Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. In July 1776, courageous colonists came together to declare their independence from the perceived tyranny of King George III. “Rebels” like Thomas Jefferson urged the colonists to start down a new path, one of...
Israel OKs 13 New Settlements to ‘Fracture’ West Bank and Create ‘Irreversible Status Quo’
Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday approved the construction of 13 new settlements in the central West Bank, a move critics slammed as the latest effort to “fracture” Palestine and cement Israeli control over the illegally occupied territory with the goal of...
1,022 Babies Among 21,500+ Children Killed by Israel in 1,000 Days of Gaza Genocide
Over 21,500 children – 1,022 of them babies – are among the more than 73,000 Palestinians killed by Israel since it launched the US-backed genocidal war on Gaza 1,000 days ago, including hundreds of minors slain since a one-way ceasefire took effect nine months ago,...
Time To Shed Light on Canadian Military Mission to Congo
Reprinted from Yves Engler’s website. Canadian media and politicians have all but ignored Congo’s recent World Court case against Rwanda. It’s unsurprising since Canada has enabled three decades of aggression, including by leading a bizarre, little known, UN mission...
We Saw the (British) Enemy and Now It Is Us. Now What?
When did we deviate from the Founder’s vision — that we would be a nation that would abhor imperialism and monarchy, that would not go in search of monsters to destroy (John Quincy Adams) or engage in entangling alliances that force us into overseas wars and conflicts...
John Mearsheimer on The Balance of Coercive Leverage
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 30 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the West’s foolish policy of helping Ukraine to “accelerate” its drone and missile attacks on the Russian homeland. And this includes President Trump, who appears...
John Mearsheimer & Doug Bandow say Iran – Not Uncle Sam – Holds the Cards
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 28 June 2026, I was on “Switzerland” talking with the host Tom Switzer and Doug Bandow about the tit-for-tat bombing attacks between Iran and the US that took place between 26 June and 28 June 2026. I made the argument that there was...
Ron Paul on The Most Unpopular War in History
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: It's official: the US war against Iran is now the most unpopular major war in US history. Support for the war started underwater in February and only went downhill from there. But where is Congress? Where are the protests? ...
Advocates Renew Call for End to US Sanctions After Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes
Human rights groups on Thursday implored the United States and allied countries to lift all sanctions against Venezuela – which experts say have already killed tens of thousands of people – as the beleaguered South American country reels from Wednesday’s devastating...
John Mearsheimer: Russia Has Red Lines and Nuclear Weapons
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 25 June 2026, I was on the”Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. We talked at some length about events in Iran, where the US and Iran are once again engaged in tit-for-tat attacks. One might think the US has decided to get...


