William Astore on America’s Neocolonial Wars

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. America has a nasty – and uncoincidental – pattern of bombing and intervening in countries largely populated by nonwhite peoples. These are, essentially, exercises in neocolonial power. Recent targets include...

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Stone Age Bombing

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I watched President Trump’s speech to the nation last night on the Iran War. The lies and boasts flew thick. According to Trump, America is winning and winning big. Under Joe Biden, America was “crippled” and...

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The Worse the War, the More the Lies

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. The worse a war goes, the more those who wage it feel compelled to lie about it. That pattern is visible today in America’s escalating conflict with Iran. This isn’t a war formally declared, clearly explained,...

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Israel Has Nuclear Weapons?

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. This morning, I went on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano to discuss the latest tomfoolery by the Trump administration.  Judge Napolitano showed a clip of a U.S. government official, a nuclear...

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William Astore: More on the Iran War

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. On March 19 I was on “Judging Freedom” to discuss the Iran War, America’s soaring national debt ($39 trillion and rising), the Pentagon’s call for another $200 billion to bankroll this disastrous war, Joe...

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The Human Costs of War

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Command Chief Master Sergeant (ret.) Dennis Fritz went on “Judging Freedom” yesterday and spoke with force and eloquence about the human costs of war. Every American should watch and heed this video....

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