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The “Field of Dreams” slogan for America’s NGOs should be: “If you pay for it, we will come.” And right now, tens of millions of dollars are flowing to non-governmental organizations if they will buttress the thesis of Russian “meddling” in the U.S. democratic process no matter how sloppy the “research” or how absurd the “findings.” And, if you think the pillars of the U.S. mainstream media – The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN and others – will apply some quality controls, you...

Short summary of Mike Perry's new book, which itself is a wide-ranging summary of liberal social, political and economic history, a treatment of neoliberalism, and recommendations for getting out of the box that the ruling elite has constructed to contain alternatives to the power structure.Progress in Political EconomyMorality and Power: On Ethics, Economics and Public PolicyMike Berry

More on Adam Smith that contradicts the mainstream view of him, from his own pen.Occasional Links & CommentaryFrom highway to masterDavid F. Ruccio | Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame

That is the new, excellent, and detailed book by Eric Schliesser, a political scientist at Amsterdam. I would say that Schliesser is a very learned “left Smithian,” and that you should take the subtitle very very seriously. Should be aware of. Schliesser contradicts the neoclassical and Samuelson views of Smith. Marginal Revolution *Adam Smith: Systematic Philosopher and Public Thinker * Tyler Cowen | Holbert C. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as...

Important story about "Uncle Ho," especially now that Ken Burns has put Vietnam back on the table. He should have been the hero of the piece.Sic Semper TyrannisHo Chi MinhRichard Sale

The shot that ricocheted back. Europe hurt more than Russia.This is a fairly long post that looks at the Russian economy in some depth.Incidentally, if the US launches a trade war with China, as Bannon and the Trumpistas want, the same result is likely. China will turn its export-led industry toward domestic consumption, which it needs to do anyway. As China's growth takes off internally that will greatly accelerate China's perceived threat as China's domestic economy catches up the...

This official story was explosive for obvious reasons, and predictably triggered instant decrees – that of course went viral – declaring that the legitimacy of the outcome of the 2016 U.S. presidential election is now in doubt....They were one small step away from demanding that the election results be nullified, indulging the sentiment expressed by #Resistance icon Carl Reiner the other day: “Is there anything more exciting that the possibility of Trump’s election being invalidated &...

Analysts have been predicting payback for Russia whupping the US in Syria? Is this part of it?UNIAN News (Ukraine)RFE/RL: U.S. military chief says he recommends providing Ukraine with lethal defensive aid

The composition of the Committee to Investigate Russia disqualifies it from the job, not to mention the funding. It has propaganda machine written all over it. The name should be Committee to Demonize Russia.NEO“Meathead” is Running the Committee to Investigate Russia Phil Butler

It's no secret that the US runs the organization BBG - Broadcasting Board of Governors - which is responsible for coordinating the international American media abroad, and in Russia. For instance, these are well-known media "Voice of America" and "Radio Liberty". Also, a new project "Present Time" has recently appeared and it is designed for a new audience in social networks. However, it is worth paying attention to how these three media work. And mostly they work methodically and as a...