Articles by
Dmitry Orlov
Trump's Puffery
If you listen to American presidential announcements and accept them at face value, you would get the impression that many great things are being done. But it doesn't take much digging to discover that the grand plans are all works of fiction. And if you look really hard for an area of endeavor in which the United States is still the best in the world it turns out to be just this: suspension of disbelief.
Trump's Trojan Pig
Behold, a Ukrainian Trojan Pig! Cue the sound of Trump and Putin guffawing loudly.
The Brown New Deal, Part IV
With the Green New Deal abandoned, Europe is turning to a militaristic Brown New Deal, casting Russia as the ultimate enemy. Provocations, propaganda, and historical revisionism are being wielded to justify the continent’s rapid militarization.
The Brown New Deal, Part III
As living standards in Europe decline, the elites are inventing a fictional enemy: Russia. With staged provocations and historical distortions, they want to divert people's anger and justify higher military spending.
The Brown New Deal, Part II
When Trump warned the UN that countries persisting in the “green scam” would go bankrupt, Europe should have listened. Refusing to admit their failure, European leaders have moved from the “Green New Deal” to the “Brown New Deal.”
The Brown New Deal, Part I
Climate change was not caused by humans, and the Green New Deal is a business venture designed to make good-for-nothings rich based on a false narrative.