The Truth About US Democracy
Despite its domineering international presence and persistent claim to democracy, the US has never been truly democratic. While the Western...
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Ron De Santis’s Campaign to Make Racism Accurate Again
In this age of aggravated disinformation responsible Americans in a position of political power are doing their utmost to cure...
Is the Gold Standard Now Alive or Dead?
For the first time in 40 years, inflation has spiked in developed markets, reaching double digits in many countries. Calls...
The Trump Dynasty is as Dysfunctional as the Windsors
Mary Trump is the exception in a family famously focused on personal ambition, the accumulation of wealth and the exercise...
The Code Behind the Far-Right’s Success
Arizona is ground zero for the wackiest theories and craziest political candidates. Exhibit A: Kari Lake, the Republican who ran...
America is Now Awash in Grift
America is in the grip of grifters. Grifting is so ingrained in the public psyche that it is often ignored...
R.I.P. JCPOA? – Fair Observer
The best that can be said for the Iran nuclear accord, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is that...
The AfD’s Duplicitous Attempt to Target Germany’s National Minorities
Most Germans would fail to recite the four national minorities that are officially recognized by the German government. This lack...
Thought Crimes: the Shameful Undemocratic Wilding of Contrary Opinion
Over the past decade, liberal democratic societies have witnessed an illiberal, undemocratic phenomenon that increasingly has permeated public discourse. This...
