Thursday, April 9, 2026
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The Traditional Conservative
Economics, history, and the case for restraint
NATO Free Riders and Hormuz Realities
The unraveling U.S.-Iran ceasefire, Israeli strikes in Lebanon, and Iran's gamesmanship over the Strait of Hormuz teach a timeless lesson: incentives, not pious declarations, govern human affairs. Oil...
The America First Firebrand
The working class vs. the establishment
NATO's Betrayal as Oil Hits $100: America First Betrayed
You could see this disaster coming from a mile away. That much-hyped two-week ceasefire between us and Iran didn't even last a full day before it started unraveling. Israeli strikes pounding Lebanon, ...
The Liberal Wonk
Systems, policy, and institutional design
Trump's Fracturing Ceasefire Reveals Alliance Rot
The two-week ceasefire with Iran was never going to hold if its architects couldn't even agree on what it covered. Within hours of the announcement, Israeli strikes had killed more than 250 in Lebanon...
The Democratic Socialist
Power, class, and who pays the price
Trump's Wars Starve Workers While Oil Barons Profit
As a democratic socialist, I watch the so-called US-Iran ceasefire unravel with a heavy heart but no surprise. Israeli strikes just killed over 250 people in Lebanon on the first full day of this supp...