Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Spewed Historically Revisionist Anti-Polish Hate Speech

Voice of East: Former Israeli President Reuven Rivlin Spewed Historically Revisionist Anti-Polish Hate Speech By Andrew Korybko It’s always morally wrong to construct hierarchies of victimhood, and in this case it’s also factually wrong too, with it amounting to hate speech for former Israeli... Read More › - Voice of East


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Regarding Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Thorazine Shortages

Thomas Knapp: The fix, it seems, is in — for both Super Bowl LVIII and the 2024 presidential election. MAGA media are alight with claims (or, in some cases, mere “just asking questions” trolling) about a plot to use a Kansas City Chiefs win in the former to amp up a Joe Biden endorsement from an “artificially … Continue reading Regarding Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Thorazine Shortages → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Egypt And Saudi Arabia Aren’t Expected To Step Up After The West Suspended UNRWA Funding

Voice of East: Egypt And Saudi Arabia Aren’t Expected To Step Up After The West Suspended UNRWA Funding By Andrew Korybko Egypt’s security-centric policy prevents it from opening the border to fleeing refugees while political factors vis-a-vis Israel and the US are responsible for... Read More › - Voice of East


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Immigration: Texas has a Constitutional Case, But Not a Moral One

Thomas Knapp: On January 22, a 5-4 US Supreme Court vote allowed US Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire installed along the US-Mexico border (which also happens to be the Texas-Mexico Border) in the vicinity of a local park that the Texas Military Department seized earlier in the month. Eagle Park verges on the Rio Grande … Continue reading Immigration: Texas has a Constitutional Case, But Not a Moral One → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Texas’ Standoff With The Federal Government Over Border Security Won’t Lead To Civil War

Voice of East: Texas’ Standoff With The Federal Government Over Border Security Won’t Lead To Civil War By Andrew Korybko The consequences of this constitutional crisis could still reverberate much further than the Rio Grande and last much longer than the week’s news cycle.... Read More › - Voice of East


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Celebrating India’s Republic Day In Indian Occupied Kashmir

Voice of East: Celebrating India’s Republic Day In Indian Occupied Kashmir By Our Special Correspondent Washington, DC. – Vidhi Kumar Bhirdi, Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Indian Occupied Kashmir said on January 24, 2024 that all the security arrangements are in place... Read More › - Voice of East


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Another Year, Another Fake “School Choice” Week

Thomas Knapp: Yes, folks, it’s that time again. Each year, the final week of January features a campaign of punditry, analysis, and cheerleading centered around “National School Choice Week.” What is “school choice?” In theory, it’s a utopian something-for-nothing scenario in which every student gets the education he, she, or other pronoun “chooses.” In fact, “school choice,” … Continue reading Another Year, Another Fake “School Choice” Week → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Election 2024: Don’t Fall for James Risen’s Guilt Trippery

Thomas Knapp: “A progressive who stays home on Election Day — or backs Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, or No Labels,” reads the tag line on James Risen’s latest column at The Intercept, “is voting for Donald Trump.” Well, no. A progressive (or anyone else) who doesn’t vote isn’t voting for Donald Trump or for any … Continue reading Election 2024: Don’t Fall for James Risen’s Guilt Trippery → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Egypt Is Sabre-Rattling Against Ethiopia To Distract From Its Betrayal Of The Palestinians

Voice of East: Egypt Is Saber-Rattling Against Ethiopia To Distract From Its Betrayal Of The Palestinians By Andrew Korybko The same country that had once been the leader of the Arab World now cares more about helping faraway Somalia wage Hybrid War against Ethiopia... Read More › - Voice of East


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Is Geopolitics Deterministic?

Kim Petersen: In an online video interview, libertarian judge Andrew Napolitano asked University of Chicago political scientist and international relations professor John Mearsheimer to “translate” president Xi’s remarks in his New Year speech. The professor answered, “There is no question that the Chinese want Taiwan back. They want to make Taiwan part of China…. There is also […]
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Why’s The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia’s Presidential Frontrunner?

Voice of East: Why’s The New York Times Fearmongering About Indonesia’s Presidential Frontrunner? By Andrew Korybko It’s an information warfare provocation intended to manipulate voters’ perceptions of the frontrunner to the point that a run-off election is scheduled this summer, which could then give... Read More › - Voice of East


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Do We Need Terms of Service for Porch Pirates?

Thomas Knapp: On January 6, Canada’s  CTV ran a story on package theft in Montreal West, a Quebecois suburb. “Porch piracy” — grabbing parcels left at doors by delivery services — isn’t just a Canadian problem, of course. It’s become endemic in prosperous western societies, particularly in densely populated areas with front doors located at convenient dashing … Continue reading Do We Need Terms of Service for Porch Pirates? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Latvia’s Planned Deportation Of Some Russians Could Set Bild’s Scenario Forecast Into Motion

Voice of East: Latvia’s Planned Deportation Of Some Russians Could Set Bild’s Scenario Forecast Into Motion By Andrew Korybko This thought exercise shouldn’t be misinterpreted as suggesting that a NATO-Russian war in the Baltics (and possibly stretching into the Arctic via new member Finland)... Read More › - Voice of East


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Overdraft Fee Cap: A Terrible Solution to an Already Solved Problem

Thomas Knapp: The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Financial Times reports, “is proposing to cap overdraft fees at as low as $3, potentially saving consumers billions of dollars a year and stepping up US President Joe Biden’s war on so-called junk fees ahead of the 2024 election.” The simple version, for those unfamiliar with overdraft fees: You … Continue reading Overdraft Fee Cap: A Terrible Solution to an Already Solved Problem → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Leaked German War Plans Against Russia Are Aimed At Advancing The “Military Schengen” Proposal

