Originally appeared at The American Conservative.An Iranian tanker delivered some gasoline to Venezuela this week, and this is how the report in The New York Times framed the event: Venezuela needs gasoline and has gold. Iran has oil but needs cash. Both Venezuela and...
From Mother Jones: Pandemic or no, resilient Americans will celebrate Memorial Day together. Be it through Zoom or spaced six feet apart from ten or less loved ones at backyard cookouts, folks will find a way. In these peculiar gatherings, is it still considered...
I have thought a lot about George lately, one of my ghosts from a past that has been lucky enough to span decades. Luckily, George has never been a triggered recollection, just a benign spectral from my misdirected youth. And at least for now, for this letter to the...
From the Independent InstituteNearly 20 years after its hurried passage, key components of the USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001), are currently up for renewal....
MEMORANDUM FOR: The PresidentFROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPs)SUBJECT: Avoiding Hostilities Over Iranian Fuel Shipment to VenezuelaMr. President:Recent U.S. rhetoric and actions against Venezuela – most immediately regarding Iran’s...
General Dwight Eisenhower was the first NATO supreme allied commander. After assuming that post in 1951, General Eisenhower wrote about NATO’s goal: “If in 10 years, all American troops stationed in Europe for national defense purposes have not been returned to the...
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress could soon consider whether to end Selective Service registration or try to expand it to women. It's critically important to opponents of the draft and war to (1) contact your Representative and Senators and (2) educate,...
Our great and glorious ally Saudi Arabia has fallen on hard times. The coronavirus has arrived in the desert kingdom, prompting its government to take emergency measures and sending its economy into a tailspin. Vision 2030, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s...
The World Bank warns that there is a global poverty increase as tens of millions of people have fallen back into poverty because of the pandemic. Up to 60 million people worldwide may fall into extreme poverty due to the coronavirus, said David Malpass, head of the...
Dr. Ghada Ageel and Dr. Ramzy Baroud have more in common than their scholarly research on Palestinian history and politics. They are both refugees, and the direct descendants of Palestinian refugees who have been expelled from their historic village of Beit Daras at...
