The Road to War

The Road to War Paul Craig Roberts It is OK for Israel and Washington to escalate the situation, but not for Iran or Russia. Here is the way it works. Israel assassinates a Muslim leader on Iranian territory, and then the media goes into action calling on Iran not to escalate the situation. Iran doesn’t, and from Iran not “escalating…

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Americans Happily Give Away Their Country

Posting Monday’s columns ahead of arriving hurricane Americans Happily Give Away Their Country Paul Craig Roberts As millions of immigrant-invaders walk into America aided and abetted by the US government, the momentum grows to give them the vote. Whether or not given the vote, immigrant-invaders are already voting, if not by themselves casting a vote then by their registrations being…

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An Infamous Ruling

An Infamous Ruling By Paul Craig Roberts May 12, 2004 Twenty years and three months ago I wrote an article on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. This was the US Supreme Court decision that racially integrated public schools in America. Liberal elites saw the decision as a hallmark ruling for racial integration. More importantly, it was…

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The Insouciance of the Good is Evil’s Best Ally

The Insouciance of the Good is Evil’s Best Ally Paul Craig Roberts Annemarie Axon is a federal district judge for the northern district of Alabama. She was appointed by President Trump. Her appointment, judging by her recent ruling, is further indication that Donald Trump is not up to the challenge of draining the swamp. Judge Axon has just ruled against…

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Are Americans a Totally Conquered People?

Are Americans a Totally Conquered People? Paul Craig Roberts The various “investigations” of the Secret Service’s failure to protect Trump are focused on operational and communication failures. The fact that the Secret Service did hardly anything normal procedures required has not yet raised the question whether elements of the Secret Service were involved. The failure is too large to be…

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Shame Is Dead in the Western World

Shame Is Dead in the Western World Paul Craig Roberts What kind of people are running the Olympics and International Boxing Association that they allow men to brutalize women? A female boxer, Angela Carina, was paired with a man, Imane Khelif, in a boxing match that lasted 46 seconds. It is shameful that the Olympics and the International Boxing Association…

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Trump Attorney Sidney Powell Was Falsely Accused by the Corrupt American Elite because She Provided Conclusive Evidence that the 2020 election was stolen

Trump Attorney Sidney Powell Was Falsely Accused by the Corrupt American Elite because She Provided Conclusive Evidence that the 2020 election was stolen Paul Craig Roberts The corrupt Texas Bar Association tried to discipline Powell for bringing forth evidence they did not want revealed. But a Texas Court of Appeals struck down the corrupt Texas bar association. Americans should note…

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Are You Ready for Pandemic 2.0?

Are You Ready for Pandemic 2.0? https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/disease/operation-warp-speed-part-ii/

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The Economic Situation of the West

The Economic Situation of the West Paul Craig Roberts Once upon a time America had a capitalist economy. Bank deposits were used for loans that expanded productive ability. America produced its own goods and grew its own food. America’s currency was backed by gold and inflation was nonexistent. New technology brought into play by new investment improved the productivity of…

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Is Trump setting up his own assassination?

Is Trump setting up his own assassination? Paul Craig Roberts Trump says that if Iran does assassinate him, “which is always a possibility, I hope that America obliterates Iran, wipes it off the face of the Earth.” Think about that for a minute. What is it that Israel and the neoconservatives want most? The answer is for the US to…

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A Tale of Two Cats

A Tale of Two Cats Paul Craig Roberts As readers know, this is not a feel good site. It is not a BS site or a gossip site. This is a site for people who want to know what is really happening and why it is happening. It is for people who value family, the Constitution and a morally, politically,…

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Where Matters Stand

Where Matters Stand Paul Craig Roberts The assassination issue has been reduced to operational failure and insufficient budgetary resources for the Secret Service, and the assassination has been moved aside by Kamala’s emergence as the Democrat candidate for President. The presstitutes are again speaking with one voice preparing the narrative of a close election that makes it possible to use…

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USA as I knew it has passed into the trash bin of history

USA as I knew it has passed into the trash bin of history Paul Craig Roberts Kamala Harris says she has raised $230,000,000 in campaign funds from rich American liberals. Why are rich American liberals so determined to have Kamala as President of the United States? One reason could be because she, unlike Trump, is easily controlled, so the explanation…

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Are there skeletons in the closet of NBC’s VP choice for Kamala?

