

As Mark Carney launches a massive military buildup, Canadians are getting hit with a barrage of pro-militarization propaganda.
Martin Lukacs debunks six myths the country’s elite are peddling to justify this generational theft of public money.
As the Senate returns to Washington for its last week in session until mid-September, it faces a long to-do list. But for many senators, the top priority is not enacting legislation that will help Americans but instead rushing to approve the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, known colloquially as the “Russia sanctions bill.”
By refusing to advocate for negotiations, the West has done Ukraine a disservice.
The Rhine Group, launched and chaired by the former prime minister and former ECB president, rebukes leaders: “Europe is in a harder place than when the competitiveness report was released. Decline is not inevitable, but it is the direction we are heading unless we take urgent action”
The Limits of Drone Warfare and the Growing Urgency of Diplomacy
The community of Gilroy, California, about 30 miles southwest of San Jose, was surprised when an Amazon data center started construction in their town last month. But as many projects like these have been suffering from opposition and delays across the country, the Wall Street Journal reports that this specific site avoided scrutiny by adhering to local zoning rules set 45 years ago.
On September 1, an American missile slammed into a home in the small Iranian fishing town of Kuhestak, along the Strait of Hormuz, where dozens of people had gathered to celebrate the wedding of a fisherman’s daughter.
The prime minister has always been slippery, but sudden policy changes this early presage trouble.