August 9, 2020 | Astute News

Trump’s TikTok Ultimatum Is a Combination of Strong-Armed Robbery and Economic Fascism

August 9, 2020

Trump's ultimatum that Microsoft and ByteDance have until 15 September to work out a deal on TikTok's US operations or the popular video-sharing app will be banned under national security pretexts rep…

The Beirut Explosion: Who Is Responsible?

August 9, 2020

Opinion

On Tuesday 4thof August, an explosion at the Lebanese harbour in the heart of the capital Beirut caused devastating human casualties and material destruction. Over 140 people died instantly, 80 are st…

Americans, War – Slow Learners

August 9, 2020

Opinion

Nothing short of genius can account for losing so consistently given the enormous resources available to American forces. In light of this very low level of military competence, maybe wars are not our…

Biden’s Game Plan — Take No Risks & Run Out the Clock

August 9, 2020

Opinion

When Vice President Calvin Coolidge ascended to the presidency on the death of Warren Harding in 1923, a wag remarked that Silent Cal’s career had exhibited unmistakable signs of celestial interventio…

Iran-Chinese Joker in a Game against the United States

August 9, 2020

Opinion

The recent sanctions and isolationist policy of the White House towards China and Iran declaring them to be the US adversaries directly gave an impetus to countermoves of these countries against Washi…

Apartheid or One State: Has Jordan Broken a Political Taboo?

August 9, 2020

Opinion

What will it take for the idea of a two-state solution, which was hardly practical to begin with, to be completely abandoned? Every realistic assessment of the situation on the ground indicates, with …

Colonialism 2.0: US Assault on Tiktok Is Latest Step in Building Monopoly of Internet-Connected World

August 9, 2020

Opinion

The Trump administration’s bid to seize Chinese platform TikTok and hand it over to already-monopolistic Microsoft is part of a huge power grab, as the deteriorating quality of US propaganda puts its …

The Pharmaceutical Narrative is Failing

August 9, 2020

Opinion

So now we don’t have to listen to what those doctors said in front of the US Supreme Court, because it turns out that one of them has some whacky beliefs about sex with demons causing reprod…