A Brief History of the Petite Bourgeoisie

President Trump and his War Department confront a quandary. The effort to topple the government of Iran and destroy its ability to protect itself has stalled. It is common knowledge airstrikes alone are unable to accomplish the goal of unseating a government. The only option for Trump is to send ground troops. On March 11, Senator […]

China Signals Strong Support For Pakistani Offer To Host US-Iran Peace Talks China has made clear that it condemns the US-Israeli attack on Iran, saying the war should have never started, but is now signaling strong support to Pakistani-mediated efforts at finding peace. Beijing has commented on the Pakistani offer to host US-Iran talks aimed at ending the war, with Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian telling reporters in Beijing: "Ceasefire and peace talks are more important tasks at hand." The statement comes amid fresh reports that Tehran has rejected an initial...

'Sense-Making Seems Impossible...' Authored by James Howard Kunstler, The Man Who Might Wreck the Country “That a government’s primary responsibility is to its citizens should not be a controversial proposition.” - Coddled Affluent Professional on X The zeitgeist is a rough beast, hard to ride as it slouches into the unknown. Our country is trying to hang on while a party of goblins vexes and needles the beast from behind, and you cannot make them stop. Sense-making gets to seem impossible. We don’t have an explanation from Senate Majority Leader John Thune as to why he will...