War and Foreign Policy

"War acknowledges no limit to the sacrifices which [the state] may demand of a nation, and governments must necessarily have an equal power of compelling those sacrifices."

At the urging of the United States, Germany and other European governments have levied sanctions against Russia. In reality, these governments have levied sanctions against themselves and their citizens.

Why do Africans live in poverty even though Africa is rich in natural resources? Statism.

Once again, it is unpopular in the USA to be antiwar.

The value of the US dollar has risen during the Ukraine war. If peace breaks out, the dollar might be one of its casualties.

The foreign policy establishments in the West, the United States in particular, have pursued an aggressive policy that has led to war. The sad result is moral theater in the West and death in Ukraine.

When the Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe, people there looked to the West—and especially the USA—in hopes of freedom. Today, it is the West promoting culture wars and collectivism.

If falling enlistments are an indication of declining faith in the military overall—and especially declining support among conservatives—that's very good news. 

Not long ago, Germany's politicians were proudly phasing out nuclear power. Facing a harsh winter without Russian natural gas, the atom suddenly seems like a good alternative.

The value of the US dollar has risen during the Ukraine war. If peace breaks out, the dollar might be one of its casualties.