September 4, 2017 | Astute News

BRICS Summit? What BRICS Summit, Kim Just Stole the Show!

September 4, 2017

Kim Jong-Un conducted his country’s sixth nuclear test, this time experimenting with an ICBM-capable hydrogen bomb that’s reportedly the strongest munition that it’s ever wielded. Analysts had been wa…

US, China and Russia Respond to North Korea’s Sunday Nuclear Test

September 4, 2017

Opinion

America’s response was expected, Trump tweeting: “North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States…..” “North Kore…

‘Illegal, Meaningless Clownery’: Russia Condemns US Searches of Diplomatic Property

September 4, 2017

Politics

The FBI has conducted searches at Russian diplomatic compounds in the US, which the Russian Foreign Ministry calls “meaningless clownery.” Russian diplomats have posted photo and video evidence of wha…

Korea Crisis Exposes Orwellian West

September 4, 2017

Opinion

The Western media would have us believe that North Korea and its nuclear arsenal is the world’s number one threat. The continual depiction of a "rogue" state in the Western media plays into the US age…

Islamic State Continues to Attack in Forever War

September 4, 2017

Opinion

The war on terrorism is enduring. After the Barcelona massacre, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained two Islamic State (IS) group members who were planning to carry out attacks in Mosco…

Trump Betrayed Conservatism by Forcing Russia to Close Its Facilities

September 4, 2017

Opinion

It’s not about the conservative principle of "parity" like the State Department says it is, but about the liberal-progressive one of enforcing "equal outcomes despite equal opportunities." The State D…

An Empire Upside Down

September 4, 2017

Opinion

In the early months of the Trump administration, high-profile White House visits from foreign leaders from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East garnered headlines about the changing role of the United St…

The Presidency Can Survive the Days of Donald Trump, But Can Congress?

September 4, 2017

Opinion

The American electorate turned to Donald Trump because Congress had become so dysfunctional that it no longer worked. One of the many tragedies of Trump’s presidency is that Congress is now less able …