Higher Military Spending Will Save Democracy

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author's permission.Three days ago, I got a story in my New York Times email feed on “A Turning Point in Military Spending.” The article celebrated the greater willingness of NATO members as well as countries like Japan to spend...

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The Insanity of the Venezuela Hawks

Marco Rubio demands that the US fully embraces the policy that already failed and caused massive suffering:To regain foreign policy coherence on Venezuela, we must return to the maximum pressure campaign of the Trump administration.It is a sign of how deranged the...

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Greg Mitchell: The Oppenheimer Countdown Begins

After months of hype, the Christopher Nolan film debuts this week. But related offerings are already here, including my own book.I knew this was coming and now it has just been posted to the New York Times site, the story of how two of my friends, Marty Sherwin and...

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Crimean Bridge Bombing: First Thoughts

A couple of hours ago, I was contacted by WION, the major English language television broadcaster of India, with request that I comment on BBC reports that the Crimean bridge had been bombed and all passenger car traffic on the bridge was suspended. The BBC prides...

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