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“Public Services”: The Longest Con

2026-06-21T09:13:15.723-07:00

Three Card Monte. Photo by ZioDave. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Plans to cut various taxes seem to enjoy high levels of public support around the country right now. Florida’s voters will have an opportunity in November to cut residential property taxes; last week a Massachusetts court ruled against letting that state’s voters cut their … Continue reading “Public Services”: The Longest Con → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Will Russia Learn From The US’ Defeat In The Third Gulf War?

2026-06-20T14:11:37.716-07:00

Will Russia Learn From The US’ Defeat In The Third Gulf War? By Andrew Korybko As Valdai Club’s Research Director Fyodor Lukyanov wrote, “Tehran just showed why military supremacy no longer guarantees political victory.” The memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was just signed... Read More › - Voice of East

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Trump Cut A Deal With Iran, But Can He Restrain Israel?

2026-06-19T05:29:17.234-07:00

Trump Cut A Deal With Iran, But Can He Restrain Israel? By Uriel Araujo The US-Iran ceasefire has allowed both sides to claim victory, yet Tehran has secured the more enduring strategic gains, with sanctions relief, and strategic leverage. Washington now... Read More › - Voice of East

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If the US Government Won’t Respect Freedom of Speech, AI Firms Should Move

2026-06-18T05:01:37.274-07:00

“The US government,” artificial intelligence firm Anthropic informed the public in a June 12 statement, “citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees. ” As of June … Continue reading If the US Government Won’t Respect Freedom of Speech, AI Firms Should Move → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Putin’s Defence Of Pakistan Was About More Than China

2026-06-17T13:25:36.559-07:00

Putin’s Defence Of Pakistan Was About More Than China By Andrew Korybko It was entirely factual but driven by diplomatic interests as regards their rapid rapprochement. Putin was asked in early June by an Indian journalist during his meeting with the... Read More › - Voice of East

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Iran: Another Trophy for Trump’s “First” Shelf?

2026-06-16T06:04:44.681-07:00

US president Donald Trump loves being “first.” Whenever something newsworthy happens, big or small, in fact or in fantasy, he reliably touts it as being unprecedented in American, possibly even world, history, and a either a personal, positive accomplishment or an unjustified persecution (“witch hunt”). When it comes to bragging rights, he’s certainly entitled to … Continue reading Iran: Another Trophy for Trump’s “First” Shelf? → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Facing The “Christian Question”: How Israel Is Eroding Tel Aviv’s And Washington’s Soft Power

2026-06-16T03:32:23.146-07:00

Facing The “Christian Question”: How Israel Is Eroding Tel Aviv’s And Washington’s Soft Power By Uriel Araujo For decades, Christian Zionists formed the backbone of Israel’s support network in the West. The crisis involving Lebanon’s campaign, attacks on holy sites and... Read More › - Voice of East

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Could Donald Trump Finally End America’s Twice Yearly Clock-Setting Nightmare?

2026-06-13T08:10:39.016-07:00

“Daylight Saving Time (DST) transitions,” researchers wrote in Brain Sciences earlier this year, “act as a population-wide circadian stressor, leading to sleep disruption, cognitive impairment, emotional dysregulation, and short-term increases in psychiatric symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and suicidality. … At the population level, findings support growing calls to reconsider or eliminate seasonal clock changes …” … Continue reading Could Donald Trump Finally End America’s Twice Yearly Clock-Setting Nightmare? → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Close Ties With Kazakhstan Are Indispensable For The Future Of Russia’s Sovereignty

2026-06-12T04:48:38.766-07:00

Close Ties With Kazakhstan Are Indispensable For The Future Of Russia’s Sovereignty By Andrew Korybko If the NATO-OTS duo divides-and-rules them, then another special operation and possible NATO-Russian proxy war might be inevitable, which would be to their detriment while that... Read More › - Voice of East

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FISA Fail: A Good First Step, But Hold Off on the Celebration

2026-06-11T10:07:18.292-07:00

On June 11, the US House voted down — on a bipartisan basis, with 19 Republicans joining most Democrats — the latest attempt to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Inteligence Surveillance Act. Absent some kind of mid-June legislative miracle, Section 702 will expire on June 12. Good! FISA itself is a terrible law, and … Continue reading FISA Fail: A Good First Step, But Hold Off on the Celebration → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Russia’s FSB Chief Warns That The West’s “Holy Grail Of Hybrid War” Is Being Deployed To The CIS

2026-06-10T12:41:13.324-07:00

Russia’s FSB Chief Warns That The West’s “Holy Grail Of Hybrid War” Is Being Deployed To The CIS By Andrew Korybko AI-assisted infowars could psychologically sever the former USSR’s Turkic populations from Russia. FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov warned during a recent... Read More › - Voice of East

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Rip Van Trumple Contradicts His Own Ballroom Argument

2026-06-09T07:49:14.030-07:00

“This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House,” US president Donald Trump claimed the day after an armed would-be assassin attempted to charge through a security barricade at the Washington Hilton. “It cannot be built fast enough!” US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) agreed: “America … Continue reading Rip Van Trumple Contradicts His Own Ballroom Argument → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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We Don’t Need AI to Tell Us Donald is a Red

2026-06-07T07:26:38.215-07:00

US president Donald Trump, Reuters reports, is “looking into” a US government stake in leading artificial intelligence firms. “There’s something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public,” Trump says. This isn’t his first such initiative. Since beginning his second term, Trump has announced 15 such “equity stake” deals … Continue reading We Don’t Need AI to Tell Us Donald is a Red → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Has Iran Ended Its Drought By Destroying A US-Israel Weather Weapon?

