Via National Interest, This article by Dilip Hiro originally appeared at War is Boring in 2016. Undoubtedly, for nearly two decades the most dangerous place on Earth has been the Indian-Pakistani border in Kashmir. It’s possible that a small spark from artillery and rocket exchanges across that border might  –  given the known military doctrines of the… Read More

The Economic Innovation Group’s (EIG) Distressed Communities Index (DCI) shows a significant economic transformation (from two distinct periods: 2007-2011 and 2012-2016) that occurred since the financial crisis. The shift of human capital, job creation, and business formation to metropolitan areas reveals that rural America is teetering on the edge of collapse. Since the crisis, the… Read More

Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, The question of whether or not “democracy” works is always being studied, by proponents of freedom as well as by proponents of authoritarianism. The founding fathers of the sovereign American experiment were far more intelligent than some critics today give them credit for – they knew full well that… Read More

Reality may not be The Onion (yet), but it’s encroaching dangerously close on Curb your Enthusiasm. An increasing number of drivers are illegally using HOV carpool lanes by stuffing mannequins, skeletons, even blowup sex dolls and various other items into their cars to try and fool police into thinking that they have a passenger when they don’t.… Read More

Authored by Matthew Ehret via The Strategic Culture Foundation, For the first time in over half a century, an American President has actually come out attacking the Military Industrial Complex. Of course, everyone knows of President Dwight D. Eisenhauer’s famous outgoing 1961 speech warning the world (and the incoming President Kennedy) what sort of monster had arisen at… Read More

CNN has published a shocking image of crowds of climbers stuck in a queue leading up to the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, after it was reported that an American climber died this week. At least eight have died during the spring climbing season thus far amid reports that hundreds of climbers have faced “traffic… Read More

Two Chicago high schools are going to be spending $54,000 to reprint yearbooks after discovering several photos of students making an “OK” hand gesture that had been joked to be associated with racism on sites like 4chan, according to CBS. The symbol was thrust into the spotlight after users on 4chan began to joke that it… Read More

Authored by Kenn Orphan via Counterpunch.org, “Capitalism’s gratuitous wars and sanctioned greed have jeopardized the planet and filled it with refugees. Much of the blame for this rests squarely on the shoulders of the government of the United States. Seventeen years after invading Afghanistan, after bombing it into the ‘stone age’ with the sole aim… Read More

Deloitte recently published its Global Millennial Survey of 13,416 millennials from 42 countries and 3,009 Gen Z respondents from ten countries. The survey found that both generations are experiencing economic disruptions that have translated into stress and pessimism about their careers, their social lives, and the entire world around them. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–>… Read More

Authored by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org, After a stroke felled Woodrow Wilson during his national tour to save his League of Nations, an old rival, Sen. Albert Fall, went to the White House to tell the president, “I have been praying for you, Sir.” To which Wilson is said to have replied, “Which way, Senator?”… Read More

Disgraced celebrity chef Mario Batali has been formally charged with indecent assault and battery based on accusations that he groped and kissed a woman against her will in a Boston restaurant in 2017. Batali pleaded “not guilty” to the charges at his arraignment in Boston on Friday, according to The Wrap. Batali reportedly ignored questions as… Read More

Authored by Doug French via The Mises Institute, Here in the U.S. the financial markets are focusing on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s herky-jerky monetary messages while politically the news is Trump’s two picks for the central bank board have taken themselves out of the running.   Herman ‘9-9-9’ Cain and Stephen Moore couldn’t take the… Read More

With the trade war between the U.S. and China suddenly erupting earlier this month after a 5-month ceasefire, we have diligently documented the sharp decline of global trade volumes. This has caused significant stress on China to U.S. or U.S. to China shipping lanes, where 40′ container rates have plunged. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–>… Read More

Authored by Gary Barnett via The Future of Freedom Foundation, There can be no greater stretch of arbitrary power than to seize children from their parents, teach them whatever the authorities decree they shall be taught, and expropriate from the parents the funds to pay for the procedure. — Isabel Paterson Compulsory schooling is a… Read More

On Thursday night Fox’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” featured rare prime time coverage of the bombshell leaked OPCW report which refuted key events surrounding the April 2018 alleged chemical gas attack in Douma, Syria — which resulted in massive US and allied airstrikes on Damascus, nearly leading to a major war at the time. And now new allegations are… Read More

Authored by Alan Dershowitz via The Gatestone Institute, The New York Times seems determined to kill the proposed Trump Middle East peace plan before it is even made public. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> In a recent article, it quoted only nay-sayers and critics, who without having even seen the plan have declared its demise. In… Read More

A lot has happened since then-candidate Trump said he would label China a currency manipulator on ‘day one’ should he make it to the Oval Office. So far, at least, the pledge to hold Beijing accountable for manipulating its currency wouldn’t fall into the ‘promises kept’ column. But that could soon change. Shortly after the… Read More

The Pentagon says “the leadership of Iran at the highest level” ordered a spate of disruptive attacks over the past two weeks including attacks on an Aramco Saudi oil pipeline and pumping facilities, the recent sabotage of four tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a May 19 lone rocket attack on the US… Read More