The next posts will be a re-play of Smitty’s bio and letters home to his mother on Broad Channel, NY. We have quite a number of new readers who are unfamiliar with Smitty. I hope none of my long-time readers… Read More ›
International Relations
Libertarians Learned Nothing From Milei… | Zer0 H0urs
I wrote a piece called Are American Libertarians Growing Balls? – Zer0 H0urs (wordpress.com) in January because I was beginning to the think Milei’s cavalier attitude was rubbing off on him. The verdict is not yet out on Milei—he won and there’s lessons to… Read More ›
MEMORIAL DAY 2024
Over the years, I have done many a Memorial day post, feel free to check the archives for past ones! May NO American or citizen of a free country ever forget those that fought and died for you! None of… Read More ›
Israel Faces Unprecedented Challenges: Authorized And Diplomatic Strain | Archynetys
Israel’s authorized group, with Yaron Wax, Malcolm Shaw and Avigail Frisch Ben Avraham, are ready for the judges to enter the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, this Friday. (Credit score: Peter Dejong/AP) This week, Israeli Prime Minister… Read More ›
Dollar Diplomacy: 1919-1932 – Herbert Feis | Strategic Studies Book Club
[“Dollar Diplomacy” referred to the economic means by which the Jeffersonians imposed the Empire of Liberty prior to the Second World War. Before the IMF and the World Bank, the Jeffersonians relied on New York-based banking institutions to lend Kapital… Read More ›
IMF: “Russia to grow faster than all advanced economies” | BBC News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Russia to grow 3.2% this year, significantly more than the UK, France and Germany. Oil exports have “held steady” and government spending has “remained high” contributing to growth, the IMF said. Overall, it said… Read More ›
Do advances in technology inspire advances in human rights?
Fellow blogger and northeasterner, Laurie Graves, at Notes from the Hinterland, posed an intriguing question in her comment on my previous post, Trying to Walk in the Shoes of Previous Generations. She asked: Do you think the advances in human… Read More ›
Will US Demographic Decline cause the Empire of Liberty’s Decline?
The Bipolarity which defined the entirety of the late 20th century was incapable of lasting forever. It is inevitable that control of world affairs by the US and the Soviet Union would lead to one of two possibilities: either the… Read More ›
Update (24 October 2023)
Recently stumbled across an historical example of Narco-Capitalism during World War II by pure coincidence. Even more significant is the fact that an entire intelligence agency was heavily involved in clandestine smuggling operations to acquire contacts and product within a… Read More ›
What Will Israel Do Next? Military Options In Gaza Explained
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times. Like many, I worry about what is going on in Israel and Gaza. This is a paragraph from the article. So the more likely… Read More ›
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