Léviathan

A Collection of Bovardian Epigrams

Originally posted by the Mises Institute; reposted by Zero Hedge, Counterpunch, Ron Paul Institute, Libertarian Institute, Lapm Journal (U.K.), Aletho News, USA Express, Make Xpress (U.K.), Zenith News, Finanz (Germany), USSA News, Qoshe.com, and in Estonian language here. Audio version from Mises is here. A Collection of Bovardian Epigrams by James Bovard, October 28, 2020 […]
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Trust No One with the Presidency’s Powers (1988 & 2000)

Many Americans feel like they have a miserable choice of presidential candidates this year.  But the same pattern goes back at least to the end of the Reagan era. For decades, presidents have had far more power than they can be trusted with. Here are election season pieces I wrote on this theme in 1988 […]
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Pipeline or a Pipedream: A Conflict is Brewing Between Israel and Turkey over Natural Gas

Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to translate positive indicators of the largely untapped gas reserves into actual economic and strategic wealth is yet to be seen.
What is certain, however, is that the Middle East is already in the throes of a major geostrategic war, which has the potential of becoming an actual military confrontation. 
Unsurprisingly, Israel is at the heart of this growing conflict. 

EU Snubs Russia In Favor Of New Israeli Pipeline

The Eshkol power station, the first in Israel to produce electricity from natural gas, in the coastal city of Ashdod, southern Israel.
At 1,248 miles long and almost 6 miles deep, this will be the longest and deepest undersea pipeline ever built. Israel hopes that becoming a major energy exporter will improve relations with current foes. How will this change the geopolitical landscape?
 

Golan : USA-Israël–Syrie-Liban, nouvelle guerre du pétrole

Depuis Septembre 2015, la compagnie israélo-états-unienne Afek exploite le pétrole du plateau du Golan, territoire libano-syrien occupé et colonisé par le régime sioniste (1) depuis près d’un demi-siècle. Le conseil de sécurité de l’ONU a toujours souligné « l’inadmissibilité » de cette occupation.