The Iran War Exposes the Farce of American "Representative Democracy"

The Iran War Exposes the Farce of American “Representative Democracy”

03/04/2026 Ryan McMaken

The current war is a timely reminder that the US ruling elites regard the US taxpayers and ordinary Americans as little more than inconvenient afterthoughts in US foreign policy.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/iran-war-exposes-farce-american-representative-democracy

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