By Peter Rosenstein.   If you can manage to ignore all the negative nonsense and partisan attacks and have followed Hillary’s career knowing what she has accomplished over her nearly fifty years of dedicated public service you [...]

  By Julian French.   “Where do we stand? We are not members of the European Defence Community, nor do we intend to be merged in a federal European system. We feel we have a special relationship to both…we are with them, but not [...]

By Julian French.   “I have conquered an empire; but I have yet to conquer myself” Peter the Great The news that United Russia, the party President Putin backs won 54.2% of the vote in last week’s elections for the Duma, Russia’s [...]

By Alan Singer. A Long Island, New York foreign language teacher was “administratively reassigned” after she posted on her Facebook page, “This week is Spirit Week at Smithtown HS West. It’s easy to spot which students are racist [...]

  The Alan Singer.   In a New York Times review of Strangers in their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (The New Press), Jason DeParle describes how Arlie Russell Hochschild, a sociologists and professor at University [...]

By Leon Hadar.   I RECENTLY visited the north-eastern- most state of Maine, known for its breathtaking natural scenery, like the granite and spruce islands of the Acadia National Park. But with its small population of 1.8 million residents, [...]

By Rick Francona. In the official Department of Justice complaints filed against New York and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami, you will not find a connection noted between Rahami and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). [...]

By Ivan Eland. As President Obama gave his valedictory speech to the United Nations General Assembly and recently returned from a farewell tour of East Asia, it sure seemed like other countries were dissing him. Rodrigo Duterte, the [...]

    By Robert J. Burrowes.     As citizens of the USA with a presidential election approaching you have a wonderful opportunity to ponder whether to participate in this election or to participate in the ongoing American Revolution. Your [...]

  By Julian French.   Alphen, Netherlands. 19 September. Big wars involving democracies usually start for three reasons; disarmament, distraction, and denial. The West today suffers from all three afflictions. The leaking of the so-called [...]

  By Steve Hanke.   When Michelle Obama delivered her address at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia, she created a stir when she cried out that America’s story was “the story that has brought me to this stage [...]

By Leon Hadar.     THERE was a time when most Americans didn’t know, and in most cases, couldn’t care, about the medical problems of their presidents or for that matter, of the leading presidential candidates. Franklin [...]

By Allen Schmertzler.   What in the heck is wrong with Hillary!  “Ding dong the witch is sick” and we toldyaso!  Actually, Donald Trump and his alt-right talking points brats told us so. Adding support to the claim was the visceral [...]

By Evan Eland.   FILE, GEDEON AND JULES NAUDETFrom CBS special on World Trade Center. Footage captured by two French filmmakers who were working on a documentary about firefighting the day of the attack. Fact is, terror has never [...]

By Stephen Lendman.   Rodrigo Duterte is unlike previous Philippine leaders, subservient to US interests, going along to get along. Earlier this month, he called Obama a “son-of-a-bitch,” warning him not to criticize his extrajudicial [...]

  By Allen Schmertzler.     “Pivot!” he’s going to pivot, look, he’s motioning a pivot, we are so enthralled he’s going to…oops, eek, ouch, he threw another disgusting slimy spitball! And so it goes with “The Great [...]

By Christine Axsmith.   War!  Again! Against an evil enemy, of course.  While we chart the offenses of our putative enemies, the crimes of our solid allies are ignored. Before we find ourselves lost in yet another desert storm, let’s [...]

By Leon Hadar.   A former Turkish diplomat told me that during a visit to the Pentagon after 9/11, a top official explained that the Bush Administration hoped Ankara would take steps towards strengthening political and military ties with [...]

By Tony Mele.   The battlelines are drawn for the upcoming 2016 Presidential Election on November 8th. If at this point you find yourself undecided or leaning in one direction or another, then use this guide to aid in navigating the blizzard [...]

  By Richard Larsen.   Politics may not be of interest to you, but politics sure has an interest in you. Whether you feel it doesn’t make a difference by having your voice heard, or you just don’t care what government does to [...]