The overwrought fear of China and Russia is sold to a Western public through manipulation of the facts. By Jeffrey D. Sachs Reprinted under a Creative Commons License from Common Dreams (Aug 23, 2022 The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failure of Western political…
[Editor’s Note: This long-form article — by Michael A. Reynolds, asssociate professor of Near Eastern studies and co-director of the Program in History and the Practice of Diplomacy at Princeton University — is well worth your time, especailly if you are still under the false impression that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was unprovoked. Don]…
by Carus Michaelangelo Reprinted under a Creative Commons License from the Mises Wire of 12/12/24 BOOK REVIEW: [Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine, by Scott Horton, The Libertarian Institute, 2024; 690 pp.] “A fox knows many things, but a hedgehog knows one big thing.” Scott Horton…
[Editor’s Note: Anyone who isn’t frightened by this can’t be paying attention (to history or to current events). Given Biden’s relentless warmongering and nuclear brinkmanship, tell me why I should be more afraid of Trump? I’m inclined to agree with Yves Smith, Editor/Publisher of the Naked Capitalism Blog when she writes. … “America still…
by Don Pelton A few years ago, when our grown son and I disagreed on some political issue, I told him, “I love you more than I care about being right on this, and I may well be wrong.” That continues to be my standard yardstick for balancing personal and political values. I apply…