Author: nick

[ad_1] The signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran has opened the possibility for a new trajectory in one of Washington’s most intractable relationships. Although the deal is tenuous, the Trump administration has signaled a willingness to quickly change its approach after failing to achieve its objectives in a costly war. Already, the United States has granted waivers for Iran to sell its oil into the global market and signaled some willingness to move away from the maximalist demands that contributed to the crisis—though given the recent strikes, how durable that movement will be…

[ad_1] Small incidents can reveal much of significance beyond themselves: ways of thought, for example, or even the nature of cultures and subcultures. For example, on the train from London to Paris recently, I sat near a small group of young English women, dressed in the cheap, glossy, figure-hugging finery that, no matter their figures, they thought glamorous. They talked loudly the whole way and interspersed their conversation with prolonged shrieks, or sometimes cackles, of laughter.  It used to be said by the French that the English took their pleasures sadly; now, alas, they take them loudly. I think that…

[ad_1] The Democratic Socialists of America won big in New York’s Democratic primaries last Tuesday. By the time the ballots were tallied, conservative media had identified a scapegoat: white people. Specifically, “overeducated, useless white people,” in the words of the Daily Wire podcaster Ben Shapiro. Batya Ungar-Sargon—a pro-Trump leftist—wrote a Substack essay with this imperious headline: “Stop Calling Them ‘Socialists.’ They’re Over-Credentialed White Gentrifiers Driven by Resentment Ousting Working-Class Candidates.” For those not in the know: “White gentrification” is when white people move into an area and make it nicer, “white flight” is when they move away, making it worse,…

[ad_1] International Man: While the term “swap line” sounds technical and harmless, it seems like it’s just a euphemism for a bailout. What does it say when Washington starts extending swap lines to countries like Argentina and the UAE? Doug Casey: First, we should define what a swap line is. It basically amounts to the US giving a foreign country X amount of currency in dollars, and the other country paying for it by giving the US the same amount in their currency. For decades, US dollar swap lines were mostly reserved for major allies and core financial centers around the world.…

[ad_1] For further reading, the interview references the article “Stop ‘Greater Israel’ to Make Peace”: In which Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares argue that the ideology of “Greater Israel” has become the driving force behind decades of conflict across the Middle East, describing it as an expansionist doctrine that continues to fuel war rather than security. Sachs and Fares argue that lasting peace in the Middle East requires rejecting the ideology of “Greater Israel,” which they contend has driven decades of conflict in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and, most recently, Iran. The authors claim that Israeli expansionism—backed by both…

[ad_1] HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Florida Republicans billed their party’s June 27 gathering in South Florida as the “Sunshine State Showdown.” But for U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the event’s headliner and GOP frontrunner for governor, it was less of a confrontation and more like a friendly chat. No other gubernatorial candidates met the party’s fundraising and polling criteria for a debate, and Donalds didn’t call for one. Donalds took the stage at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino after a video clip of Charlie Kirk, the assassinated Turning Point USA founder, endorsing Donalds’ bid for governor. Donalds didn’t mention his…

[ad_1] I recently participated in a Federalist Society podcast on Pung v. Isabella County, the Supreme Court’s recent badly flawed Takings Clause decision. Deborah La Fetra of the Pacific Legal Foundation (one of the lawyers representing the property owners in the case) also took part. Deborah is a bit more optimistic than me about the ultimate resolution of the case on remand (though I agree with her that the property owners might well ultimately prevail based on the unfairness of the procedures they were subjected to). Regardless, I think we both agree that the Court’s decision sets a terrible precedent…

[ad_1] After the U.S. launched strikes on Iranian territory Friday, Iran responded early Saturday with strikes on Gulf states which host U.S. bases, and another suspected Iranian drone attack on a tanker was reported in the Strait of Hormuz, as negotiations to reach a final settlement to end the Iran War entered their 10th day. U.S. Central Command said Friday they had targeted Iranian drone and missile storage locations and radar sites following an attack on a Singapore-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s IRGC had warned ships that they must coordinate their transits with the Iranian government and…

[ad_1] Janine Jackson FAIR To translate from the Murdochian, “hateful” here means being opposed to genocide, police brutality and rent-gouging (New York Post, 6/24/26). The win by a number of progressive candidates in New York City primaries told us something about corporate media. Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post (6/24/26) surprised no one with a front page declaiming: “The Hateful Slate: Three Israel, Cop and Private Property Hating Mamdanites Win Democrat Congressional Primaries.” (They might want to focus group “Mamdanite” again. It’s hard to say, much less shout angrily.) But check also the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal’s references to New York Mayor…

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