Although an opinion article, it references and quotes a lot of different and in some cases significant sources. My real question is: Would the US be better or worse off if we weren’t a “superpower”?
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At the end of the day, redistricting is a political issue. Even with the most impartial group you could find, politicians ultimately get to vote on it. Elections do matter and do have consequences. Texas’ Congressional and state legislative district maps have been bouncing around the federal court system for months. Tuesday, the Supreme Court…
If you want to quickly see who the “swamp” is, look at who voted no. Congress was very happy with President Obama’s “rule by executive order”. They abrogated their responsibilities and never had to register a vote on anything.
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Ever since the success of Syria, supported by the Russians in putting down the rebels, we have seen Syria virtually disappear from the headlines.…
I really don’t understand American foreign policy right now. We are going out of our way to focus on North Korea, which currently has NO ICBM capable of delivering nuclear warheads, but wants to, while at the same time antagonizing a country like Russia which has such weapons but has no desire to use them.…
From the moment of the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, in fact, everything the U.S. military touched in these years has turned to dust. Nations across the Greater Middle East and Africa collapsed under the weight of American interventions or those of its allies, and terror movements, one grimmer than the next, spread in a remarkably unchecked fashion.
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I’ve often suggested that the Neo-Cons and Neo-Libs are peas from the same pod. They want the same thing.
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Most of us only know of Robert Mueller due to his heading up the investigation on Russian Collusion. In reality, he’s been a Neo member of the swamp for a long time.
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Blackwater founder Erik Prince on how to defeat Islamic State…
As is common in the media, this conflict didn’t start yesterday, and it’s not about what we are led to believe. The Myanmar Civil War, particularly where it pertains to the Rohingya conflict, is subject to many false and dangerously misleading narratives. Most stem from a misunderstanding not only of Myanmar’s internal situation, but from…
