Over at Foreign Policy, Christopher J. Fettweis argues the hysteria in Washington over Ukraine is based on "pathological beliefs" about foreign policy. "The United States has no interest at stake in eastern Ukraine or Crimea," Fettweis writes. "It is hard to imagine...
American Skateboarders in Iran
Reprinted from LobeLog with permission of the author.I’m supposed to be editing right now, but I’ve discovered something wonderful enough to put aside my responsibilities for a moment and write about it here.The short film posted above is part of...
The Munk Debate: Worlds in Collision
The much-touted debate on NSA spying sponsored by Canada’s Aurea Foundation between Michael Hayden and Alan Dershowitz on one side and Glenn Greenwald and Alexis Ohanian had few surprises -- except for the surprise appearance of Edward Snowden in a video made for the...
Ron Paul vs The IRS
Campaign for Liberty, the political action group founded by Ron Paul, led the fight to audit the Federal Reserve. Now the IRS is demanding information about its donors. But no one receives a tax deduction for donations to Campaign for Liberty and the IRS is not...
No, Obama Hasn’t Let Go of Global Hegemony
Over at The Dish, Andrew Sullivan notes the difference in opinion between the elites and the general public on foreign policy. Elites in New York and Washington, DC are upset that Obama hasn't been forceful enough, whereas the public, as I noted yesterday, in greater...
Washington Post: Warmongering Doesn’t Pay
It is regrettable that the Washington Post's editorials on foreign policy are rarely as profound as its editorial cartoons. Someone could easily compile a list of Washington Post editorials and guest articles by bellicose nitwits urging U.S. preemptive strikes for...
