WE CAN’T SAY whether the federal government’s response to the disaster caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina is simple incompetence or something more insidious, but it will have an impact on next month’s election. Continue Reading
The US is slow-walking arms shipments to Israel while claiming to be Israel’s strongest supporter as President Biden tries to balance support in Jewish and Muslim communities in the upcoming election.
Vladimir Putin may have used the called-off coup this past weekend to his political advantage. Politicians in the West have trouble understanding his hold on power because none of them have the kind of popular support Putin does in Russia.
President Biden this week condemned political violence as a threat to democracy, but strangely enough, he failed to mention threats to Republican politicians or $2 billion property damage from “fiery but mostly peaceful protests” by liberals.
The Pentagon confirmed earlier this week that American troops are on the ground in Ukraine to inspect stockpiles of weapons sent by the US. The proxy war between the US and Russia threatens to get hot.Continue Reading
The Intercept reports that the Department of Homeland Security is broadening efforts to clamp down on speech it considers dangerous by partnering the big tech platforms. This isn’t news to anyone who’s been paying attention.Continue Reading