Seth Ferris
Syria, Iran, Georgia: Slippery Slope in Discussing Oil Smuggling and Sanctions
The history of sanctions teaches us that they are like a pole - you can find a way around them, and in the process, find a niche market for all kinds of smugglers, gangsters, and political types, as co-operation is needed at all levels. For this reason, sanctions often...
Brexit Replaces Sovereignty With Terrorism
During the long years of political violence in Northern Ireland, British governments of every complexion routinely insisted that they "would not give in to terrorism". We now know, from hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and other sources, that the British government...
Does Kavanaugh Finally Make the Real America Public?
Sometimes events generate a public fascination out of all proportion to their actual importance. The Tate-La Bianca killings of 1969, conducted by the Manson Family, are still widely discussed today and have turned some drifting hippies only marginally connected with the actual...