Are there skeletons in the closet of NBC’s VP choice for Kamala? Paul Craig Roberts Since posting this article: “Democrats Need Second Thoughts About Possible VP Candidate Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro:” https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2024/07/24/democrats-need-second-thoughts-about-possible-vp-candidate-josh-shapiro/ media have been hyping Shapiro as the VP Kamala needs: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-see-gov-josh-shapiro-harris-super-strong-vp-contender-rcna163322 Shapiro is suspected of covering up a murder in order to protect a politically prominent family. The…

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US Representatives Jim Jordan & James Comer Must Undertake a Congressional investigation of the Assassination Attempt on Trump

US Representatives Jim Jordan & James Comer Must Undertake a Congressional investigation of the Assassination Attempt on Trump Paul Craig Roberts There is competent analysis on the Internet of acoustic evidence indicating more than one shooter involved in the attempt on Trump’s life. Obviously, what is needed is a credible, brave, credentialed acoustic expert to analyze the acoustic evidence. This…

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There Will Be No Real Investigation of the Assassination Attempt on Trump

There Will Be No Real Investigation of the Assassination Attempt on Trump Paul Craig Roberts Since my last update, Mike Adams has changed his position again. He now believes based on the latest evidence that there were two shooters. Since Mike Adams backed off of his more than one shooter hypothesis where at about 7:35 he says he can’t sustain…

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UPDATE to the interpretation by Mike Adams of the acoustic evidence

UPDATE to the interpretation by Mike Adams of the acoustic evidence Paul Craig Roberts Mike Adams reports he has acquired 5 other recordings of the shooting taken from different locations. It is not clear by who and what the chain of custody has been. The one he first reported on is the Fox News recording from the podium where Trump…

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The Secret Service’s Failure-to-Protect Is Being Blamed on “an Operational Failure”

Update: Here is Rep. Jim Jordan giving Cheatle hell. As you can see, the Republicans are not even in the ball park. The issue as framed by Republicans and media is: did the Secret Service provide enough resources to protect Trump. This is not the issue. The media will treat Jordan as a Republican male picking on a woman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4rJ8tmAAI0…

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My Take on the Assassination Attempt

My Take on the Assassination Attempt Paul Craig Roberts Based on the acoustic analysis presented by Mike Adams and Chris Martenson ( https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2024/07/21/acoustic-evidence-proves-beyond-all-doubt-more-than-one-shooter/ ), here is my interpretation of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Adams concluded that the first three shots came from Crooks on the building roof. However, Adams later says he thinks shots afterward came from inside…

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Will Trump’s Near Assassination by the Deep State Be Covered Up?

Will Trump’s Near Assassination by the Deep State Be Covered Up? Paul Craig Roberts After many years of accusing truth tellers of being “conspiracy theorists,” presstitutes join the ranks of conspiracy theorists. Keith Olbermann says Trump is lying about being shot and that there is no confirmation from police or doctors that Trump was hit by a bullet. Joy Reid…

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Does America Have a Future?

Does America Have a Future? Paul Craig Roberts As readers know, I expected Biden to be moved aside. I wondered why the Democrats were waiting so long. They might have been waiting to see if the planned assassination of Trump succeeded. Biden is an issue because he cannot win or come close enough to winning for the Democrats to be…

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Acoustic Evidence Proves Beyond All Doubt More Than One Shooter

Acoustic Evidence Proves Beyond All Doubt More Than One Shooter Paul Craig Roberts I and others have pointed out astonishing voids in the Secret Service’s protection of Trump. The voids are so egregious that they cannot be blamed on incompetence. Scott Ritter says that intent is the only explanation. Now these conclusions are backed by acoustic evidence. The fact that…

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Other than nuclear war, the digital revolution is mankind’s greatest disaster

Update: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/21/us/tech-outage-flight-cancellations-united-delta-airlines/index.html Other than nuclear war, the digital revolution is mankind’s greatest disaster Paul Craig Roberts It has been clear to me from the beginning that the digital revolution was a massive catastrophe in the making. The digital revolution is a catastrophe across the board. It not only gives government ability to impose tyranny beyond George Orwells’ imagination, it subjects…

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A Shameful Day Approaches

A Shameful Day Approaches Paul Craig Roberts In 3 days Netanyahu, the epitome of evil, addresses the cowardly US Congress that he controls with fear and money. He will tell them that his extermination of Palestine will free Israel from terrorism, and Congress will give him 30 standing ovations. As Trump himself is in Israel’s pocket, how can he make…

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The Official Narrative of Trump’s Near Assassination is Being Formed

The Official Narrative of Trump’s Near Assassination is Being Formed Paul Craig Roberts The official narrative for Trump’s near assassination that is forming seems to be Secret Service incompetence. The security voids are being attributed to an inexperienced Secret Service team, to a lack of communication between local police and Secret Service, and to the Secret Service director’s statement that…

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The Assassination Attempt

The Assassination Attempt Paul Craig Roberts Some say that it is too early to know what explains Trump’s near assassination. However, a good case can be made that we already know all we will ever know. The passage of time simply allows official narratives to be constructed, and they are used to muddy the waters. I support the calls for…

