I was on NPR yesterday on the Diane Rehm Show to discuss the Clinton email scandal. Appearing on the show was Brian Fallon, spokesperson for Hillary Clinton, who offered a new and rather implausible spin on the worsening scandal. Fallon said that Clinton was relying...
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Was the White Rose Right or Wrong on Patriotism?
by Jacob G. Hornberger | Jun 1, 2016 | Featured Articles
One of the most dramatic movie scenes I have ever watched is the courtroom segment in Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, a German movie with English subtitles that I cannot recommend too highly. The movie revolves around Hans and Sophie Scholl, a brother and sister who...
Congress’ Treachery, the FBI’s Double-Crossing and the American Citizenry’s Cluelessness: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
by John W. Whitehead | May 31, 2016 | Featured Articles
As the grandfather of three young ones, ages 5 to 9, I get to see my fair share of kid movies: plenty of hijinks, lots of bathroom humor, and an endless stream of slapstick gags. Yet even among the worst of the lot, there’s something to be learned, some message being...
Obama and the Myth of Hiroshima
by Peter van Buren | May 31, 2016 | Featured Articles
On May 27, Barack Obama became the first sitting American president to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, the site of the world’s first atomic bombing. Though highly photogenic, the visit was otherwise one that avoided acknowledging the true history of the place....
Third Battle For Fallujah — Time To Finally Come Home?
by Daniel McAdams | May 31, 2016 | Featured Articles
Iraqi military troops along with Iran-backed Shia militias are fighting to expel ISIS from its two year control of Fallujah. That unfortunate city is also the location of two US battles to "liberate" the city and both times the place was flattened. The US says it is...
Thank The Troops for Destroying Our Country
by Jacob G. Hornberger | May 30, 2016 | Featured Articles
While Americans are expected to thank the troops for their service all year long, today — Memorial Day — we are called upon to thank them even more profusely. The idea is that since the troops are defending our country and protecting our rights and freedoms, we should...

Government Can’t Help; It Can Only Hurt
by Ron Paul | May 29, 2016 | Featured Articles
Three recent stories regarding three government agencies — the IRS, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) — show why we should oppose big government for practical, as well as philosophical, reasons. In recent...
As Our Past Wars Are Glorified This Memorial Day Weekend, Give Some Thought To Our Prospects Against The Russians And Chinese In World War III
by Paul Craig Roberts | May 29, 2016 | Featured Articles
The Saker reports that Russia is preparing for World War III, not because Russia intends to initiate aggression but because Russia is alarmed by the hubris and arrogance of the West, by the demonization of Russia, by provocative military actions by the West, by...
Memorializing the Horrors of War with 10 Must-See War Films
by John W. Whitehead | May 28, 2016 | Featured Articles
“The horror... the horror...”—Apocalypse Now (1979) “You can’t show war as it really is on the screen, with all the blood and gore. Perhaps it would be better if you could fire real shots over the audience’s head every night, you know, and have actual casualties in...
Europe Revolts Against Russian Sanctions
by Finian Cunningham | May 27, 2016 | Featured Articles
From ministerial offices to barricades on the streets, Europe is in open revolt against anti-Russian sanctions which have cost workers and businesses millions of jobs and earnings. Granted, the contentious issues are wider than anti-Russian sanctions. However, the...
The New State Department Report on Hillary’s Email, and Why it Matters
by Peter van Buren | May 27, 2016 | Featured Articles
The State Department Inspector General’s (IG) investigation report leaked out a day early on May 25 makes a number of significant points. These matter, and need to be considered by anyone voting in November. What’s in the IG Report — Neither Clinton nor any of her...
My Dreams Seek Revenge: Hiroshima
by Peter van Buren | May 26, 2016 | Featured Articles
Unlike President Obama, who today is the first sitting president to ever visit the site of the first atomic bombing, I’ve visited Hiroshima many times while living in Japan.The thing that always struck me about Hiroshima was simply being there. The train pulled into...
State Department Refutes Key Statements By Clinton On Email Scandal; Finds That She Violated Clear Rules
by Jonathan Turley | May 26, 2016 | Featured Articles
While the New York Times has reported that the “State Department’s inspector general sharply criticized Hillary Clinton’s exclusive use of a private email server” and “undermined some of Mrs. Clinton’s previous statements”, the report did far more than criticize and...
Kosovo: Hillary Clinton’s Legacy of Terror
by Justin Raimondo | May 25, 2016 | Featured Articles
Kosovo is Clinton Country: a 10-foot-high statue of Bill overlooks “Bill Clinton Boulevard” in the capital city of Pristina. Hillary is also memorialized in what has become the crime capital of Europe: right off the street named for her husband is a store named...
Intel Vets Urge Fast Report on Clinton’s Emails
by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity | May 24, 2016 | Featured Articles
A group of U.S. intelligence veterans is calling on President Obama to expedite the FBI review of former Secretary of State Clinton’s alleged email security violations so the public can assess this issue in a timely fashion. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran...
How the World Ends – Baiting Russia is Not Good Policy
by Philip Giraldi | May 24, 2016 | Featured Articles
Last week I attended a foreign policy conference in Washington that featured a number of prominent academics and former government officials who have been highly critical of the way the Bush and Obama Administrations have interacted with the rest of the world....
Poof! Our Wars are All Forgotten
by Peter van Buren | May 23, 2016 | Featured Articles
One of the most popular apps these days is Snapchat. It allows the sender to set a timer for any photo dispatched via the app, so that a few seconds after the recipient opens the message, the photo is automatically deleted. The evidence of what you did at that party...
Obama in Vietnam: Diplomacy Or Deep State Duplicity?
by Daniel McAdams | May 23, 2016 | Featured Articles
President Obama's visit to Vietnam was more about bringing this former adversary into the US sphere of influence against China than about truly developing further mutually-beneficial trade and other relations. The opening of weapons sales to Vietnam will be a boon to...

Much Ado About Restrooms
by Ron Paul | May 23, 2016 | Featured Articles
Debates over the US government’s foreign and economic policies have recently taken a backseat to the debate over what bathroom transgender individuals should use. The two sides of the debate both believe that government has the legitimate authority to tell private...
Beware What You Wish For: Russia is Ready for War
by Pepe Escobar | May 22, 2016 | Featured Articles
So foreign ministers from the 28 NATO member-nations met in Brussels for a two-day summit, while mighty military power Montenegro was inducted as a new member. Global Robocop NATO predictably discussed Afghanistan (a war NATO ignominiously lost); Iraq (a war the...
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