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Choke Point: The Global Economic Consequences of The Persian Gulf Shutdown

Choke Point: The Global Economic Consequences of The Persian Gulf Shutdown

by | Mar 11, 2026 |

The Persian Gulf is the most consequential body of water in the global economy. Its narrow exit — the Strait of Hormuz, just 33 kilometres wide at its narrowest point — acts as a valve through which flows an extraordinary share of the world’s energy and agricultural inputs. A sustained closure of that valve by Iran will trigger an economic shock with few historical precedents. Let’s look at the three commodity categories most exposed to such a disruption: crude oil and refined petroleum...

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As Congress Looks On, President Trump Rules by Decree

As Congress Looks On, President Trump Rules by Decree

by | Mar 10, 2026 |

Wars of choice, a plethora of changing tariffs and sanctions on countries across the world, and a historically high number of executive orders characterize the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. And all this has been accomplished by the executive branch with minimal pushback from the legislative branch. Congress has over time ceded more and more power to the executive branch. Over the last year, this process has reached a level where the assertion that the legislature...

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What if Iran Says No?

What if Iran Says No?

by | Mar 10, 2026 |

Rumors persist that the Trump administration is actively seeking an off-ramp to the escalating conflict with Iran. The prevailing assumption within certain circles of the White House is that Tehran, having sustained serious damage from recent military strikes, would welcome a cessation of hostilities. This calculation, however, rests on a dangerous misreading of Iranian resolve, historical grievance, and strategic necessity. What if Iran says no? The first and most fundamental obstacle is...

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War On Iran – Oil Prices Lag Supply Deficit – Arab’s Won’t Fight Iran – Khamenei Son Succeeds Father

War On Iran – Oil Prices Lag Supply Deficit – Arab’s Won’t Fight Iran – Khamenei Son Succeeds Father

by | Mar 10, 2026 |

Iraq has shut down some oil wells. As have Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Qatar has also shut down is gas wells and the process ‘trains’ needed to liquefy natural gas. All this because of the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz and because of potential missile and drone attacks on the fragile production installations. While oil and LPG prices have increased the global markets have not yet recognized the length and severity of the supply crunch these shut...

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Republicans Prefer War to the US Constitution and to Truth

Republicans Prefer War to the US Constitution and to Truth

by | Mar 10, 2026 |

The Republican-controlled House and Senate rejected a war powers vote that would have granted Congress the ability to decide whether Trump could continue serving Israel’s conflict with Iran. Apparently 77% of Republicans have fallen for the propaganda that Iran is a terrorist state developing nuclear weapons. The same Republicans fell for 9/11, Saddam Hussein’s “weapons of mass destruction,” Assad’s “use chemical weapons,” Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Gulf of Tonkin, the endless lies about...

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RPI Spring Conference: ‘War is Back on the Menu’

RPI Spring Conference: ‘War is Back on the Menu’

by | Mar 9, 2026 |

On February 28th, President Trump bypassed Congress and started the biggest war perhaps since Vietnam against an Iran that had neither attacked nor threatened the United States. Censorship and propaganda have converged to deliver the false narrative that this will be another "Venezuela" in and out operation. But the numbers do not support the thesis. The United States has been expelled from the Middle East by Iranian missiles, and even with intense censorship it is clear that Israel has...

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Russia Serves a Cold Dish to the GCC and India

Russia Serves a Cold Dish to the GCC and India

by | Mar 9, 2026 |

The proverb “revenge is a dish best served cold” traces to French (“La vengeance se mange froide”), appearing in English literature by the 19th century. Most Americans do not know the French orign of the proverb… It entered popular culture thanks to Star Trek. In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Khan Noonien Singh delivers the line during a tense video call with Admiral Kirk: Ah, Kirk, my old friend… do you know the Klingon proverb? ‘Revenge is a dish best served cold.’...

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Will the Dollar be a Casualty of the Iran War?

Will the Dollar be a Casualty of the Iran War?

by | Mar 9, 2026 |

President Trump’s unconstitutional and unjust war against Iran is setting back his “affordability” agenda. The war has caused a big rise in gasoline prices. Among the related concerns is the hindering of the movement of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, the only available passage for ships to transport oil from the Persian Gulf. The increased costs will do more than raise prices at the pump. An increase in gas prices brings increased transportation costs that will be passed along to consumers....