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Further Thoughts on the Near Assassination

Further Thoughts on the Near Assassination Paul Craig Roberts “The fact that [the Secret Service] allowed a rifle armed shooter within 150 yds to a preplanned event is either malice or massive incompetence.” — Security expert Erik Prince, Navy Seal and founder of Blackwater One of the most puzzling aspects of the near assassination of Donald Trump on the Secret…

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RussiaGate 2.0

RussiaGate 2.0 Professor Michel Chossudovsky https://www.globalresearch.ca/russiagate-2-0-donald-trump-has-opted-for-real-peace-negotiations-with-a-foreign-adversary/5862691

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Did We Just Witness the FBI’s Attempt on Trump’s Life?

Did We Just Witness the FBI’s Attempt on Trump’s Life? Paul Craig Roberts A number of independent security experts have noted egregious failures in the Secret Service’s protection of Trump’s venue. Perhaps most notable was the failure to include the nearby buildings in the security zone. Three possible explanations have been offered: incompetence, intent, and insufficient assigned resources. Incompetence is…

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Did We Just Witness the FBI’s Attempt on Trump’s Life?

Did We Just Witness the FBI’s Attempt on Trump’s Life? Paul Craig Roberts A number of independent security experts have noted egregious failures in the Secret Service’s protection of Trump’s venue. Perhaps most notable was the failure to include the nearby buildings in the security zone. Three possible explanations have been offered: incompetence, intent, and insufficient assigned resources. Incompetence is…

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A Light in the Darkness

A Light in the Darkness from 4 years 3 months ago https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/03/31/a-light-in-the-darkness/ A light in the Darkness Paul Craig Roberts Diana Johnstone’s just published book, Circle in the Darkness: Memoir of a World Watcher, is the best book I have ever read about world events during my lifetime, the most revealing, the most accurate, the most truthful, the most moral…

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Why Is the West Preparing for War?

Why Is the West Preparing for War? Paul Craig Roberts One result of the just concluded NATO Summit is Germany’s decision to host US intermediate-range missiles. Prior to 2019 when Washington cancelled the INF Treaty, the treaty prevented such deployment. The INF Treaty was signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev on December 8,1987, and the treaty was ratified on…

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Can the West Survive Democracy or Is Democracy the Last Recourse of the West?

Can the West Survive Democracy or Is Democracy the Last Recourse of the West? Paul Craig Roberts As our Founding Fathers knew, Democracy has many problems. One of the larger problems is that one person one vote is a poor way to make governing decisions. One reason is that intelligence is not equally distributed. Another is that interest in the…

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Marine Le Pen the French Donald Trump

Marine Le Pen the French Donald Trump Paul Craig Roberts In France law is as weaponized as it is in the US under Merrick Garland. Paris prosecutors are “investigating” Marine Le Pen for alleged illegal financing of her 2022 Presidential campaign. If indicted and convicted, she faces 10 years imprisonment and a ban on standing for political office. https://www.rt.com/news/600691-paris-prosecutors-le-pen-probe/ The…

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Hope Betrayed: The French Election

Hope Betrayed: The French Election Paul Craig Roberts I wonder if Putin is as disappointed with the outcome of the French election as I am. The first round of elections gave a large lead to Marine Le Pen’s French Nationalist party. Hoping this would carry through the second round, I saw hope in the idea that European peoples tired of…

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The Supreme Court Gives Back to Congress the Power It Gave to Executive Branch Lawmaking Many Years Ago

The Supreme Court Gives Back to Congress the Power It Gave to Executive Branch Lawmaking Many Years Ago Paul Craig Roberts. Prior to the 1930s “New Deal” regulatory agencies, Congress controlled the law. A statute mean what Congress said. Thereafter, a statute meant whatever the regulatory agency said it meant. For example, I have explained in my columns many times…

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The Desperation of the Biden Campaign

The Desperation of the Biden Campaign Paul Craig Roberts With mega-donors withholding Democrat campaign funds until Biden steps aside, the Biden fundraisers are appealing to me for funds! Appeals continuously arrive in my email from movie stars, Jill Biden, and Kamala Harris telling me how necessary it is for me to contribute to Biden’s reelection in order to prevent Trump…

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The Role of Hatred in the Upcoming Election

The Role of Hatred in the Upcoming Election Paul Craig Roberts James Howard Kunstler explains how Democrats and media avoid truth by creating a false reality and end up believing their own lies. The entire purpose of Democrats and media is to deceive and to intimidate Americans into living in unreality and aiding and abetting their own demise. https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/07/james-howard-kunstler/who-turned-off-the-gaslight/ `…

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Cars: I Remember when We had control of cars; today we obey software programs.

