* Throughout human history the world’s most dominant powers have suffered from a profound pathological aversion: they cannot bear to admit they are empires. The tragedy of America’s imperial experiment is that denial of its true nature has made its … Read More »
… sometimes. * Don’t take my word for it. Check out social media, where the rumour mill is rife with speculation as to how the most enthusiastic warmonger since Genghis Khan – though unlike the Senator for South Carolina, Genghis … Read More »
July 9 2026 If you were underwhelmed by the ‘apology’ of Britain’s next prime minister, a man with form on ‘strategic ambiguity‘ in respect of Palestine, you’re not alone. Ditto if you aren’t buying the Guardian’s gushing claim of … Read More »
With the Memorandum of Understanding dead in the water, and the US and Iran once more trading blows at levels last seen in March, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris offer their bird’s eye take on the implications. For a while … Read More »
Sunday, July 5, 2026 But the state we’re in goes beyond the pros and cons of any individual politician. No mainstream party in the UK or Europe at large shows the slightest sign of acknowledging, as prelude to serious conversation, … Read More »
The Ukraine war is not a war between two empires. We can argue this in “common sense” terms. The USA rings the planet with 800 military bases, outspends on weaponry the next ten spenders together, has been at war for … Read More »
Though Trump 1 had plotted his murder, Team Biden contented itself with insisting Julian was not a journalist (thereby opening the door to criminal prosecution for his revelations ) on the ground he worked for no corporate news outlet. This … Read More »
Well my dalliance with Caitlin on the bright side didn’t last long. Likewise its accompanying promise to return today to an already written class analysis of post-Soviet Russia. Untied to any specific and fast evolving situation, and in any case … Read More »
I had meant to post a different piece today, one already written, but will save it for tomorrow. Here’s why: The statements of my intended piece, a class analysis of post Soviet Russia, is interesting but tough. That’s no cause … Read More »
LIberalism, even when not wholly blind to modern imperialism, is incapable of seeing the extent of its evil. Millions have been slaughtered on the watch of Bush Snr, Clinton, Bush Jnr, Obama, Trump 1, Biden and Trump 2 – yet … Read More »