1. With regards to a nation, who is the ultimate authority?  Government is supposed to be the ultimate authority.  However, government has been eroded by...


  2. My first and last post under this username. I used to post  a lot here a few years ago but gave it up as...


  3. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QuCrs0388NSmjRo9FhGbkMswa6Hhu_MQKj7e9X0AK88/edit The Amazon Is Brazil’s, Not Yours, Bolsonaro Tells Europeans Should American and European inhabitants return the land to its state before forest use and agriculture...
      


  4. Vladimir Putin is running this year for the last time. Sure, he will win but this means he needs to start looking for a...
      


  5. Man, I want to get away from US (and UK) politics, it’s too depressing and I’ve already covered it so much. But I keep getting drawn...
      


  6. Who's getting all of Iran's crude? According to Iranian figures, Asia is getting 60% and Europe is getting 40%. China was the biggest buyer, taking...
      


  7. I’m trying to make sense of this KSA situation as I find it hard to believe (but not completely implausible) that people could be so sloppy....
      


  8. This article may be the most powerful thing you'll read this month Yes it has doom and gloom, but we're in doom and gloom times....
      


  9. (From Zero Hedge)       OK, now you can say it's about government...  LOL  (with regard to Trump 2020 thread). You just needed an English...
      


  10. Every day I find it astonishing that Yemen is of virtually no interest to anyone, including the markets. When one of these ballistic missiles...
      


  11. The GOP used to be the party of the more educated.  It started changing when GW Bush got elected.   Oil prices are sinking and...
      


  12. The waterway separates Iran and Oman, linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. The Strait is 21 miles (33 km)...
      


  13. Trump has been overly generous in his treatment of Saudi Arabia.  Everything from being dismissive of the Kashoggi murder to the present Saudi  attempt...


  14. I know that people in the West think that the Russians unreasonably support Putin, so let me describe the situation so that it becomes...


  15. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=why+russia's+biggest+threat+is+china   Why Russia's Biggest Threat is Actually China           8.4M views6 months ago   RealLifeLore   Select video clips courtesy of Getty Images Select video clips courtesy of the AP Archive...


  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR7jICmkUG0  Why Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is a Disaster for China  


  17. I have a question for many of the non-American, non-Chinese members on this forum: Why do you focus so much attention on President Trump and American...


  18. Presented in full for your consideration, without my usual comments.  Please note that this article is more than 10 years old. Why The WHO Faked...


  19. More fun in Libya: Two militias battling it out in the capital, at a main airport today--20 people reported killed. And the kicker: Both...
      


  20. This is an issue that more and more people are finally starting to talk about: Congress wants to control who is appointed to the...


  21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqkoybUIl4Q Why Ukraine Won't Join NATO Even If it Wins the War


  22. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/05/31/sunday-talks-crump-on-floyd-we-dont-understand/ Chauvin had an unknown motive for murdering Floyd. What was it?    Sunday Talks: Crump on Floyd – “We Don’t Understand”… Posted on May 31, 2020 by sundance
      


  23. As the Trudeau Liberals continue to politically stumble, the Western Provinces seem to have had quite enough.  But it gets even worse for Justin...
      


  24. https://news.sky.com/story/the-rise-of-china-how-70-years-of-the-prc-is-shaping-all-our-futures-11821722


  25. Well? There have been threats in the past but they have remained threats. This time things look different for various reasons but it could be...
      


  26. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the U.S. might apply pressure on Venezuela by restricting the sale of oil from the South American country. The US market is...
      


  27. Following Trump's positive speech extolling America and what has been achieved, will Pelosi's act of ripping up the speech send a negative message to...


  28. While everyone is busy trying to predict how much oil Trump's withdrawal from the Iran sanctions deal will take off the market, I suggest...
      


  29. From the Financial Tribune, a non-governmental newspaper in Iran. Amusing that this Iranian business broadsheet is hoping for Trump to fix Iran's oil curse. Will Trump...


  30. Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of...