Rising Tensions: Evidence Challenges ‘No Iran Threat’ Claims
The debate over the Iran threat to the United States has intensified in recent days, as media outlets, lawmakers, and national security officials remain divided over whether Tehran posed an imminent danger warranting military action. While some critics argue that recent strikes were unnecessary, a broader body of evidence suggests …
War Reaches Jerusalem’s Holiest Ground
For the first time in this latest escalation, the Jerusalem missile holy sites crisis has brought the reality of war directly to one of the most sacred cities on earth. Missile fire and falling debris from Iranian strikes and Israeli interceptors landed in and around Jerusalem’s Old City—an area that …
Did Politics Skew Intel on China’s 2020 Election Role?
New scrutiny is being placed on how the U.S. intelligence community handled China election influence 2020, following revelations that internal analysts may have softened or withheld conclusions about Beijing’s actions. At the center is a January 2021 review by intelligence ombudsman Barry Zulauf, which found that some analysts were reluctant …
Murray Rothbard on consumers, voters and knowledge
Consumers also take entrepreneurial risks on the market. Many critics of the market, while willing to concede the expertise of the capitalist-entrepreneurs, bewail the prevailing ignorance of consumers, which prevents them from gaining the utility ex post that they had expected ex ante. Typically, Wesley C. Mitchell entitled one of his famous essays: ‘The Backward …
Trump Walks Back Call for Iranian Uprising
President Donald Trump is moderating earlier calls for Iranians to overthrow their government, acknowledging that an uprising inside the country may be far more difficult than previously suggested. In a recent interview on Fox News Radio with Brian Kilmeade, Trump said that while weakening Iran’s leadership remains a goal of …