William Astore

May 4, 2026

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Every now and then, I get out one of my globes to remind myself of the geography of America’s many distant wars. Here’s a photo I took a couple of days ago: It’s always staggering to ponder how small Israel is vis-à-vis most other nations in the […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

May 4, 2026

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: As gas prices continue to skyrocket in the US, President Trump has rolled out a new product, Project Freedom, which he claims will open up the Strait of Hormuz. Dubbing it a “humanitarian effort,” Trump is fighting a propaganda battle to shift from being blamed for initiating aggression against […]

Kyle Anzalone

May 4, 2026

The Jim Webb Podcast, a new daily podcast focused on war, foreign policy, freedom, personal liberty, and global power dynamics, officially launches nationwide May 4, 2026. Hosted by James R. Webb, a third-generation Marine Corps veteran, the show delivers real-time analysis and interviews shaped by firsthand experience in combat zones, Capitol Hill, and national security […]

Kyle Anzalone

May 4, 2026

Trump is posting like the Strait of Hormuz is a light switch he controls, but the shipping data, tanker seizures, and oil price spikes point to something far more dangerous: a grinding maritime confrontation that can escalate by accident. We sit down with journalist Dave DeCamp to separate online bravado from real U.S. Navy posture, […]

John Mearsheimer

May 4, 2026

Reprinted from John’s Substack:  On 3 May 2026, I was on “Switzerland” with host Tom Switzer and Trita Parsi. Just before we did the podcast, President Trump put out a Truth Social post in which he said that starting the morning of 4 May, the US would begin to help neutral ships stranded in the […]

James Marc Leas

May 3, 2026

Just days after the Israeli government’s assault on 22 unarmed civilian vessels of the Global Samud Flotilla (GSF) as they sailed toward Gaza in international waters west of Crete, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is pressing forward with new vessels. On Saturday May 2, the FFC launched four new sailboats from Siracusa, Italy. The FFC […]

William Astore

May 2, 2026

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. News out of the Pentagon is that the great retreat from Germany is beginning. Five thousand U.S. troops are being withdrawn at the request of a petulant president who can’t stand criticism of his disastrous war of choice with Iran. (Then again, maybe it wasn’t a war […]

Brett Wilkins

May 2, 2026

Citing Cuba’s ties with its ally Iran, President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order expanding the already crippling US sanctions regime against Cuban officials, as the US administration has the island in its crosshairs after ousting Venezuela’s socialist leader. Trump’s executive order cites highly dubious “national security threats posed by the communist Cuban […]

John Mearsheimer

May 1, 2026

Reprinted from John’s Substack:  On 30 April 2026, I was on “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking about what President Trump is likely to do in Iran over the next few weeks and the consequences of that war on the global order. It is very difficult to know for sure what Trump […]

Ron Paul

May 1, 2026

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump started a war that he was voted to avoid, and that the American people do not support. The quagmire drags on, and continues to impose tremendous costs, not only on the American people, but the rest of the world as well. President Trump’s repeated claims that he […]