A Ukrainian MP recently made an unsubstantiated claim that there were 400,000 open and ongoing cases of desertion from the Ukrainian military since the invasion by the Russian Federation in 2022. It may have been hyperbole, or they may have had a source in the...
The American Conservative Declines Press Credentials From Department of War
The Department of Defense, or Department of War, recently invited The American Conservative to be further integrated into its press operations. We have politely declined. This invitation was conditioned on TAC accepting the department’s over-the-top press...
Dave DeCamp Talks With Matt Gaetz About Somalia
Antiwar.com news editor Dave DeCamp was on Matt Gaetz show again Wednesday night: Thank you @mattgaetz for having me on to discuss the severely under-reported US war in Somalia pic.twitter.com/W1IZBx1eQy — Dave DeCamp (@DecampDave) November 27, 2025 A brief but...
You Must Refuse Illegal Orders. If This Be Treason, Make the Most of It.
“You can refuse illegal orders … you MUST refuse illegal orders.” That’s the message from a recent video featuring six Democratic members of Congress, all former members of the US armed forces and/or intelligence services, and directed at current members of those organizations.
John Mearsheimer on Futile Efforts To Find a Diplomatic Solution to Ukraine
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 25 November 2025, I was on Glenn Diesen’s podcast talking about Europe’s bleak future, given the pressure on the “American pacifier” to pivot to Asia and away from Europe, coupled with the increasing hostility between Europe and the...
Venezuela and Trump’s Throwback Imperialism
Michelle Goldberg discusses the bizarre buildup to a U.S. attack on Venezuela: To hear the administration tell it, our hostilities with Venezuela are largely about the country’s role in drug trafficking. But fentanyl, the drug at the center of America’s addiction...
John Mearsheimer on the Unreal Threat from Venezuela
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 18 November 2025, I was on the Rachel Blevins podcast talking with her about Venezuela, Ukraine, and the rise of China.
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Larry Johnson – The US is Now in War Time Footing
What happens when slogans hit hard limits—terrain, production lines, and the law? We sit down with Larry Johnson, former CIA officer and counterterror veteran, to strip the varnish off three volatile fronts: Venezuela, Ukraine, and U.S. dealings with extremist...
Conflicts of Interest: Will Trump Force Zelensky to Accept his Ukraine Peace Deal?
On COI #855, Kyle Anzalone discusses the wars in Ukraine, Israel, and Latin America. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
What Is a Lawful Order?
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Again, this is big picture, and I’m not a lawyer. Laws only mean something – they only have real authority – when powerful entities are held to account. If only the weak are subject to laws, whereas (for...


