Words Are the First Weapon of War

I sit here at my desk, looking out the window – and see someone walking through the parking lot. This is the most ordinary of moments. I shrug quietly. Life goes on. My impulse is to stop writing the column here. That’s it. Nothing more to say. Life is totally fine...

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John Mearsheimer: Peace in Our Time – II

Reprinted from John's Substack: On 13 October 2025, I spoke with Glenn Greenwald on his show — “System Update” — about President Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza and about where events are headed in the Russia-Ukraine war. We covered lots of important issues,...

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