The United States has always cloaked its imperialism in the language of charity. It doesn’t invade; it “liberates.” It doesn’t interfere in sovereign nations; it “promotes democracy.” It doesn’t run an empire; it “leads the free world.” USAID was one of the slickest scams in this repertoire—a well-dressed pickpocket, wrapping its fingers around the throats... Continue Reading →

There is no grand strategy, no master plan, no genius at the helm. The United States’ Middle East policy has never been about “freedom” or “security.” It has always been about one thing: keeping the rest of the world under America’s boot. The slogans change, the presidents come and go, but the core objective remains... Continue Reading →

Weaponized Information – This article is Part 3 of a Series on the Trump Regime’s Foreign Policy.Empire breathes through its choke points. The U.S. doesn’t rule the world through sheer military dominance anymore—that era ended in the sands of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan. Now, it tightens its grip at strategic bottlenecks, using a... Continue Reading →

Weaponized Information – This article is Part 2 of a Series on the Trump Regime’s Foreign Policy. The Arctic is melting, and with it, the last excuses for leaving vast reserves of oil, gas, and minerals untapped. Naturally, the U.S. ruling class, never one to let a crisis go to waste, is scheming to grab... Continue Reading →

Weaponized Information – This article is Part 1 of a Series on the Trump Regime’s Foreign Policy.For an empire in decline, nostalgia can be a dangerous thing. The United States, once the undisputed master of global trade and finance, now finds itself fumbling for ways to maintain relevance in a world that is—rather rudely—moving on.... Continue Reading →

Donald Trump’s recent executive orders dismantling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs aren’t just a temper tantrum from a petulant billionaire, though they certainly contain that element. This is about something much deeper: a desperate attempt to reassert settler-colonial dominance in an era where U.S. empire is slipping. And like all good reactionary movements, it... Continue Reading →

In February 2007, at the Munich Security Conference, Vladimir Putin’s speech shook the foundations of the global order. It wasn’t just a critique of U.S. policy; it was a declaration that the days of American dominance were numbered. With cutting clarity, Putin tore into the U.S. for its “unilateral actions” and its relentless drive for... Continue Reading →

When Barack Obama landed in Beijing for his first official visit to China in November 2009, it wasn’t just another stop on the world tour of a freshly minted president eager to repair the damaged image of the U.S. in the aftermath of George W. Bush’s disastrous tenure. No, this visit had far bigger implications... Continue Reading →

The United States, ever the benevolent custodian of global “free markets,” has spent the past two decades flailing against the inevitable: its Big Tech monopolies have lost their grip. The once-unshakable empire of Silicon Valley—the cowboy capitalists in their Patagonia vests, the Yankee financiers keeping the venture capital spigots open, and the digerati priesthood coding... Continue Reading →