The Normalcy of American Wars

Trump Expected To Sign House-Passed 'Sanctions From Hell' Anti-Russia Bill After on Wednesday Congress passed a greatly strengthened anti-Russia sanctions bill in memory of the late super-hawk Lindsey Graham, a White House official has confirmed Thursday that President Trump plans to sign it into law. The Associated Press White House correspondent further noted, "Unclear when, but it does take a minute for bill to be enrolled and sent to the White House." So it could be authorized at any time in the coming days or next week. AP file After last month the Senate...

What Would Robert Louis Stevenson Say About Ozempic? Authored by Ann Bauer via Brownstone Institute, I have loved many addicts in my life. I have been exasperated, impoverished, and terrified by them. But also amused, warmed, enraptured, elevated…That’s the thing about addicts. They contain multitudes, all drama and extremes. They’re charismatic until they’re repugnant, joyful until they’re suicidal. Everything is in vivid, dangerous color. It’s part of the ride and the reason they exert such a pull on cautious, ascetic people like me. Some of my addicts are gone. My closest friend and...

US Navy Surveillance Plane Made Provocative Flight Over Taiwan Strait, Weeks Before Trump-Xi Summit With the world's attention hyper-focused on fast-paced events in Iran and the effectively shuttered vital oil transit hub, the Hormuz Strait, some significant things were also happening around Taiwan this past week. The US military confirmed that a P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a move that predictably drew Beijing's attention. US Navy China said it monitored the US Navy aircraft as it passed through the narrow waterway separating Taiwan from mainland China. "By operating within...