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Eric Wargotz

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Israel and Turkey are on a collision course — and Trump’s loose cannons are making it worse

Israel and Turkey are on a collision course — and Trump’s loose cannons are making it worse

The mid-August Israeli airstrike on the Abu al-Duhur air base in northwestern Syria exposed a dangerous fault line. The strike, which targeted...

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Trump bombed Larak, but sanctions won’t stop Iran — is Kharg Island next?

Trump bombed Larak, but sanctions won’t stop Iran — is Kharg Island next?

U.S. forces just launched precision airstrikes against Iranian military targets on Larak Island. The target sits at the narrowest point of the Strait...

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Stop calling Iran a ‘forever war.’ It’s a pressure cooker about to blow

Stop calling Iran a ‘forever war.’ It’s a pressure cooker about to blow

Public frustration over the so-called “forever war” with Iran is growing. To many Americans, the crisis feels like a terminal loop. We see an...

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Your doctor has to beg AI for permission to save your life

Your doctor has to beg AI for permission to save your life

The practice of medicine requires a high level of personal accountability. