Persistent Delusion Among the American and NATO Defense Establishment

Oil Nears War-Highs As Iran-Israel Strikes Intensify After Trump Speech Set No Off-Ramp Timeline Summary Oil prices surge after no mention of ceasefire while vowing to keep hitting Iran 'extremely hard' in Wed. night Trump speech. Surge in tit-for-tat overnight strikes. US intelligence assessments say Iran is not ready to negotiate given it believes it has the strategic upper-hand, and doesn't believe Trump is 'serious' about talks: NYT Highest bridge in Iran, connecting Tehran and Karaj, destroyed - amid reports of expanding attacks on civilian infrastructure UK's Starmer chairs virtual summit of over 30 countries...

What's So Great About Diversity? Authored by DSr. James Allan via DailySceptic.org, ‘Diversity is our strength.’ One hears this, or myriad variants of the same idea, unrelentingly. Certainly I work in an Australian university where the extent of higher-ups pushing this notion does indeed qualify as unrelenting, even matching totalitarian state levels of propaganda. But even outside the hallowed halls of impartial, politically balanced academia (did I write that with a straight face?) the mantra or cliché that diversity somehow delivers a stronger balance sheet or a more cohesive society or...

The Vatican on Thursday released a video of Pope Leo XIV praying for world leaders to seek peace and disarmament as the US-Israeli war against Iran continues to escalate and spread across the region. “Today we lift up our prayer for peace in the world, asking that nations renounce weapons and choose the path of […]