Iran, Israel, and War in the Middle East
The Middle East is in turmoil, but trying to understand the conflict in terms of simple geopolitics doesn’t provide good answers.Continue Reading
The Middle East is in turmoil, but trying to understand the conflict in terms of simple geopolitics doesn’t provide good answers.Continue Reading
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT is in a legal standoff with the state of Texas over control of the border with Mexico.Continue Reading
Hostilities involving nations like Yemen, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, and Pakistan leads Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis (US Army–Ret.) to conclude that the Iran-Hamas conflict has escalated into a regional Mideast war.
ONE OF THE ISSUES discussed by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week is preparing for “Disease X.”
The US and UK struck about a dozen targets in Yemen Thursday night, retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. This threatens to turn the Israel-Hamas war into a regional one.
A wave of cold air described by one forecaster as “gobsmackingly bananas” is due to hit the US this weekend, raising questions about the energy grid in Texas which suffered from widespread blackouts during a cold snap in 2020.
Tens of thousands of pro-Hamas protesters—some estimates say as many as 300,000—descended on Washington DC Saturday demanding an Israeli cease-fire in Gaza. Yet the FBI still considers Trump supporters the greatest threat to domestic security.
THE PEOPLE shouting loudest for limits on speech are the “anti-fascists.”Continue Reading
The US and Israel have reportedly discussed options for Gaza after the defeat of Hamas—but Joe Biden, facing a growing scandal, doesn’t believe Benjamin Netanyahu will be in office much longer.
The government of Hawaii’s bizarre response to the West Maui disaster is raising more questions than it answers. Why is Gov. Josh Green blocking media access to the site and information about the investigation into how the fires started?
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