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The Unsung Virtues of Regulation, The Clear Foolishness of Libertarianism
Eric Zuesse Libertarianism opposes all economic regulations. Robert A. Levy, of the libertarian Koch brothers’ Cato Institute, has written that, “Libertarians are not opposed to reasonable safety regulations, sensible compromises of civil liberties to enhance national […]
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Trump Threatens To End NAFTA, Foreign Aid Unless “Immigrant Caravan” Is Stopped
by Tyler Durden Previously, Trump used the caravan as an example of why his border wall needs to be built and also as an excuse to attack Democrats for their part in watering down border-security measures […]
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Theresa May’s Foreign Policy
Global Britain On 13 November last, Theresa May seized the opportunity offered by the Prime Minister’s annual speech at Lord Mayor’s Banquet to give an overview of the new British strategy after the Brexit [1]. The […]
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The Twilight of the Empire Age: Whose World Will It Be?
By: Amir NOUR[1] for the Saker Blog “We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can’t bomb it into peace” (Michael Franti)[2] David and Goliath in an upside-down world President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to share […]
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Trump’s End-Game Could Become Ours, Too.
Eric Zuesse On March 28th, CNN headlined “An unheard-of problem: The President can’t find a lawyer” and reported that: Five large law firms are passing on the opportunity to represent the President after a shakeup last week on his […]
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If You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It
Various readers, fans, blog commenters, Facebook trolls, and auditors twanged on me all last week about my continuing interest in the RussiaRussiaRussia hysteria, though there is no particular consensus of complaint among them — except […]
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SURPRISE! ‘GOOD GUY WITH A GUN’ STOPS SCHOOL SHOOTING
Limbaugh to media: ‘Make damn certain the world knows how gunman was stopped’ It’s another prime example of how a good guy with a gun can save dozens of innocent lives when under attack by […]
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When Dealing with a Bear, Hubris is Suicidal
[This analysis was written for the Unz Review] Assuming mankind finds a way not to destroy itself in the near future and assuming that there will still be historians in the 22nd or 23rd centuries, I […]
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Trade Wars Set To Go Nuclear: US Considering Broad Curbs On Chinese Imports
by Tyler Durden First thing this morning, when the market was surging and inexplicably rejoicing in the certainty that Trump would back down on tariffs, a nagging feeling that this was all wrong prompted us to […]