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False Flags: The Secret History of Al Qaeda

We all know the story of bin Laden and Al Qaeda, the story that was repeated ad nauseam in the days, weeks and months after the catastrophic, catalyzing events of 9/11. So often was that story repeated that the hypnotized public forgot that it was, at base, just that:...

“Graveyard of Empires” Claims Another Victim

The war in Afghanistan is over! Long live the war in Afghanistan! Yes, in case you haven't heard, the US Armed Forces are withdrawing from Afghanistan at the end of the month, and NATO's "Resolute Support" mission—which took over from the NATO combat mission that...

Episode 404 – A Brief History of Hopium

Episode 404 – A Brief History of Hopium

With all these decades and—in the case of the oldest democracies—centuries of broken political promises, you'd think that the public would have caught on to the game by now. But, if anything, recent events have revealed that people are becoming more addicted to this...

How to Play 3D Chess

It's a ridiculous, no good, stupid, rotten meme. You know, the idea that every horrible move that Precedent Trump ever made (like appointing John Bolton or launching Operation Warp Speed) was actually some super-complicated three-dimensional chess move intended to...

The Year Ahead – Part 3: Geopolitics

I don't need to tell you that we are living through world-historical times right now. The frequency of world-changing events is accelerating even as the impact of these events on our day-to-day lives is increasing. As Lenin rightly observed: "There are decades where...

The Year Ahead – Part 1: Currency

I don't need to tell you that we are living through world-historical times right now. The frequency of world-changing events is accelerating even as the impact of these events on our day-to-day lives is increasing. As Lenin rightly observed: "There are decades where...