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From 15 Years Ago, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - Jun 11th 2026 12:00am EDTHow we got where we are In the years since I wrote this article, we have watched Americans lose the protection of the First Amendment when it comes to the criticism and protest of Israeli policies. Students who protest against the Israeli genocide of Palestine are expelled from their universities. Foreign students are expelled from…
Trump’s Covert Oil Scam… Setting the Record Straight, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 11th 2026 12:00am EDTTrump has reignited the war with Iran and it is going to be ugly. BORZZIKMAN reports that Iranian and Russian sources say that Iran destroyed 12 F-35 combat aircraft last night that were sheltered at a Jordanian airbase. I discussed this issue ad nauseam on several podcasts today — which are posted below. I want…
US Empire Managers View Iranian Sovereignty As An Act of Aggression, and Other Notes, by Caitlin Johnstone
The Unz Review - Jun 10th 2026 12:00am EDTSecretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the US is going to be launching major strikes in Iran, while President Trump says he’ll “bomb the shit out of” the Iranians if they don’t agree to a deal of his liking. The latest wave of US airstrikes has already reportedly damaged critical civilian infrastructure,…
Great Britain Now Officially Has an Anti-White Government Even More So Than South Africa and Sweden, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - Jun 10th 2026 12:00am EDThe murder of Henry Nowak by a black immigrant-invader discloses Britain’s two-tiered justice system: a harsh one for white people and an easy “understanding” one for black people. “Our own Government is Against us” The British government protected immigrant-invader rape gangs White Countries Are Rabidly Racist Against Whites The British government arrests and imprisons citizens…
Battle of the Missiles — the Apache Scam, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 10th 2026 12:00am EDTA truly bizarre series of events off the coast of Iran today that in my opinion were entirely provoked, if not staged, by the US. It started with multiple news reports that a US Army Apache helicopter had been shot down in the Persian Gulf but the two pilots emerged unscathed. What the hell was…
The Fight to Save America, by Ron Unz
The Unz Review - Jun 9th 2026 9:04pm EDTThe street battles against the abuses by ICE are the front lines of our struggle to prevent the consolidation of the police state. NEWARK, N.J. — The worst is not the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and private contractors, wielding baseball bats and batons, who flood the parking lot at the end of their shifts…
Iran’s New Policy Could Be a Middle East Game Changer, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 9th 2026 12:00am EDTIran says it will no longer wait for threats, declaring new strategic regional defense doctrine, so says Sadeq Larijani. Larijani is a prominent Iranian Shia cleric, conservative politician, and senior regime figure. He is best known for serving as Chief Justice (Head of the Judiciary) of Iran from 2009 to 2019 and as Chairman of…
Israel, Iran, and Holocaust Denial, by Ron Unz
The Unz Review - Jun 8th 2026 12:20am EDTFor many years, Gen. Qasem Soleimani had been one of Iran’s most important and influential military commanders, a top figure in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). He had played a central role in organizing the defeat of the radical Sunni ISIS forces in Syria and Iraq, and was also the architect of his country’s…
Congress Is Preparing Legislation That Erases the United States, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - Jun 8th 2026 12:00am EDTCurrently as I write the House Armed Services Committee and the Trump regime–and soon the US Congress–are engaged in high treason against the United States. In previous writings, including the lead article yesterday, I have warned about the dangers to American sovereignty and American liberties in the US Constitution from the legislation in the works…
Israel Crosses Iran’s Redline in a Mission to Prevent Trump from Signing a Peace Deal with Iran, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 8th 2026 12:00am EDTNine days after Iran warned the West, Israel in particular, that any further attacks on Beirut would result in Iran retaliating against Israel, Israel hit the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh. The attack on Sunday afternoon sent plumes of smoke rising over the suburb, with strikes targeting two apartments in two buildings. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
The Protocols of the Epstein Firsters. Letter to President Putin, by Pierre Simon
The Unz Review - Jun 7th 2026 12:10am EDTPresidential Administration Staraya Square, Moscow, 103132 letters.kremlin.ru. Dear President Putin, I am one of your long-time fans and a great admirer of Russian culture and achievements, but I cannot help wonder why, in your conflict with Ukraine, you have never called out the banking cartels headquartered in “The City” of London and Wall Street, together…
Israel First Is Prevailing Over America First, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - Jun 7th 2026 12:05am EDTNetanyahu and Trump have come up with a way to protect and enlarge American military support to Israel despite the large upswing in opposition to Israel by the US population–yet more proof that citizens have no influence on government policy. The trick being used is to integrate the US and Israeli militaries. In this way…
