On Monday July 29th, at 5:30 pm ET, the Senate will be voting on the three resolutions to block Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Trump vetoed the resolutions last week, the Senate needs two-thirds of the vote to override the veto. The three...
The Free Thoughts Podcast published an excellent interview with the authors of Tyranny Comes Home: The Domestic Fate of U.S. Militarism. Professors Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall describe the corrupting and corrosive of the warfare state on the American...
President Trump has threatened to "obliterate" parts of Iran if "anything American" is attacked by the country. This, combined with "all options on the table" clearly suggests the use of nuclear weapons. In an article in today's American Conservative, former US Marine...
As I sit on the small balcony on the top floor of an old house in the working class neighborhood of Alfama in Lisbon, Portugal, it is early evening, the time for wine and voices wafting on the fragrant breeze through the twisting cobble-stoned streets. The National...
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Joe Sestak, a retired admiral and one of the many 2020 Democratic candidates for president, makes a solid case in favor of rejoining the JCPOA and against war with Iran:Having served in the military, I know that...
The 8th International Conference on Cybersecurity has came and went with little fanfare, and with it, any remaining pretense of federal law enforcement’s respect for privacy. In a stunning speech, US Attorney General William Barr renewed the Justice Department’s calls...
Today's appearance of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss his report on Trump Campaign collusion with the Russian government may be a last ditch effort to make the election all about impeachment proceedings against the...
This year's Intelligence Authorization bill contains language drafted by the CIA itself designed to make it a criminal act to reveal the name of undercover agents whether stationed overseas or at home, whether working or retired. The measure is designed – in the CIA's...
On NBC News Saturday, I came across the following, revealing, headline:The U.S. is eager to end its longest war. In interview, Taliban gives little sign it’s ready to change.Aha! The US military is allegedly seeking an end to its Afghan war, but it’s being...
The latest neocon scheme is to push US allies to send warships to join a US-led mission to keep the Strait of Hormuz "free and clear" for shipping. In reality it is a trigger for war. Thus far the US has no takers for this clear escalation. Will Bolton's brigades...
