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The Sun Does Not Revolve Around the US
The Sun Does Not Revolve Around the US While visiting Galileo’s house in Florence, Jean Ranc reflected on how America thinks the world revolves around it, as it was once falsely thought the sun revolves around the earth. On a sunny day last January, my visit to Florence took me deep into the Tuscan hills […]
How energy shortages really affect the economy
How energy shortages really affect the economy Many people expect energy shortages to lead to high prices. This is based on their view of what “running out” of oil might do to the economy. In this post, I look at historical data surrounding inadequate energy supply. I also consider some of the physics associated with the […]
Why US Imperialism Loves Afghan Quagmire
Why US Imperialism Loves Afghan Quagmire It may seem paradoxical that any American interest would seek to deliberately prolong the Afghan quagmire. Costing trillions of dollars to the national debt, one would think that US planners are anxious to wind down the war and cut their immense losses. Not so, it seems. Like the classic […]
Watching America’s Collapse
Watching America’s Collapse Existence is running out for America In the 1950s and 1960s the United States was a vibrant society. Upward mobility was strong, and the middle class expanded. During the 1970s the internal contradiction in Keynesian demand management resulted in stagflation. Reagan’s supply-side economic policy cured that. With a sound economy under him, […]
How to interfere in a foreign election
How to interfere in a foreign election FOR ONE OF THE world’s major powers to interfere systematically in the presidential politics of another country is an act of brazen aggression. Yet it happened. Sitting in a distant capital, political leaders set out to assure that their favored candidate won an election against rivals who scared […]
North Korea Blasts “Double-Dealing” US After Pompeo’s Canceled Trip
North Korea Blasts “Double-Dealing” US After Pompeo’s Canceled Trip The war drums are starting to beat again. The North Korean media lashed out at the “double-dealing” US for “hatching a criminal plot” against Pyongyang, days after Donald Trump told Secretary of State Mike Pompe to cancel his upcoming trip to North Korea. In an editorial, […]
Russia Sends Largest Naval Armada Of Syrian War Amidst New Chemical Attack Warnings
Russia Sends Largest Naval Armada Of Syrian War Amidst New Chemical Attack Warnings We observed previously after John Bolton’s threat late this week of “greater military force” should chemical weapons allegations emerge against Damascus, that a familiar pattern has long been in play on Syria: just when it appears the jihadists are on the brink of […]
Russian Official Shocks By Urging Tactical Nuke Deployment In Syria After Bolton Warning
Russian Official Shocks By Urging Tactical Nuke Deployment In Syria After Bolton Warning The long-running US and Russian proxy war in Syria has been largely forgotten of late, but suddenly snapped back into international headlines with John Bolton’s warning Assad and Russia this week that Washington will respond with “greater military force” should claims of […]
Financial Cold War
Financial Cold War As we crossed the finish line last week into the longest bull market in human history, a question that has been on my mind for years came bubbling to the surface again: if this is so easy, why didn’t the governments of the world do it before? In other words, since it’s […]
Russia Warns Staged “Chemical Provocation” Coming In Syria After Bolton Cites New Intel
Russia Warns Staged “Chemical Provocation” Coming In Syria After Bolton Cites New Intel Russia is again warning of a new potential chemical provocation in Syria at the end of a week in which US National Security Advisor John Bolton threatened Damascus with a “very strong” military response should allegations emerge amidst the Syrian Army campaign […]
“Thank God This Is Happening” Russia Says Time Has Come To Ditch The Dollar
“Thank God This Is Happening” Russia Says Time Has Come To Ditch The Dollar With the US unveiling a new set of sanctions against Russia on Friday, Moscow said it would definitely respond to Washington’s latest sanctions and, in particular, it is accelerating efforts to abandon the American currency in trade transactions, said Russia’s Deputy […]
One Minute to Midnight: Latest US Sanctions Propel Nations Towards Risk of War
One Minute to Midnight: Latest US Sanctions Propel Nations Towards Risk of War The State Department’s announcement on August 8 that the US government was going to impose sweeping new economic sanctions on Russia over the still mysterious and unresolved Skripal Affair was a truly fateful one. The famous Doomsday Clock of The Bulletin of the […]
US Imposes New Russia Sanctions; Will Stay In Place “Until Change In Russian Behavior”
US Imposes New Russia Sanctions; Will Stay In Place “Until Change In Russian Behavior” Having warned several weeks ago it would impose sanctions on Russia for its alleged use of the Novichok chemical agent in the UK, on Friday morning the US followed through with the threat when the U.S. released a notice of sanctions, […]
Defections from Pax Americana Coming Louder and Faster
Defections from Pax Americana Coming Louder and Faster It seems everyday I wake up and see another instance of defections coming from US allies over the behavior of some corner of the Trump Administration. Over the weekend Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte hit back strongly at US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs […]
Making plans for a new world order
Making plans for a new world order Europe’s relationship with the US was changing even before Donald Trump and his provocative Tweets came along. Germany now sees the current trans-Atlantic antipathy as a historic opportunity to redefine the EU’s role, writes Germany’s foreign minister. Who’s rescuing who now? A flag used by US troops in […]
