Taking All the Wrong Turns on North Korea

I reviewed Siegfried Hecker’s Hinge Points for Responsible Statecraft in my new column. The book is Hecker’s account of the development of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and the failures of US policy in preventing North Korea from becoming a nuclear weapons...

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How Much Is US Aid to Ukraine Costing You?

Reprinted with permission from Econlib.In 2022, the U.S. government approved expenditures of $113 billion on aid to Ukraine. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget writes:In total, CBO estimated that $6.6 billion of the $113 billion would be spent in FY 2022...

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Germany: Command Center for US Warfare

From KLA.TV in Germany: Time and time again the US military makes the headlines. Most recently in connection with the Ukraine war. But hardly anyone knows how the US military power can do whatever it wants in Germany to this day. In doing so, it is dragging Germany...

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On Ukraine War, Gaetz Gets It… Biden Blew It

Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz introduced a House resolution to end US military and financial aid to Ukraine, co-sponsored by 10 other Republican House members, but not a single Democrat. Nada, zero, zilch. His Ukraine Fatigue Resolution only represents, if passed,...

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Our Freedoms Shrink as Our Military Expands

The Merchants of Death even own our sidewalks. That’s what we were told when we arrived at Raytheon Technologies in Arlington, Virginia, on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, to issue a "Contempt Citation" for Raytheon’s failure to comply with a subpoena issued...

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