This essay was first published in January 2017. It seems even more prescient 8 and a half years later. At that time I could not […]
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Tomgram: William Astore, The Remoteness of 1% Wars
America’s wars are remote. They’re remote from us geographically, remote from us emotionally (unless you’re serving in the military or have a close relative or friend who serves), and remote from our major media outlets, w…
Gingrich slots MEK terrorists’ supporter John Bolton for State
Newt Gingrich says he would appoint John Bolton as Secretary of State in order to “reform” the State Department. Bolton is an irascible attorney who […]
Fox Viewers think Mubarak Still runs Egypt
A study by Fairleigh Dickenson University researchers has found that frequent viewers of Fox Cable News are worse informed than people who watch no news […]
Hizbullah Leader Condemns Syrian Opposition
The Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hizbullah party-militia, Sayyid Hasan Nasrullah, made an appearance in largely Shiite South Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since […]
Tomgram: Michael Klare, A New Cold War in Asia?
When it comes to China policy, is the Obama administration leaping from the frying pan directly into the fire?
Kepler 22b and Climate Change: Instead of Obsessing over Earth-Like Planets, lets Try to Keep this one Earthlike
Dear earthlings: It doesn’t do you any good to get all excited about finding earth-like planets like Kepler 22-B where the average temperature is 72 […]
Pakistan and the US: Quarrel or Divorce?
The Pakistani government is forcing the United States to depart the Shamsi Air Base in Baluchistan within two weeks, as one of three steps taken […]
Theocratic Dominance of the New Egypt may be Exaggerated
The official results of the November 28 vote in Egypt have now been announced. Observers are jumping to a lot of conclusions. It seems clear […]
Tomgram: William deBuys, The Parching of the West
Consider it a taste of the future: the fire, smoke, drought, dust, and heat that have made life unpleasant, if not dangerous, from Louisiana to Los Angeles. New records tell the tale: biggest wildfire ever recorded in Arizona (538,049 acres), bigge…
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