Cars: I Remember when We had control of cars; today we obey software programs. Paul Craig Roberts Recently I came across a November 2015 issue of Road & Track. It contains an article comparing the 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 350, a muscle car of its time, with the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 350R, a muscle car of its…

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Russia Finally Acknowledges that She Is at War with Washington

Russia Finally Acknowledges that She Is at War with Washington Paul Craig Roberts Today is July 4 when we get our annual dose of patriotic propaganda that serves to wrap us in self-righteousness which enables Washington to conduct its wars. Washington has got away with it for a long time, but now has created and brought us into conflict with…

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The Presidential Dilemma

The Presidential Dilemma Paul Craig Roberts The dilemma is not limited to Trump and Biden. All of us face it. Biden cannot win despite all of the theft mechanisms the Democrats have institutionalized. A stolen election requires a close election in order to hide the theft. But the polls show no such close election. In order to use the fraudulent…

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The Supreme Court Ruled Not for Trump But for the Office of the President

The Supreme Court Ruled Not for Trump But for the Office of the President Paul Craig Roberts The US Supreme Court has ruled that a president has immunity for official acts, but not for personal acts. Which is which will be a contentious issue. For example, if a president were to have the CIA, FBI, or Secret Service murder a…

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The Resurrection of French Nationalism?

The Resurrection of French Nationalism? Paul Craig Roberts France was the last European nation to lose its sovereignty, and France might be the first to recover its sovereignty. In the 1960s France was still a nation of ethnic French as contrasted with the tower of babel and a geographical entity that it is today. During the ten-year presidency of Charles…

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US Supreme Court Hands Corrupt Justice (sic) Department a Knock Down Blow

US Supreme Court Hands Corrupt Justice (sic) Department a Knock Down Blow Paul Craig Roberts The Supreme Court has ruled that law provides no basis for the obstruction charge brought against a January 6 protester who defended in court against the Justice (sic) Department’s false charges. But of course merrick garland had no interest in any facts. “Vengence is mine,”…

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The Anti-German Government which the German People Themselves Have Elected Has Declared its Loyalty to Immigrant-Invaders and Stands Against the German People

The Anti-German Government which the German People Themselves Have Elected Has Declared its Loyalty to Immigrant-Invaders and Stands Against the German People Paul Craig Roberts In 2020 a 15-year old ethnic German female was raped by nine Immigrant-invaders in Hamburg, Germany. In response, a 20-year old ethnic German female citizen called one of the gang rapists a “disgraceful rapist pig.”…

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Precautions Are Needed Against the Propagandistic Use of Language in News Reporting

Precautions Are Needed Against the Propagandistic Use of Language in News Reporting Paul Craig Roberts The English language Russian media sites, RT and Sputnik, report news that the US media, focused as it is on protecting official narratives, ignores. I benefit from the broader news coverage, but I have noticed that the Russian media is not very sophisticated and tends…

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Will Washington’s Latest Sanctions Have Unintended Consequences?

Will Washington’s Latest Sanctions Have Unintended Consequences? Paul Craig Roberts I have not paid close attention to the details of the sanctions Washington has imposed on Russia and on other countries that deal with Russia in sanctioned items, which in my impression are largely military related items. My view has been that the sanctions have been good for Russia by…

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The Israeli Media Company Haaretz Reports that Official Documents Reveal that Israel Had Prior Knowledge of the October 7 Hamas Attack

The Israeli Media Company Haaretz Reports that Official Documents Reveal that Israel Had Prior Knowledge of the October 7 Hamas Attack Paul Craig Roberts https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-18/ty-article/report-new-evidence-reveals-idf-had-detailed-prior-knowledge-of-hamas-plan-to-raid-israel/00000190-2afb-d2de-af9e-6ffbdf700000 This confirms what I reported at the time, but there is more to the story. Not only did Israel know in advance, Israel participated in the attack upon itself. Several Israeli intelligence officials and commanders…

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Putin: The Protector of Ukraine

Putin: The Protector of Ukraine Paul Craig Roberts Has anyone noticed that Putin is conducting his “limited military operation,” by which he means limited to Donbas and the former Russian territories that are again part of Russia, as a response to US/NATO/Ukrainian initiatives? When the Russian military strikes outside the limited combat zone, it is usually a response to a…

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The Reason Conservatives Are Ineffective Defenders of Liberty

The Reason Conservatives Are Ineffective Defenders of Liberty Paul Craig Roberts Occasionally I note that conservatives are ineffective defenders of liberty. The primary reason is that they confuse America with the government. The government is not America. As our Founding Fathers understood, government is our enemy. They attempted to restrain our enemy with the Constitution and the separation of its…

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