War Is Creeping Up On Us Paul Craig Roberts Gilbert Doctorow is a thoughtful and well-informed commentator on the challenges with which the West confronts Putin.  In his most recent postings, he asks and answers the questions, “What do the Russians think of Putin?  Does his war of attrition strategy today enjoy support?  Or do Russians want to end the…

Putin Flubbed It Paul Craig Roberts President Trump’s reference to Russia as a paper tiger, dismissal of Putin’s conduct of the conflict in Ukraine as “aimless,” and suggestion of supplying Ukraine with long range missiles that would turn the war around and put Ukraine on the offensive awaited Putin’s response at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi.  Putin flubbed it. …

Rights Belong to Those Who Defend Them Paul Craig Roberts The American liberals violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution when they created privileges for non-whites to obtain federal contracts based on race.  For example, the Transportation Department, like all other federal budget categories, created a “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)” program that awarded federal contracts to “socially and economically…