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Maybe Attacking Iran Was Not Such A Good Idea

Maybe Attacking Iran Was Not Such A Good Idea

by | Mar 9, 2026 |

The completely unprovoked attack on Iran initiated by the United States and Israel has, after a little more than a week of military action, opened a new depth of geopolitical insanity. As suspected, the attack was all about protecting Israel while also minimizing the damage to US military, intelligence and diplomatic facilities in the Persian Gulf region. In that it has been less than a great success in that there has been reportedly considerable damage done by Iranian missiles and drones in...

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The Trump Administration is Lying About American Casualties in the Persian Gulf Region

The Trump Administration is Lying About American Casualties in the Persian Gulf Region

by | Mar 7, 2026 |

First let me explain the meaning of the X message and photo that appears above… the cancellation of the training exercise is a key indicator that the Pentagon is going to deploy the some, if not all, of the 82nd Airborne Division to the Persian Gulf. Final destination unknown. You may recall an article I wrote on February 18 when I reported that a CENTCOM exercise scripting conference, which was scheduled to begin on Sunday, 22 February 2026, had been abruptly cancelled. Six days later the war...

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Step into My Parlor

Step into My Parlor

by | Mar 7, 2026 |

The dominant narrative in relation to the Iran War is that the United States and Israel are mercilessly mauling the Iranians, and are on the verge of administering the coup de grâce, after which Iran will obeisantly submit to unconditional surrender, and bathe Emperor Trump's feet with their penitent tears. At least that's the Hollywood version of the tale. Here in the real world, American stockpiles of long-range stand-off strike munitions (Tomahawk: ~900 nautical miles; JASSM: ~600 nautical...

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The Trump-Netanyahu Iran Crusade

The Trump-Netanyahu Iran Crusade

by | Mar 7, 2026 |

Why did President Trump launch a war against Iran? Two reasons.First, electoral polls indicated a dramatic victory for anti-Trump Democrats in this fall’s Congressional elections. This would put a welcome end to Trump’s campaign to establish one-man rule in the United States. Losing the Senate and/or House would open Trump up to a host of criminal accusations. The huge attack on Iran was designed to distract attention from the still festering Jeffrey Epstein scandal that might bring Trump...

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The $300,000 Question Nobody in Washington Can Answer

The $300,000 Question Nobody in Washington Can Answer

by | Mar 6, 2026 |

LNG shipping rates have gone from $40,000 to $300,000 per day — a 650% vertical climb in less than a week — and the men who ordered the strikes that caused this are still strutting around the Oval Office talking about “strength.” That is not strength. That is the economics of catastrophe unfolding in real time, and it will reach every kitchen table from Tokyo to Turin before anyone in the beltway finishes reading the intelligence brief they probably won’t bother to read anyway. The Strait of...

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House Of Representatives Resoundingly Votes Against Releasing Files On Sexual Misconduct Of Members Of Congress

House Of Representatives Resoundingly Votes Against Releasing Files On Sexual Misconduct Of Members Of Congress

by | Mar 6, 2026 |

The continued fallout from the Epstein Files cover-up has apparently done little to imbue Congress with any sense of shame. The legislative branch continued to show how the upper echelon of the U.S. government is more concerned with protecting sexual predators than providing Americans with a modicum of transparency after the House of Representatives voted to block a resolution that would have forced the release of sexual harassment claims made against lawmakers dating back decades. The...

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Trump’s Unjust and Unconstitutional War

Trump’s Unjust and Unconstitutional War

by | Mar 5, 2026 |

Over the past weekend, some apologists for President Donald Trump’s recently ordered attacks on Iran argued that because Trump's plans call for a quick strike, the attacks do not constitute a war. George Orwell is vindicated yet again.  These apologists believe that calling a war something else means it is not a war, and so moral and constitutional justifications are unnecessary. No rational observer looking at 2,000-pound bombs being dropped on military targets and thousands of missiles...

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Preemptive War, Permanent Emergency: The Real Cost of Trump’s Iran Strike

Preemptive War, Permanent Emergency: The Real Cost of Trump’s Iran Strike

by | Mar 5, 2026 |

“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.”—Jeremiah 6:13–14 “This is insane. Regime change will result in a bloody civil war... Resist this!”—Charlie Kirk (2025) The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces. War abroad and war at home are no longer separate enterprises. They...

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Lasting legacy (Dick Cheney)

by | Nov 7, 2025

Dick Cheney was probably the most powerful and consequential vice president in American history. His legacy is enormous, but not in a positive sense. He and his fellow neocons...

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