Source: The Realist Review
by James W Carden

“The speeches of John Fitzgerald Kennedy comprise a core component of the Kennedy lore. His inaugural address, with its demand to ‘ask not,’ is perhaps the best known of any presidential inaugural address—ranking alongside Lincoln’s second and FDR’s first. And while the artistry of Kennedy’s inaugural is not in question, the speech has overshadowed more thoughtful efforts by the 35th President to lay out his vision for a more peaceful world. Only eight months into his presidency, Kennedy showed that he was breaking with the Cold War consensus of the prior 15 years. That autumn, in a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, Kennedy unveiled his program for a ‘general and complete disarmament.'” (11/22/25)

https://therealistreview.substack.com/p/of-speeches-and-statecraft

Source: The Hill
by Nicole Hemmenway

“I am one of the millions of Americans who live with chronic pain — it burns, shoots, and sears through my body every single day. I have spent decades trying nearly every treatment modern medicine offers, but one of the few options that has worked for me — and millions of other Americans — has been hemp products. They are non-intoxicating, rigorously tested, and they enable me to function. They help me walk, sleep, show up for my family and lead an organization. Simply live. But now, because of a secretive, backroom deal, Congress is taking them away for no apparent reason. … The bill to reopen the government caps intoxicating THC content in any hemp product at 0.4 milligrams per container — an arbitrary limit that will most likely end the hemp industry. This provision won’t just eliminate hemp products — it will eliminate hope for millions.” (11/22/25)

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5617536-chronic-pain-hemp-congress/

Source: New York Post
by Andrew Chakhoyan

“Say what you will about President Trump’s methods, but his wish to end Russia’s war is genuine. The problem is Moscow doesn’t want peace in Ukraine, it wants Ukraine in pieces. A panicking Vladimir Putin dispatched Kirill Dmitriev with a ‘peace plan’ so absurd it would shame a mid-level propagandist. Every time the White House offers an olive branch, the Kremlin torches it and commits more heinous war crimes. Washington floated a leaders’ summit in October, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wiped his shoes with it, demanding Ukraine stop resisting and the West ignore kidnapped kids and beheaded prisoners. Well, Trump pulled the plug on Budapest, signaling he might punish the Kremlin, and a panicking Vladimir Putin dispatched Kirill Dmitriev with a ‘peace plan’ so absurd it would shame a mid-level propagandist.” (11/22/25)

https://nypost.com/2025/11/22/opinion/the-ukraine-peace-plan-distracts-from-the-real-issue-why-russias-desperate-to-keep-fighting/

Source: International Guild of Professional Anarchists
by Alexander Snitker

“In the never-ending slapstick of the American empire, few characters commit harder to the bit than Senator Lindsey Graham. For decades, the South Carolina warhawk has sold you the surveillance state like it was freedom’s best friend, a little ‘necessary sacrifice’ so Daddy Government can keep you safe. Now that the same machinery has scraped his phone records, he’s shrieking about tyranny, separation of powers, and Watergate-level scandal, clutching the Constitution like a prop he just found backstage. What changed? Nothing about the system. Only the target.” (11/21/25)

https://alexandersnitker.substack.com/p/lindsey-grahams-metadata-meltdown

Source: The Dispatch
by Kevin D Williamson

“It’s a good thing to be if you’re a journalist.” (11/21/25)

https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-reporters-insubordinate-saudi-corruption-khashoggi/