the Miami Homestead Airport and told reporters Cuba “has been one of the leading sponsors of terrorism in the entire region.” The Secretary of State insisted Cuba is a threat to the national security of the United States, although he did not provide evidence to support the claim. Rubio made his remarks on the same day the Justice Department unsealed a murder indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro and the United States...

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Who in Hell are the Houthis?

Who in Hell are the Houthis?

by | Sep 26, 2026 |

The Houthis are a small tribe in Yemen’s mountainous north who love their quirky Zaidi sect of militant Islam, cherish their guns, and love to chew the narcotic shrub qat. I joined Houthis in the wild mountains of Yemen to follow their wars and chew qat. Houthis like to argue, smoke weed and repel invaders. They live in one of our planet’s wildest, most inhospitable regions, so bleak and arid that even the local camels are cranky and irritable. The highlands are filled with squabbling tribes...

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When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat

When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat

by | Sep 25, 2026 |

“National security” has become the government’s all-purpose permission slip to behave badly. They have become the magic words that can make constitutional restraints disappear—especially when the courts defer to claims of national security. Call something a matter of national security and the normal rules start disappearing: Courts defer. Congress retreats. Secrecy expands. Executive power grows. That game is hardly new. Nixon played it. Bush played it. Obama played it. Biden played it....

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Peace & Prosperity Blog

Phantom Trump Checks

Phantom Trump Checks

by | Oct 5, 2026

President Donald Trump’s promise to send 5,000 dollars to each adult American citizen after the November election has one big contingency explicitly built in — that Republicans...

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Trump’s Pump and Dumps

by | Oct 5, 2026

In the Wednesday episode of his Peter Schiff Show, economics and current affairs commentator Peter Schiff focused in on two situations in which he argued United States President...

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Thank You for Your Coup

Thank You for Your Coup

by | Sep 25, 2026

For argument’s sake, let’s assume that Donald Trump is the worst United States president in history. Still, is he so bad that you would like to see him overthrown via a military...

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