BLOG… Post #505: Cuba’s Fate Should Not be in US Hands 25 Apr 2026 Another Venezuela? Negotiations are ongoing between the US and Cuba as the Trump administration decides whether or not to apply the Venezuela model to Cuba. The US embargo remains in…
BLOG Post #492: TACO Time or Wartime? Examining Trump’s Latest Threats 1 Feb 2026 Donald Trump is on the warpath again, threatening Greenland, Iran, Canada, and Cuba. Will he be TACO—Trump Always Chickens Out—or will he carry through on the threats—seizing Greenland, seeking to…
BLOG Post #490: The United States is an International Lawbreaker 6 Jan 2026 The illegality of US intervention in Venezuela has been amply cited with reference to its attacks on alleged drug boats, its declaration of an oil blockade, and its kidnapping of…
APB… APB: Regime Change in Venezuela 3 Jan 20264 Jan 2026 America First; Who's Next? The US has overthrown the Maduro regime in Venezuela, captured its leader, Nicolas Maduro, and occupied the country. Continuing a long history of US interventions in…
BLOG… Post#483: Wag the Dog in Venezuela 15 Nov 202514 Nov 2025 Analysis of why countries go to war sometimes argues that leaders are motivated by problems at home. They attack another country to divert attention from an economic crisis, an unlawful…
BLOG Post #474: Trump, Drugs, and War 6 Sep 2025 Murder License Issued The sinking of a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela has turned out to have ominous political and military implications. President Trump has taken the entirely illegal…
BLOG Post #434: Project 2025, part 2 21 Aug 20241 Nov 2024 Last week I explored the politics of Project 2025, the far right’s plan for dismantling the so-called Deep State and replacing it with a President-centered authoritarian system designed with Donald…
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