William Astore

March 3, 2026

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Here are some macro ideas and thoughts about America’s latest war of choice with Iran: 1. It’s a war so call it that. It’s not “strikes” or “major combat operations.” 2. It’s an unconstitutional, illegal, immoral, and potentially escalatory war. 3. The war has no clear objective […]

David R. Henderson

March 2, 2026

Reprinted with permission from David Henderson’s Substack. In a February 27 post titled “You Should Have Moral Qualms about Anthropic’s Claims,” Hoover Institution senior fellow and foreign policy scholar Amy Zegart challenged the ethics of a company named Anthropic. What I found refreshing is that a defense contractor’s CEO had a strong enough belief in […]

Brett Wilkins

March 2, 2026

As American and Israeli bombs kill hundreds of Iranians – reportedly including at least 180 students and others at a girl’s school in Minab – Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that President Donald Trump is “on a roll” and that Cuba is the next nation in the US regime change crosshairs. In an interview on […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

March 2, 2026

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Netanyahu said he had been hoping for this moment for 40 years, but despite the spin the US/Israeli attack on Iran is not going as planned. Instead, the region is in flames and Israel is under punishing attack. Does anyone have a plan? Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute […]

Richard Morchoe

March 2, 2026

On October 8, 2021, the Soho Forum held a debate between well-known neoconservative Bill Kristol and libertarian writer Scott Horton. An audience member posed a question to Mr. Kristol: “My question is for Mr. Bill Kristol. Clearly American foreign policies in the great pivot to China, you know, we have two major fighter jets being […]

Kevin Martin

March 1, 2026

Once again, the United States and Israel are illegally attacking Iran, as they did last June. It is already a regional war, which will take a horrible toll on ordinary people in many countries, with reports a girls’ school was bombed, killing at least fifty people. Unlike the limited strikes in last June’s 12-day war, […]

Daniel Larison

March 1, 2026

The president and the Israeli prime minister launched a criminal war of aggression yesterday: The U.S. and Israel said they launched an attack on Iran, which retaliated with strikes on Israel and targeted U.S. bases. President Trump confirmed major combat operations against the regime, and urged Iranians to “take over your government” as the strikes […]

William Astore

March 1, 2026

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. I woke to the news that Israel/USA is launching attacks (New York Times) and strikes (NBC News) against Iran. The BBC used “joint attack” for the Israeli/U.S. war plan. Three sources, and all three avoiding that useful descriptive word, war. I suppose Mr. Trump doesn’t have to […]

Kyle Anzalone

February 28, 2026

A quiet leak says the loud part: some senior voices in Washington think the politics “work better” if Israel strikes Iran first. Not because it changes the threat. Because it changes the story Americans hear. We pull that thread and walk through the actual mechanics of how a regional spark becomes a U.S. war—and how […]

Rick Sterling

February 27, 2026

In front of the Israeli Consulate in downtown San Francisco, a memorial to Aaron Bushnell took place on Wednesday February 25. This date marks the second anniversary of what Aaron called his “extreme protest” against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The demonstration was organized by Veterans for Peace and Noise Against Genocide. Leaders of local Veterans […]