Glücksspiel in Alaska

Das Gipfeltreffen zwischen Trump und Putin könnte den Krieg beenden – oder nur als raffinierte Finte dienen. Sicher ist: Beide beherrschen das Machtspiel wie kaum jemand sonst.

Am 30. März 1867 verkaufte das Zarenreich seine Besitzung Russisch-Amerika an die Vereinigten Staaten. 7,2 Millionen Golddollar veranschlagte Zar Alexander II. für das riesige, nur dünn besiedelte …………………………

https://www.achgut.com/artikel/gluecksspiel_in_alaska

Trump Extorts Companies To Pay Taxes On Exports

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs under the false claim that certain trade imbalances with other countries created a national emergency.

This is contested in courts and should have no legal standing. As the U.S. constitution explicitly says:

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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/08/trump-extorts-companies-to-pay-taxes-on-exports.html#more

Ex-Stasi-IM „Marion“ leitet heute „Omas gegen Rechts“

Einst schrieb sie Berichte für die DDR-Stasi, heute tritt Maja Wiens als moralische Autorität im Kampf gegen Rechts auf. Ihre Vergangenheit wirft jedoch einen langen Schatten auf die selbsternannte „Oma gegen Rechts“.

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https://exxpress.at/news/ex-stasi-im-marion-leitet-heute-omas-gegen-rechts/?

Saskia Ludwig – ein rotes Tuch für Spahn

Trotz des Drucks, dem Saskia Ludwig wegen einer zu freundlichen Plauderei mit Alice Weidel oder eines angeblichen Plagiats ausgesetzt ist, lässt sie nicht locker und schreibt Jens Spahn einen Protestbrief.

Leicht einzuschüchtern ist sie ganz offensichtlich nicht, die CDU-Bundestagsabgeordnete Saskia Ludwig. ……………………..

https://www.achgut.com/artikel/saskias_ludwig_ein_rotes_tuch_fuer_spahn

Businesses Should Not Apologize for Profits

08/08/2025 David Gordon

Profit Without Apology: The Need to Stand Up For Business by Onkar Ghate and Dan Watkins. (ARU Press, 2025)

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https://mises.org/friday-philosophy/businesses-should-not-apologize-profits?

Expectations Soaring for Friday’s Putin / Trump Summit

12 August 2025 by Larry C. Johnson

I suppose because it is August, with most pundits and all of Europe on vacation, that the thirst for a story is making the upcoming summit between Putin and Trump the current center of the universe. My previous ………………………..

https://sonar21.com/expectations-soaring-for-fridays-putin-trump-summit/

Demokratie, Parteienkartell und Diktatur

Ein erster Theorieentwurf, angelehnt an deutsche Verhältnisse

11. August 2025 – von Thorsten Polleit

Viele Menschen beklagen sich: Es stimmt etwas nicht, es ist (frei nach William Shakespeare) etwas faul ………………………….

https://www.misesde.org/2025/08/demokratie-parteienkartell-und-diktatur/

Israel Announces „Final Plan“ to Occupy Gaza

Simplicius Aug 12, 2025

Netanyahu has announced plans for the “final” takeover of Gaza, which he’s instead billing as a “liberation” from Hamas:

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https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/israel-announces-final-plan-to-occupy?

Equality Under the Hayekian Rule of Law

By Wanjiru Njoya Mises.org August 11, 2025

Friedrich von Hayek considered the rule of law to be essential in minimizing coercion and enhancing individual liberty. In this context, he regarded “equality before the law” (formal equality) as essential to ………………………..

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/08/no_author/equality-under-the-hayekian-rule-of-law/

Will Putin win the Alaska talks? The peace terms will be monstrous

Bethany Elliott August 11, 2025

In 1867, Russia’s Tsar Alexander II sold Alaska to America for several million dollars, fearing that his precarious imperial outpost could no longer be adequately defended. This week, Alaska finds itself once ……………………..

https://unherd.com/2025/08/will-putin-win-the-alaska-talks/?

Israel Is Beginning To Choke on Its Own Lies

By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com August 11, 2025

Netanyahu has confirmed reports that Israel plans an extreme escalation in Gaza which will entail the total military occupation of the entire enclave and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, which the Israeli spin ……………………..

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/08/no_author/israel-is-beginning-to-choke-on-its-own-lies/

Equality Under the Hayekian Rule of Law

By Wanjiru Njoya Mises.org August 11, 2025

Friedrich von Hayek considered the rule of law to be essential in minimizing coercion and enhancing individual liberty. In this context, he regarded “equality before the law” (formal equality) as essential to …………………

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/08/no_author/equality-under-the-hayekian-rule-of-law/

The History of Ukraine’s War, vs. U.S.-and-Allied ‚News‘ – Media’s Lies About It

By Eric Zuesse Eric’s Substack August 11, 2025

In order to understand the agendas and baggage that Trump and Putin (and their respective ‘news’-media) …………………….

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/08/no_author/the-history-of-ukraines-war-vs-u-s-and-allied-news-medias-lies-about-it/

Trump’s Trade Tantrums and Bullying Hit a Wall of Solid BRICS

Strategic Culture August 11, 2025

U.S. power has become increasingly redundant and indeed something to repudiate.

President Donald Trump’s estimation of American power, like that of his own abilities, is increasingly seen to be badly overblown. This week, he threatened some 90 nations with tough trade penalties in the ……………………….

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/08/no_author/trumps-trade-tantrums-and-bullying-hit-a-aall-of-solid-brics/

The Mainstream Press’s Fear of the Deep State

By Jacob G. Hornberger The Future of Freedom Foundation August 11, 2025

I am fairly certain that most, if not all, of the mainstream press will decline to review Douglas …………………….

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/08/jacob-hornberger/the-mainstream-presss-fear-of-the-deep-state/