A group of ethnic Russians opposed to Putin’s government joined forces with Ukraine and launched an assault across the border into the city of Belgorod. There are three main takeaways from this cross-border attack. [...]

The Saudis have relied upon the US for military protections for years, but as the US reduces its naval presence in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia will have to find those protections elsewhere. As the world’s [...]

The topic of de-dollarization is like the weird cousin no one wants to talk to at parties. They only come around once every year or two, and most of what they say is complete bulls***. But when the day comes that you [...]

We’re talking US politics today, and for those who don’t eat, sleep, and breathe politics (aka having a life), it’s about the debt ceiling. Spoiler Alert: It will probably end the same way it always [...]

We’re wrapping up our Ukraine War Q&A series with the most depressing question yet…how long can this war last? There’s the dark, really dark, and truly dark. The dark answer is that Russia’s [...]

The fifth question of the Q&A series is…who is the ultimate provocateur in the Ukraine War? And I really hope this answer doesn’t surprise anyone. If Russian propaganda has led you to believe that [...]

The fourth question of the Q&A series is…why am I so worried about agriculture exports coming out of Ukraine? Ukraine’s preferred route for its bulk wheat and maize exports has always been [...]

The third question of the Q&A series is…what the hell is going on in the city of Bakhmut? Bakhmut is the city in eastern Ukraine that the Russians, specifically the Wagner Group, have been hammering for months. [...]

Russia launched a volley of missiles into Ukraine overnight, of which six were Kinzhals, aka Russia’s top-shelf hypersonic ballistic missiles. Reports coming out of Kyiv state that Ukraine was able to shoot down [...]

The second question of the Q&A series is…if Russia is such a massive producer of oil and oil products, why are we wasting time discussing supply issues? The Russian oil problems are best understood when [...]