I want to be upfront about something before I get into this, which is that I did not expect to be writing a post defending Israel from the United States, of all configurations, and I am writing it anyway, because what I am seeing happen right now bothers me enough that I am willing toContinue reading “My Red Line: The United States Should Not Be Threatening Israel With Bombs, and I Don’t Care Who That Makes Me Sound Like”
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Iraq Joining the Iran War Means America Is Repeating the Same Old Disaster Cycle
As of 4/27/26, reports that Iraq is now being pulled into the Iran war should set off alarms everywhere. Because if this conflict expands through Iraqi territory, militias, bases, or direct confrontation, then we are staring at something many Americans never wanted to see again: Iraq War 2.0. And the political irony is staggering. DuringContinue reading “Iraq Joining the Iran War Means America Is Repeating the Same Old Disaster Cycle”
The U.S. Takeover of the Iranian Ship Was Absolutely an Act of War
As of 4/26/26, one of the most under-discussed escalations in the current Iran war is the U.S. seizure of the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska. Earlier this week, American forces intercepted the vessel, fired into its engine room to disable it, boarded it, and took custody of the ship and cargo. By any honest reading ofContinue reading “The U.S. Takeover of the Iranian Ship Was Absolutely an Act of War”
Pax Chinacana
Thereās a phrase that has defined global power for decades: Pax Americana. A Latin term meaning āAmerican Peace,ā it describes the era of global order shaped largely by the United States after World War II. Not peace in the purest sense, but a system where America sat at the centerāmilitarily, economically, culturally, diplomatically. Whether countriesContinue reading “Pax Chinacana”
Trumpās Submarine Threat Isnāt Just Reckless ā Itās the Next Chapter in a War Thatās Already Global
So now weāre moving nuclear submarines around because of a social media post? Thatās what Donald Trump did this week. On August 1st, the man who claims heāll ākeep us out of warā ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to new positions after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized Trumpās Ukraine policy on Twitter. This isContinue reading “Trumpās Submarine Threat Isnāt Just Reckless ā Itās the Next Chapter in a War Thatās Already Global”
Black Ops II Was Right About 2025: A Deep Dive Into Fiction Becoming Reality
In 2012, Call of Duty: Black Ops II projected a dystopian vision of 2025āa future where drone warfare dominates, global powers clash through proxies, and technology is weaponized against civilians. A decade later, that once-fictional world is no longer far-fetched. As the actual year 2025 unfolds, itās increasingly clear that the gameās narrative anticipated real-worldContinue reading “Black Ops II Was Right About 2025: A Deep Dive Into Fiction Becoming Reality”