Advocates Renew Call for End to US Sanctions After Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes
June 29, 2026
Human rights groups on Thursday implored the United States and allied countries to lift all sanctions against Venezuela – which experts say have already killed tens of thousands of people – as the beleaguered South American country reels from Wednesday’s devastating earthquakes. At least 188 people are dead and over 1,500 others injured, with those […]
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John Mearsheimer: Russia Has Red Lines and Nuclear Weapons
June 28, 2026
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 25 June 2026, I was on the”Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. We talked at some length about events in Iran, where the US and Iran are once again engaged in tit-for-tat attacks. One might think the US has decided to get tough with Iran and settle this […]
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Nuclear Weapons: How Much Have They Changed Warfare?
June 26, 2026
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Note: A few of you may recall that I created a Substack specifically to address technology and war. Today, I posted the article below. It seemed important enough to share with a wider audience here at Bracing Views. ***** It’s possible that Russia, if pushed hard enough, […]
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Ron Paul on the Inflation Tsunami: Trump Wants $88 Billion for Iran War
June 25, 2026
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The “hidden” cost of ill-advised wars is borne by the American taxpayer, who funds the war not through direct taxation but indirectly through dollar degradation through inflation. Even a one trillion dollar military budget was not enough to fight a single war in the Middle East. Reprinted from The […]
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The Real Enemy Is War
June 24, 2026
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Many wise people have noted this. Early in the 19th century, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote in Democracy in America that war is “the surest and shortest means” to “destroy the liberties of a democratic nation.” Even earlier, James Madison wrote in 1787 that Constant apprehension of War […]
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How Facebook Has Censored My Account Over Criticism of Israel
June 24, 2026
Reprinted from Trita Parsi’s Substack: Over the past few weeks, META’s censorship of my account has reduced my Reel Views by 68%, regular views by 27%, followers by 52%, and engagement by 21%. I am by no means the greatest victim of META censorship, but I am in a position to document how and why […]
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Michael Vlahos: Trump Needs To Embrace the Defeat
June 24, 2026
There are plenty of dramatic examples of mighty nations — even empires — accepting defeat and actually finding longterm strategic success in loss. Japan in 1945. Nixon going to China amid U.S. failure in the Vietnam War. President Trump is approaching that very moment now and he needs to seize it, says our guest this […]
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John Mearsheimer on Israel’s Bleak Future
June 24, 2026
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 23 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about: the ongoing negotiations to end the Iran war; President Trump’s antics, which certainly do not facilitate the negotiating process; and Israel’s foolish and murderous behavior, which shows no signs of abating.
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War Isn’t Won on ‘Points’
June 23, 2026
Matt Kroenig has wanted the U.S. to attack Iran for more than a decade. Now that he got the war he wanted and it failed, he is reduced to arguing this: To be sure, the United States did not register a knockout punch against the Islamic Republic, but to continue the boxing metaphor, it did […]
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The American Way of War, War, War
June 23, 2026
That title of mine is certainly repetitive of me (me, me), but how can you not be repetitive in the distinctly repeated world of Donald J. Trump (Trumped, Trumped)? I mean, twice already and who really knows what’s to come? Here’s the question nobody seems to be asking right now, though: What country will Donald […]
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