With President Obama down to less than two weeks in office, everyone is busy assessing his legacy. So let’s begin with the Arab world. Not since the…
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From his home city of Chicago, and 10 days before he officially leaves office, President Barack Obama last night delivered his farewell speech to the…
Some thoughts on “Russia’s Influence Campaign Targeting the 2016 US Presidential Election,” the newly released declassified report from the Office of the Director of National…
As recently as two years ago, Saudi Arabia’s half century-long effort to establish itself as the main power among Arab and Islamic states looked as…
In the months leading up to Election Day, a heated debate broke out among political commentators over the source of Donald Trump’s support. Was it…
Since Trump's victory - with Hollywood in mourning, the mainstream media obsessing over who hacked what and President Obama trying to rewrite the history of…
A great leader must be a great liar and a hypocrite. Men are simple of mind and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that…
At the height of the George W. Bush years, a bit of a TomDispatch piece would sometimes be reposted at a right-wing website with a…
Imperialist demagogues, as well as religious fanatics, are known to live in their grotesque realities. They erect huge sand castles, invent mascots, and bombard the…
We discussed the Pizzagate scandal and the many different ways world leaders have been able to cover up the pedophile and human trafficking network and…
Last January, before Iowa and New Hampshire and Super Tuesday, it seemed certain that a Democrat would be elected President in 2016. Democrats were widely,…
James R. Clapper, director of the Office of National Intelligence, CIA Director John Brennan and FBI Director James Comey last Thursday jointly delivered to President…