We’re witnessing a fascinating thing: Congress is actually debating and voting on something. Remarkable! For the first time in a century—and only the second time since the Civil War—the vote for the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has entered...
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As 2023 Begins, No Agreed Framework for Peace in Ukraine Exists
by Dave DeCamp | Dec 30, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
After over 10 months of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, there’s no sign that 2023 will bring peace to Ukraine as the warring parties have radically different demands, and the U.S. continues to escalate aid for Kyiv and its role in the war. Ukrainian...
What Do Think Tanks Think? Proximity to Power and Foreign Policy Preferences
by Max Abrahms and Richard Hanania | Dec 28, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
This paper was originally published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Studies Association and is reprinted with permission of author. Through the use of survey methods, the study presents the first systematic comparison of America-based...
Omnibus Bill Shows Congress’ Priority Is Not Americans
by Ron Paul | Dec 28, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Those hoping for a Christmastime government shutdown were once again disappointed when Congress passed a 4,000-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that few, if any, Representatives and Senators read before voting on. The Republican leadership celebrated...
TGIF: Year-End Downers
by Sheldon Richman | Dec 23, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
One always hopes to end the year on a high note, but politically speaking, at least, that is difficult again in 2022. One searches in vain for advances in individual liberty and setbacks for power. Sure, with the receding of the pandemic, life has returned to normal...
Capitol Hill Retreat: Strategy After Yemen Resolution Failure
by Dan McKnight | Dec 20, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
What was widely expected to happen, did happen. Last Tuesday, under pressure from the Biden White House, Senator Bernie Sanders formally withdrew his War Powers resolution to end U.S. participation in the war on Yemen. American logistical support for the Saudi...
Washington Erases Red Lines, Escalates Proxy War with Russia
by Connor Freeman | Dec 15, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the possibilities of nuclear war have never been higher. The American ruling class and NATO picked a fight with Russia on its borders and have sought to use Ukraine as a human battering ram to “weaken” Moscow, eying a larger, future...
Some Aussie Songs Against the Wars
by Kym Robinson | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Music can be powerful, possessing the ability to conjure emotion in a few minutes what an essay never could. Australia has a rich history of talented singers, writers, and performers creating music that is unique to the sunburned continent. Australia also has a rebel...