Opinion
The tippinsights opinion section reflects articles where our individual authors or individual groups (from anywhere on the political spectrum) utilize our data to make compelling arguments.
The Anbar Precedent
Twenty years ago, a war Americans watched on television cost Republicans Congress and forced a change in Iraq. This time voters are watching it at the gas pump.
Ron Paul’s 2001 Alternative: What Could Have Been
All that reviewed, what many do not know or remember was that, 25 years ago—in the fall and winter 2001—Ron Paul proposed an alternative response to 9/11 that deserves serious recognition.
America’s Deadly Addiction To War
The answer is NOTHING in national security, and a great deal in lost lives, national debt, diminished liberty and shattered constitutional government.
Lies, Damn Lies, And Ukraine News
But what’s misleading about that? It creates an impression that is contrary to reality. The truth is that the immediate result of the revolution was an abrupt end to constitutional democracy, not a victory for democracy.
The Doomsday Government: Preparing For The End Of The World, Not The End Of Power
But perhaps the most frightening monster of all is the government that has become so accustomed to wielding extraordinary power that it cannot imagine a future in which that power is diminished.
The Iran War And The ‘Terrible Power of the Purse’
It did not work. And now Netanyahu is touting that Israel has “fresh evidence” that Iran is moving towards producing a weapon component to its nuclear programme.
Nobel Prize For Keynesian Economics
For the Nobel laureates, similarly to Keynes, boom-bust economic cycles are about the strength of the economy.
What Leads To Violent Populism?
I have talked about domestic political violence on this podcast for a while and in interviews too. I have focused my attention not on sensational assassination events but on the increasingly common violent disputes between citizens and their government.
Iran, The Midterms, And The Myth Of Government By The People
Trump, meanwhile, has publicly ruled out another US attack until after November 3. But, according to several recent reports, the two governments are genuinely preparing for another major round of strikes once the American election is over.
The American Government’s Shameful Economic Warfare Against Cuba
In fact, he has consistently argued that a US invasion of Cuba would entail significant costs and have far-reaching implications for the security of Cuba, the United States, and the wider region.
Kurdistan’s Liberty: A Consequence of Its Pre-State Condition?
From this perspective, the fundamental issue is not simply whether a state exists, but rather the extent to which political power is concentrated and possesses the capacity to exercise a comprehensive monopoly of coercion.
Revisiting Black Labor In Confederate Virginia
He focuses on skilled and semi-skilled craftsmen and other significant wartime roles, such as nurses in the military hospitals and men who took up arms on the battlefield even though they were not formally enlisted as soldiers.
Texas Law Enforcement Miscast As Villains in Immigration Debate
The Texas Tribune profiled Officer Jaron Alexander, who made traffic stops that caught illegal aliens and sent them to federal authorities.
Victor Davis Hanson: Why Is Carney Choosing China Over America?
Instead, Prime Minister Mark Carney has taken this trade dispute and used it for his political future, his political career. He basically was given somewhat of a vote of confidence in Quebec and Alberta.
The Midterms, JD Vance, And The Working-Class Realignment
The Democrats were supposedly the party aligned with manufacturing and labor unions, the party of higher wages for workers, affordable housing, and a social safety net.