The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Climate Change ‘Science’ = Propaganda

Considering how certain neocons are treating Ukraine skeptics, I’ll imitate them: “If you’re anti-fracking, that’s treason!” For years, world leaders have accused Russia of funding environmental groups in Europe to steer nations away from energy independence and strengthen Russia’s iron grip over the continent. As nations across the globe begin shunning Russian oil in response […]

‘Simply Not True’

Joe Biden believes he is honest, and that anyone who disagrees with him is lying, or is ignorant, or has been deceived by liars. So deeply convinced is Joe Biden of his own honesty that he thinks his very name is synonymous with truth-telling: “I give you my word as a Biden: I will never […]

Our Feeble-Minded Commander-in-Chief

We are so doomed: ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos said Sunday on “This Week” that a new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows 54% of Americans do not believe President Joe Biden is mentally sharp during his interview with White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Stephanopoulos said, “The president is approaching his State of the Union in […]

Listen to the Experts!

Far be it from me to say that Lyle Goldstein’s analysis is wrong. Indeed, the possibility that Ukraine could become the site of an Iraq/Afghanistan-style “insurgency” does seem unlikely. But things that seem unlikely happen all the time, and we cannot rule anything out, just because the odds are daunting. Putin is rattling his nuclear […]

UKRAINE: No, Thanks, Fox News, I Don’t Want to Hear Geraldo Rivera’s Opinion

This morning I got up at 6 a.m. to work on my job (that I never discuss) and turned on my home-office TV. Fox News was actually reporting news, but after a while, they brought on Geraldo Rivera and I wish I had video of his appearance, to explain why I switched my TV to […]

UKRAINE: What Biden Said

Transcript of the Commander-in-Chief’s speech today: The Russian military has begun a brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without provocation, without justification, without necessity. This is a premeditated attack. Vladimir Putin has been planning this for months, as I’ve been — as we’ve been saying all along. He moved more than 175,000 troops, military […]

WAR: RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE UPDATE: AIR BASE NEAR KIEV REPORTED CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS

Russia’s Putin announces military operation in Ukraine — Associated Press Biden’s Own Aides Feared His Sanctions Wouldn’t Stop Putin — Bloomberg Russia-Ukraine conflict live updates: Ukraine battles Russian attack on multiple fronts — NBC News This is not a “minor incursion.” Meanwhile, in America: US President Joe Biden was meeting with G7 allies Thursday to […]

Ukraine as 21st-Century Sudetenland

Excuse me if the headline is a bit too Godwin’s Law, but the analogy — an invasion launched on the pretext of supporting regional separatists — seems justified, and I don’t mean to do a cheap “Putin is the New Hitler” thing, because obviously the “New Hitler” will be whoever Republicans nominate for president in […]

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