New Variables Complicating US and Iran Negotiations, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 7th 2026 12:00am EDTI want to draw your attention to two news items that may complicate, if not derail, President Trump’s hopes of securing a peace agreement with Iran. Pakistan, as Pepe Escobar and I reported last week, continues to play a central role in trying to craft a solution that will be acceptable to Iran and the…
Another Way to Compare the World’s Two Largest Economies, by Hua Bin
The Unz Review - Jun 6th 2026 12:02am EDTThere are many ways to compare size of economies. The most common method is the nominal GDP, based on exchange rates of different currencies. By this standard, the US has the largest economy of the world at US$30.5 trillion in 2025, approximately 50% bigger than China’s US$19.4 trillion. Another popular measure is the Purchasing Power…
Geopathology and the Econopathology Behind It, by Michael Hudson
The Unz Review - Jun 6th 2026 12:00am EDTAmerica’s 2025 National Security Strategy calls for gaining control of the world’s oil trade. Toward this end, Donald Trump’s Oil War aims at depriving Iran, Iraq and its neighboring OPEC countries of their sovereignty over whom they may sell their oil to, just as he has done to Venezuela. There is no remorse for the…
Putin’s Message to Ukraine: “Keep on Working, Brothers”, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 6th 2026 12:00am EDTVladimir Putin used a phrase during the closing session of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) that I think most non-Russians missed or ignored. He said, “Work, Brothers.” First, let me explain the context for Putin saying this. Zelensky published an open letter to Putin that I, and many others, believe was timed deliberately…
The End of Pax Judaica or the Beginning of World War III?, by Eric Striker
The Unz Review - Jun 5th 2026 12:05am EDTThe seeming conclusion of the Iran war, dubbed a humiliating defeat for the soon to be fully integrated US and Israeli militaries, is more than another one of Washington’s failed Middle Eastern adventures (the sixth in 25 years). This time, regime insiders are warning that the end of Pax Judaica, the world order established by…
Pakistan Hopeful It Will Host Summit with Trump and Pezeshkian, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 5th 2026 12:00am EDTThere has been a dramatic and noticeable shift in Donald Trump’s rhetoric and social media posts regarding Iran since Pepe and I received the report of Iran’s threat to do a demonstration detonation of a nuclear warhead if the US does not cease its attacks on Iran. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Iran is still…
Determined to Know: Free-Will, Randomness and the T.B.Q.P., by Tobias Langdon
The Unz Review - Jun 4th 2026 12:00am EDTFish swim in water; humans swim in philosophy. But I doubt that any fishes ponder what surrounds and sustains them as fish, just as I know that few humans ponder what surrounds and sustains them as humans. We humans think and know, talk and exist, yet few of us think about thought, think about knowledge,…
Confirmed — Donald Trump Believes Iran Has the Bomb, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 4th 2026 12:00am EDTNo, I have not been given access to NSA Sigint, but I have confirmed that the phone call last week between Iranian President Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shariff was over a non-secure line. I am reliably informed that this was done deliberately by the Iranians and Pakistanis — i.e., the Iranians and Pakistanis were…
Podcast: Talkin’ About Dystopia, Paintin’ Medea Benjamin, by Caitlin Johnstone
The Unz Review - Jun 3rd 2026 12:00am EDTCaitlin and Tim discuss this strange dark future we’ve all tumbled into and the things that make life worth living. Available in audio as well. This conversation can be found on every major podcast platform. Please send us your questions, comments and feedback so we can answer them in the next show. Audio version: https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/podcast-talkin-about-dystopia-paintin-687
Iran and the US Trade More Blows in the Persian Gulf, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 3rd 2026 12:00am EDTThe tensions between the US and Iran remain very taut after both sides exchanged of fire late on June 2 (early morning June 3 in the Persian Gulf). It apparently started when a US helicopter tried to stop an Iranian tanker headed for the port of Bandar Abbas. The US helo launched a hellfire missile…
Women Who Are Not Into Cooking, by Hans Vogel
The Unz Review - Jun 2nd 2026 12:10am EDTDo you remember Margaret Thatcher? And Indira Gandhi? Have you ever heard of Golda Meir? All three were “Iron Ladies” who as leaders of their countries and staunch defenders of national interests, truly made a difference. One may or may not agree with their political philosophies and opinions, but there is no denying these women…
Does Iran Have a Nuke? Well Placed Source Says, “Yes”, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Jun 2nd 2026 12:00am EDTPepe Escobar and I received the following intelligence report last Thursday, which was produced by a knowledgeable source with access. I am not reproducing the entire report, but want to highlight the issue of whether or not Iran now has, or soon will have a nuke. Let me emphasize that I firmly support past US…
American Pravda: Looming Market Crashes, by Ron Unz
The Unz Review - Jun 1st 2026 12:00am EDTI launched my American Pravda series a decade ago next month. My conscious strategy was quite unusual, being almost exactly the opposite of that followed by nearly everyone else covering those same controversial topics. As some of them explicitly told me, they had always deliberately avoided exploring too many different and unrelated historical controversies. Instead,…