Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I was reading an old Atlantic Monthly from November 2007 and came across this quote: We’ve got to be patient and committed [in Iraq], but we’ve got to multitask… We’ve got to talk about Iran – Iran is more...
Israel Defense Forces soldiers interviewed for an article published Friday by The Associated Press described ongoing indiscriminate killing of Palestinians – including civilians – despite a purported ceasefire. One IDF combat soldier told the AP that he saw his...
It began as a human rights mission: over 600 civilians on 72 boats from more than 45 countries, seeking to break Israel’s 19-year siege of Gaza. It ended with two Israeli-government assaults in international waters, including kidnappings, beatings, torture, sexual...
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 28 May 2026, I was on “Deep Dive” talking with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis about the possibility of getting a ceasefire in Gaza as well as the prospects of Russia attacking NATO countries with conventional weapons and maybe even...
WARNING TO THE PRESIDENT: U.S.-driven “regime collapse” and imposition of a government of our choosing will fail badly. The same people who keep ’57 Chevrolets on the road with a coat hanger will wreak havoc against a foreign-imposed regime. ALERT MEMORANDUM FOR: The...
Marco Rubio has increasingly been pushed by the neocons to become the 2028 presidential nominee, and they seemingly view him as their “golden boy” who will keep the wheels of the war machine turning. But I’m always interested in the why. Let’s take a journey. To...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Is it really a breakthrough this time, or just more market manipulation? The pattern has been obvious: talk up a deal and oil drops then threaten "annihilation" and it rises. Is this diplomacy, saber rattling, or more market...
On May 22, Russia accused Ukraine of deadly attack on student dormitory in the Luhansk region. More than 20 people were killed and about 40 were injured, many of them young women. All of this is painfully reminiscent of the deadly US missile attack on a school in...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump's war of choice on Iran has been an unmitigated disaster. However for those of us opposed to the global US military empire the silver lining is that a US return to its military bases throughout the Middle East is...
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 26 May 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about Trump’s constantly changing rhetoric about whether he is going to re-start the bombing campaign against Iran or is about to sign a peace agreement with Tehran. We...
