…And Now For The Bad News In the late 1760s and early 1770s, the government of France was in a deep panic. They had recently suffered a disastrous and costly defeat in the Seven Years War, and the national budget was a complete mess. France had spent most of the previous century as the world’s Read More…
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The Instigation Of War: Is The US Provoking A Russian War For Profit?
“War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” –George Orwell With tensions continuing to rise between the world’s super powers, due in large part to US foreign policy, many are beginning to bear down and prepare for the next decade of “spreading democracy.” It might seem an Read More…