War and Morality

Futures Rise After Trump Extends Ceasefire Even As Brent Tops $100 Futures are higher with earnings in full swing and AI winners soaring. Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran just before its Taco Tuesday expiration, while maintaining a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, after plans for peace talks fell apart. Still, the market doesn’t seem too concerned about the lack of a resolution, and is instead focused on a Tasnim report that Iran had received "some signs" the US was ready to break the blockade. As of 8:00am, S&P futures were...

Not long ago, Trump and crew claimed the evil mullahs in Iran slaughtered 30,000 of their own citizens. Since that time, there has been a revision. Now Trump insists the number is 45,000. Larger numbers look better when it is the only fabrication that might be used as an excuse for dropping more bombs on Tehran […]

Pope Leo XIV on Friday suggested that Christian leaders responsible for wars should examine their conscience and make a confession, as the US-born pontiff continues to make appeals for peace following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran. “One might ask: do those Christians who bear grave responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility […]