As of mid-January, global aid to Ukraine has reached what the Kiel Institute for the World Economy described as the “staggering” amount of $278 billion. This means that Ukraine has actually had more money than Russia has been able to spend on this war. Russia’s total GDP of $1.8 trillion is just slightly over California’s … Continue reading "Ukraine Has Received Mega-Billions From US, Other Countries"
If diplomacy is to have a chance at settling this bloody conflict, then four persistent myths about the war in Ukraine need to be exposed and refuted. Myth #1: If Putin is Not Defeated in Ukraine, He Will Roll into Europe Both Ukrainian and American officials have repeatedly warned that Ukraine is not just a … Continue reading "Four Myths That Are Preventing Peace in Ukraine"
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts French writers on war and peace Georges Ohnet: Better to erect statues to those who preserve than those who take life Georges Ohnet: Pillaging in the wake of victorious armies ==== Georges OhnetDoctor RameauTranslated by J. C. Curtin The existence of this family…passed in peace and … … Continue reading →
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Greek and Roman writers on war and peace Quintus Smyrnaeus: In his talons bore a gasping dove. Where never ceased Ares from hideous slaughter. Quintus Smyrnaeus: Mass murder’s tropes: Dread Ares drank his fill of blood Quintus Smyrnaeus: While here all war’s marvels were portrayed, there were the … … Continue reading →
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My old friend Gardner Goldsmith and I had fun smacking Biden’s SOTU speech and some of his other outrages as he guest-hosted the David Knight Show. Here is Gardner’s summary of the show: “Join guest-host Gardner Goldsmith as he welcomes reporter, author, and freedom-supporter, James Bovard, to discuss the Biden ‘State of the Union’ address […]
Dom Giordano and I had fun smacking Biden’s State of the Union speech today on WPHT Philly radio. Here’s the WPHT summary of the show: Dom welcomes author James Bovard back onto the Dom Giordano Program after he penned a piece for the New York Post exposing ‘shrinkflation’ as nothing more than a political buzzword. […]
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Chicago’s Morning Answer Radio Show summarizes today’s interview: “Jim Bovard on CTU’s contract demands: Teachers Unions Have Always Been Terrible.” Thanks to Amy Jacobson for having me on the show. Biden also took plenty of jibes for his State of the Union buffoonery last night.
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Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Antonio Buero-VallejoThe FoundationTranslated by Marion Peter Holt ASEL. …We live in civilized world that still finds the very old practice of killing the most intoxicating sport of all. They…let you starve to death if you’re a prisoner of war….Throughout time, river of blood. Millions of men and … … Continue reading →
Revolutionaries in Iran in the 1970s referred to the United States as the “Great Satan” and to its ally, Israel, as the “little Satan.” The truth of their rallying cry resounds today as Israel executes, unimpeded, its scorched-earth policy in Gaza. The Israeli war on Gaza has been oiled by the military, financial and diplomatic … Continue reading "Business as Usual: The US and Israel in the Middle East"
