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Like the Old McCarthyism, the New McCarthyism Targets Russia

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Blog07/14/2022

In the 1950s, McCarthyism targeted people who were accused of supporting Russia. Today's McCarthyism targets people accused of supporting … Russia. Some things never change.

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The Unending Farce of US Sanctions against Russia

Economic PolicyWar and Foreign Policy

Blog07/07/2022

While the economic sanctions against Russia are helping to impoverish people in that country, they are doing a lot of damage elsewhere too.

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Foreign Policy Fail: Biden's Sanctions are a Windfall For Russia!

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Blog07/05/2022

As Newsweek noted last week, Russian television pundits are joking that with the financial windfall Russia has seen since sanctions were imposed, “Biden is of course our agent.”

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War Spending Gives MMTers and the Left a Strong Talking Point

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Blog06/30/2022

When conservatives applaud unlimited war spending, they not only harm our economy and body politic, but they give the Left a powerful talking point.

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Who Really Makes US Foreign Policy? Who Benefits and Who Loses?

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Blog06/29/2022

US foreign policy is a morass of lobbying, payouts, decisions, and power plays that violates the standards this country claims to promote.

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Degradation and Nationalization: The Inevitable Ways of Russian Autocratic Economic Policy

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Blog06/07/2022

Between Western sanctions and its own statist economic intervention, the Russian economy is headed downward and there is not much optimism ahead.

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Finland and Sweden in NATO: Disregarding the Benefits of Neutrality

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Blog06/06/2022

In seeking membership in NATO, Finland and Sweden seem to believe they will have more military security. But they also are giving up their precious independence.

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Instead of Uniting the World, Globalization Has Set Nation against Nation

AntipoliticsCronyism and CorporatismProtectionism and Free TradeWar and Foreign Policy

Blog06/04/2022

The Davos crowd sold globalization as a way to bring nations together. Unfortunately, by insisting on political conformity, the globalists have set the world on fire.

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The Russian Economy and the Social Contract: The Path to a Deplorable Reality

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Blog06/03/2022

When the USSR collapsed, it was hoped that Russia would develop a free market economy and respect individual rights. Unfortunately, the situation there is deteriorating.

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Peace through Strength? Excessive US Military Spending Encourages More War

Big GovernmentWar and Foreign Policy

Blog05/26/2022

American politicians claim that excessive military spending makes Americans "safe." The record shows otherwise.

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