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Western Civilization Has Had a Rough Run

An ignored book worth unearthing at this traumatic time was published back in 1953, the very year Ike’s baleful pair of henchmen, the Dulles Brothers, covertly replaced Iran’s obstreperous …

Republicans have nothing left when it comes to Trump’s fake Iran “war,” other than grasping at straws. Nothing left but to try and convince us that a “war” was needed to stop Iran from …

The journey of my prayer rug reflects my own as a Muslim American. It has seen a lot, and despite its fraying fringes, remains resilient as ever. Praying five times each day is one of the …

Trump’s Betrayal of His Voters Is Now Complete

Signals that Donald Trump is losing his grip flash across our screens nearly every hour, but what arrived just the other day was new, different and historically significant. The moment occurred at a …

President Donald Trump took over the TV to tell the world that he intends to bomb Iran back into the Stone Age. God Bless America. And YABADABADOO! I had been thinking that I might be …

New information published April 10 by the New York Times further suggests that the US military may have lied when it tried to pin the blame for a February airstrike that killed 21 people in Iran on …

A Florida-based federal judge on April 13 dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over its reporting on a “bawdy” birthday letter the Republican …

US President Donald Trump on April 12 announced a military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as Vice President JD Vance’s negotiating team failed to gain the trust of their Iranian counterparts, who …

Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born in the United States, showed off his Chicago roots April 13 by refusing to stoop to President Donald Trump’s level after Trump attacked the pontiff in an unhinged …

Pete Hegseth: Warrior Without a War?

Nobody loves a war like “Pistol” Pete Hegseth. Dependably giddy and drunk on American military might, Donald Trump’s feckless Secretary of War (Defense) is the star of nearly every major press …

Who’s Up for War?

We have a known sex offender in charge of the most powerful “war” weapons on the planet, carrying out another fake U.S. Mideast “war” upon defenseless people — it is 2026 and we are right …

Trust a psychotic career criminal with the world’s strongest military and it’s no surprise that he’ll use it in the worst way. The Con-mander in Chief took time out from his primary …

Donald Trump has shown contempt for Congress, the Constitution and the rule of law in his 5-1/4 years as president. Since January his dementia has gotten worse, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …

You almost couldn’t design a more unpopular war. Not only do very few Americans support President Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran starting Feb. 28, but our chief ally in the ongoing conflict, …

With the Trump administration’s unprovoked war on Iran spiraling out of control, sending oil prices skyrocketing and leading to war crimes allegations against the US, the public’s attention has …

President Donald Trump’s unprovoked and unconstitutional war against Iran is sending shockwaves across the global economy in the form of skyrocketing oil prices and diving financial markets, Brad …

Draft or No: The Alarmists and the Realists

By DON ROLLINS

Wag the Dog — Or Wag the Rapist?

In 1997, an infamously prophetic film called “Wag the Dog” was released starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. If you’ve never seen it, the movie is about an American president in the …

Donald Trump started the war early Saturday morning, Feb. 28, urged on by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as U.S. and Israeli forces shelled military and civilian sites in Iran, without …

The Triumph of Bad Taste: When Inferior Prevails

The Fourteenth Canto of Dante’s “Inferno” introduces the third ring of the Seventh Circle of Hell, the ring of burning sand that grips and torments those who were violent against God, Art and …

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