Voice of East: Leaked German War Plans Against Russia Are Aimed At Advancing The “Military Schengen” Proposal By Andrew Korybko While Moscow opposes the “military Schengen” due to the ease with which it’ll facilitate NATO aggression against Belarus, Kaliningrad, and/or “mainland” Russia and regards... Read More › - Voice of East


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Substack’s No-Platforming Climbdown Isn’t “Censorship,” But It’s Still a Bad Idea

Thomas Knapp: In January of 2022, Lulu Cheng-Meservey — at the time, Vice President of Communication for Substack, though she’s since moved on to a similar role at Activision Blizzard — wrote on Twitter (now known as “X”): “At Substack, we don’t make moderation decisions based on public pressure or PR considerations. An important principle for us … Continue reading Substack’s No-Platforming Climbdown Isn’t “Censorship,” But It’s Still a Bad Idea → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Slovak Prime Minister Has A Pragmatic Approach Towards The Ukrainian Conflict

Voice of East: The Slovak Prime Minister Has A Pragmatic Approach Towards The Ukrainian Conflict By Andrew Korybko The importance of Robert Fico’s piece is that it represents yet another clearly articulated and impressively pragmatic view of the Ukrainian Conflict from a European leader... Read More › - Voice of East


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Presidential Immunity: Trump Makes a Good Point Without Meaning To

Thomas Knapp: “It’s the opening of a Pandora’s Box,” Donald Trump said on January 9, musing on the possibility of a court rejecting his claim that, as a former president, he must enjoy life-long immunity from criminal prosecution for pretty much anything and everything he did while in office. “[I]f I wasn’t given immunity, then other presidents … Continue reading Presidential Immunity: Trump Makes a Good Point Without Meaning To → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Somali Leader Is Looking For Allies As He Plots Hybrid War Against Ethiopia And Somaliland

Voice of East: The Somali Leader Is Looking For Allies As He Plots Hybrid War Against Ethiopia And Somaliland By Andrew Korybko Eritrea and Somalia are on the same side vis-à-vis Ethiopia in the regional security dilemma, it already trains members of the Somali... Read More › - Voice of East


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Our Political Conundrum: Two Questions That Answer Each Other

Thomas Knapp: It’s customary for op-ed columns to hang themselves on “news hooks” — the things you’re already reading about that just happened, are happening, or may be about to happen. The closest thing I to a “news hook” I could up with for this piece is that my friend Lloyd Sloan supports the presidential candidacy of … Continue reading Our Political Conundrum: Two Questions That Answer Each Other → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Let The United Nations Prove That It Is Not A Country Club For The Rich

Voice of East: Let The United Nations Prove That It Is Not A Country Club For The Rich By Dr Imtiaz A. Khan (Professor at George Washington University Medical Centre) Washington, DC – Unresolved issue of Indian occupied Kashmir has embroiled the region since... Read More › - Voice of East


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Putin Importantly Clarified That The Western Elite, Not Ukraine, Are Russia’s True Enemies

Voice of East: Putin Importantly Clarified That The Western Elite, Not Ukraine, Are Russia’s True Enemies By Andrew Korybko As the proxy war winds down and all players begin preparing for the post-conflict future, whenever it comes to pass, it’s worthwhile to once again... Read More › - Voice of East


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What’s In Your Wallet? If CBDC Supporters Have Their Way, Nothing Reliable

Thomas Knapp: In December, Reuters reports,  India’s “digital rupee” crossed the milestone of more than one million transactions per day. Meanwhile, in early January,  the European Union’s central bank published a rulebook for, and Spain’s central bank  selected “partners” in a pilot/test program for, their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). In the US, CBDCs remain at … Continue reading What’s In Your Wallet? If CBDC Supporters Have Their Way, Nothing Reliable → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Somali Authorities And Al-Shabaab Are On The Same Side Against Ethiopia’s Somaliland Port Deal

Voice of East: The Somali Authorities And Al-Shabaab Are On The Same Side Against Ethiopia’s Somaliland Port Deal By Andrew Korybko Social media is flooded with warmongering from some Somali activists who all of a sudden consider Ethiopia to be more of a threat... Read More › - Voice of East


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Where Do You Want to Take a Free Mouse Today?

Thomas Knapp: As 2024 begins, Mickey Mouse no longer remains under the full legal control of the Walt Disney Company. Meanwhile, their archenemy vies with an ex-President, who has pictured himself as a slacker cartoon frog, for the Republican nomination. Ron DeSantis’s thin cloak of anti-corporate rhetoric covers a conventional GOP suit. Donald Trump is known more … Continue reading Where Do You Want to Take a Free Mouse Today? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Somalia Should Negotiate A “Dignified Divorce” With Somaliland As Soon As Possible

Voice of East: Somalia Should Negotiate A “Dignified Divorce” With Somaliland As Soon As Possible By Andrew Korybko Egypt and Eritrea, which want to contain Ethiopia through proxy war means, might try to push Somalia into going to war over this issue. Mogadishu would... Read More › - Voice of East


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It’s All About Them, Lauren Boebert Edition

Thomas Knapp: In late December, US Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) packed her carpet bag and moved her 2024 re-election campaign. After supposedly representing her state’s 3rd district for two terms, she’s now seeking to supposedly represent the 4th. Why? Well, it’s all about safety. Not her constituents’ safety, her district’s safety, her state’s safety, her party’s safety, … Continue reading It’s All About Them, Lauren Boebert Edition → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Five Messages Sent By Ukraine’s Latest Bombing Of Belgorod

Voice of East: The Five Messages Sent By Ukraine’s Latest Bombing Of Belgorod By Andrew Korybko The more state terrorism that Ukraine commits against Russian civilians without any criticism from the West, the more that the Global South will sympathize with Russia’s goals of... Read More › - Voice of East


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