Unable to manage any one of a number of Joe Biden-created crises, from supply chain delays, to inflation, to Afghanistan rescues, to the catastrophe on the southern border, the White House told Americans to suck it up and lower their expectations – not just of the Biden-Harris team, but of …
Read More »Post-American world leaves the Balkans shaking
While it is normal for academics, policy wonks, scholars, ambassadors, bureaucrats, and various NGOs and think tanks to predict that there will be impending disaster if the US or the EU is not more involved in “stabilizing” the area once known as Yugoslavia, they have adopted an increasingly desperate tone …
Read More »Dems & Republicans have only one thing to offer to American workers: nothing
The progressive caucus, which is seen by too many as the last bastion of popular politics in the Democratic Party, has folded and surrendered all leverage in the recent debate over Joe Biden’s economic agenda. This comes as absolutely no surprise to me and millions like me who have realized …
Read More »Russiagate spells trouble for the American ‘Deep State’
The indictment of Igor Danchenko on Thursday is the latest development in the painfully slow unravelling of the conspiracy behind the Russiagate hoax. At the same time, however, it is also a new window into the workings of the so-called ‘deep state’ forces that bought into the lies and wielded …
Read More »Armed American ships probing Russia’s defenses in Black Sea – Moscow
Commenting on the ongoing visits by American warships, including a guided missile destroyer, to the Black Sea, Sergey Shoigu remarked that the Russian military was well aware that such vessels “have long-range precision weapon systems on board” and were not deployed to Russia’s underbelly “for a tourist cruise.” Speaking with …
Read More »The American republic is in dire peril, new book warns
Hanson is one of America’s most renowned and respected historians. He is also an incisive political commentator and regular on US cable networks. His most recent project has been his polemic book, ‘The Dying Citizen’, which was released last month in the US and has just gone on sale here …
Read More »Has Covid killed casual sex? American singles are shunning hook-up culture and looking for something more meaningful post-lockdown
So, remember last spring, when we all predicted there would be a “hot vax summer” – a post-pandemic boom of lovemaking and casual sex? According to a study released by Match.com ahead of its 11th annual Singles in America survey, that… never happened. The study – which is taken from …
Read More »Why do some American Sinophobes seem to want a US-China war, and are doing their damndest to set one up?
Two hawkish American academics, Michael Beckley and Hal Brands, have been relentless in their anti-China op-eds over the past few weeks. In a number of publications, including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and now The Atlantic, as well as spin-offs on Bloomberg, their pieces all strike a very similar pessimistic tone, …
Read More »I am fully vaccinated – but Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandates are un-American, unethical and fundamentally illiberal
During a recent CNN presidential town hall, Anderson Cooper brought up the issue of some city workers refusing to comply with Covid-19 vaccine mandates. “I’m wondering where you stand on that,” Cooper asked President Joe Biden. “Should police officers, first responders be mandated to get vaccines? And if not, should …
Read More »American tourist’s mistake? People ask why CNN journalist is in Edinburgh for COP26… while the summit is in Glasgow
On Monday, Blitzer, the anchor of CNN’s The Situation Room, took to Twitter to share that he and the CNN team were now in Scotland for the COP26 summit. “I’m now reporting from Edinburgh in Scotland where 20,000 world leaders and delegates have gathered for the COP26 Climate Summit,” he …
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