2026-06-06T12:59:14.598-07:00

Has Iran Ended Its Drought By Destroying A US-Israel Weather Weapon? By Uriel Araujo Iran’s unexpected return of rainfall has sparked allegations of covert weather manipulation involving the US and Israel. Although the claims remain unproven, documented weather-modification programs, emerging geoengineering... Read More › - Voice of East

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The Russian-Afghan Military-Technical Deal Is A Step Towards Closer Anti-Terrorist Cooperation

2026-06-04T05:47:14.288-07:00

The Russian-Afghan Military-Technical Deal Is A Step Towards Closer Anti-Terrorist Cooperation By Andrew Korybko Even in the unlikely scenario that their cooperation one day includes the air defence systems that the Afghan Defence Minister said that he’s seeking for deterring Pakistan,... Read More › - Voice of East

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Can’t Anyone Here Not Play This Political Game?

2026-06-03T21:02:14.771-07:00

Photo by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Marc A. Hermann. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. It may be 64 years after the New York Mets losing 120 baseball matches in their debut season led manager Casey Stengel to plead “Can’t anyone here play this game?” Yet The Wall Street Journal columnist William A. Galston notes that the … Continue reading Can’t Anyone Here Not Play This Political Game? → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Florida Property Tax Debate: The Right Answer is Always “Cut Government Spending”

2026-06-02T10:40:17.130-07:00

As I write this column, Florida legislators are hard at work on a measure to eliminate property taxes in the state. Really? No. But it’s forgivable to have believed that based on clickbait headlines and the wailing of county-level politicians. What legislators actually have in front of them is a November ballot measure proposal that … Continue reading Florida Property Tax Debate: The Right Answer is Always “Cut Government Spending” → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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France’s “Forward Deterrence” Risks Triggering A Nuclear Crisis With Russia

2026-06-02T04:16:14.162-07:00

France’s “Forward Deterrence” Risks Triggering A Nuclear Crisis With Russia By Andrew Korybko France’s planned deployment of nuclear-armed Rafale jets armed in the Arctic, Central Europe, and possibly also the Balkans poses a qualitatively new strategic threat to Russia. The announcement in late... Read More › - Voice of East

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The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep

2026-05-30T12:53:14.852-07:00

The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep By Andrew Korybko There are really only three scenarios left: NATO finally agrees to some form of Russia’s proposals; Russia launches a preventive war against European NATO betting that the... Read More › - Voice of East

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Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation

2026-05-29T11:18:16.793-07:00

Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation By Uriel Araujo As Germany deepens military cooperation with Ukraine and NATO expands in the Baltic and Arctic, Moscow increasingly warns of encirclement. The continent’s push for militarization comes at... Read More › - Voice of East

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Data Center Panic Forgets the Future

2026-05-28T07:02:19.542-07:00

From national politics down to local neighborhood discussion, America seems to be in full-blown moral panic about data centers. The two main concerns voiced by both politicians and my neighbors boil down to arguments that the increasing number and size (due to the push toward resource-intensive artificial intelligence in pretty much everything) of data centers … Continue reading Data Center Panic Forgets the Future → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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The Starobelsk Dormitory Bombing Reflects Horribly On Ukraine And Its Western Patrons

2026-05-27T14:13:15.441-07:00

The Starobelsk Dormitory Bombing Reflects Horribly On Ukraine And Its Western Patrons By Andrew Korybko One of the special operation’s goals is to neutralize these Ukrainian terrorist threats to civilians that Russia long foresaw but was unable to preemptively avert through... Read More › - Voice of East

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The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging

2026-05-26T11:16:40.874-07:00

The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging By Andrew Korybko This trend poses a significant threat to Russia, but it also poses an equally significant one to the EU too if it leads to... Read More › - Voice of East

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War With Iran, Phase Two: All Three Plausible Explanations Call for One Corrective Action

2026-05-26T08:52:44.761-07:00

On May 25, US president Donald Trump went back to war with Iran, launching strikes in the southern part of that country on a laughable claim of “self-defense.” The previous phase of the war was stupid, evil, and illegal, as is this phase. It was and is stupid because even given Trump’s constantly shifting (and … Continue reading War With Iran, Phase Two: All Three Plausible Explanations Call for One Corrective Action → - by Thomas L. Knapp

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Could A Major War Soon Erupt Along The Latvian-Belarusian-Ukrainian Front?

2026-05-24T15:01:15.379-07:00

Could A Major War Soon Erupt Along The Latvian-Belarusian-Ukrainian Front? By Andrew Korybko In all three cases, it’s respectively Ukraine, Latvia, and Poland and France that arguably have the prerogative when it comes to whether or not to escalate against Russia,... Read More › - Voice of East

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