The United States has achieved the largest national debt any nation has ever run up. It now tops $40 trillion. The USA has a GDP of $32.457 trillion (annualized based on 2Q 2026 figures). Serving the national debt now costs more than the defense budget. And thanks to the Republicans passing the big, ugly, stupid […]
The Democratic National Committee has decided that the caucuses in Iowa and the primary election in New Hampshire will no longer be the first contests in the race for the nomination. That privilege goes to South Carolina now. The idea is to give voice to a different constituency, a less rural and less white electorate.
Sixty days ago, the US and Iran signed a Memorandum of Understanding that halted the worst of the violence in the Persian Gulf. It envisaged a 60-day period of negotiations aimed at establishing peace. Needless to say, that has not happened. The deal failed largely because it was the wrong way to negotiate a settlement
People in the Essex constituency of Clacton voted in a by-election yesterday, brought on by the resignation of sitting MP Nigel Farage. They returned Mr. Farage to Westminster with a substantial majority. Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens and the Tories all declined to have a candidate stand against him as they felt the entire
The US Navy has a massive problem on its hands. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is sailing off the Strait of Hormuz, and it has been at sea for 250 days. Forty of those days, it was supporting continuous combat operations, adding to the stress. This is a record-breaking cruise with 5,000 sailors and
