Despite a recent claim in Reason by Paul Schwennesen that a briefly-successful Ukrainian advance somehow translates into an ultimate Ukraine victory. The hard facts of the war tell us something different.
The ruling elites of the US are calling for a "return" to "Hamiltonian Statecraft" and to move away from so-called isolationism. However, there has been no time since the end of World War II that the US has been anything but aggressive in its foreign policy.
The US Armed Forces expand their footprints in the Indian Ocean, not to defend this country, but to expand military power. The Diego Garcia base has left a trail of ruined lives for those forced off their land to make room for yet another military base.
After Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt, the establishment seems uninterested in the motives of the would-be shooter. Perhaps that’s because he’s echoing the same simplistic narratives about the Ukraine war and Trump that they demand we all believe.
The ruling elites of the US are calling for a "return" to "Hamiltonian Statecraft" and to move away from so-called isolationism. However, there has been no time since the end of World War II that the US has been anything but aggressive in its foreign policy.
The US government says that there are no limits on its ability to militarily dominate every corner of the globe. Ryan, Zach, and Tho talk about why that's a lot more expensive than the regime admits.
Nearly a quarter century after the 9-11 attacks, Americans still are fed lies about what happened. However, one thing that is obvious is that even though Saudi Arabians were involved in the hijackings, US officials are closer than ever to the Saudi government and its operatives.
Herbert Butterfield, who taught history at Cambridge, had many insights on the sea changes brought about by World War I and the collapse of the Old World Order. The new order that followed, he realized, was not an improvement over what previously existed.
In fact, all great states in the 20th century have been killer states, to a greater or lesser degree.
The US Armed Forces expand their footprints in the Indian Ocean, not to defend this country, but to expand military power. The Diego Garcia base has left a trail of ruined lives for those forced off their land to make room for yet another military base.
