Priorities

by Ben Schreiner 

The priorities are clear: money for war and little else. Assorted headlines from this week tell the story.

Eight Impressions On the U.S. Reaction to the Ukraine Crisis

by Ben Schreiner

1. No One Knows What a No-Fly Zone Is

A no-fly zone is merely a euphemism for war, and in the case of the present Ukraine crisis, it’s a euphemism for nuclear war. Utterly terrifying, then, just how many people are now agitating for NATO to “close the skies.”

It’s probably safe to assume that most people don’t actually know what a no-fly zone entails. Or maybe it’s that most people don’t actually know what nuclear war entails. Perhaps it’s time for a national screening of The Day After, the nuclear apocalypse movie that famously got no less than Ronald Reagan to finally realize that there is no such thing as prevailing in a nuclear war.

The Danger of the 'Something Must Be Done' Mantra

Global Research

by Ben Schreiner

 

As Americans continue to watch on in shock as the horrors of war in Europe stream across their screens, a familiar refrain reverberates throughout the media echo chamber: Something must be done! But when it comes to American foreign policy, that something is all too often a horror all its own.

The Mad Men of Washington

Global Research
by Ben Schreiner

It’s hard to exaggerate just how energized the Washington elite has been by the outbreak of war in Europe. The resurgent Russian menace clearly portends a prosperous future of ever larger defense budgets, not to mention offering a much-needed reprieve from the domestic tumult of a fraying political system.