The July military coup in the west African country of Niger has once again brought attention to the fact that the US government runs a global military empire that serves Washington’s special interests, and not the national interest. Before the coup made news headlines, most Americans - including many serving in Congress - had no idea the US
Former President Donald Trump infuriated many anti-abortion voters last week when he refused to commit to national abortion restrictions and seemed to blame them for Republican losses in the 2022 mid-term elections. Trump even criticized the six-week abortion ban signed by Florida Governor (and fellow Republican candidate) Ron DeSantis. So, not
Faced with growing American frustration over more than $100 billion spent on a failed proxy war in Ukraine, President Biden’s handlers have hit on a gimmick to convince us that this foreign aid is actually an investment in our own economy! In his recent television address, Biden explained that as we transfer more weapons to Ukraine we then will
Just before leaving town for Christmas break, the US House gave Americans a last-minute holiday gift: a nearly trillion dollar military spending bill filled with lots of goodies for the special interests and the military-industrial complex. Unfortunately, the rest of America got nothing but coal in its stockings. With Constitutionalists like Rep.
Over the weekend Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin explained to the American people what’s really wrong with US foreign policy. Some might find his conclusions surprising. The US standing in the world is damaged not because we spent 20 years fighting an Afghan government that had nothing to do with the attacks on 9/11. The problem has nothing to do
New US House Speaker Mike Johnson struck a blow for liberty and justice last week when he finally authorized the release of all the tapes from the January 6, 2021 “insurrection.” We were told by no less than President Biden himself that this was the “worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.” The FBI was unleashed by the Biden
Some libertarians dismiss concerns over social media companies’ suppression of news and opinions that contradict select agendas by pointing out that these platforms are private companies, not part of the government. There are two problems with this argument. First, there is nothing unlibertarian about criticizing private businesses or using
La mayoría de la gente está de acuerdo en que estamos más cerca de una guerra nuclear que en cualquier otro momento desde la Crisis de los Misiles de Cuba de 1962. Algunos incluso afirman que estamos más cerca ahora que en aquellos fatídicos días, cuando los misiles soviéticos en Cuba estuvieron a punto de desencadenar una guerra nuclear
Mientras los americanos disfrutaban de perritos calientes y fuegos artificiales este 4 de julio, el juez federal Terry A. Doughty conmemoró el Día de la Independencia asestando un golpe a favor de la separación de las grandes tecnológicas y el Estado. En concreto, dictó una medida cautelar que prohíbe a varios funcionarios y organismos públicos
La clase política y financiera respiró aliviada cuando el Congreso aprobó la Ley de Responsabilidad Fiscal de 2023. El proyecto de ley suspende el techo de la deuda durante dos años, evitando así la pesadilla del establishment de un impago de la deuda por parte del gobierno. Por el contrario, permite al gobierno seguir añadiendo billones de
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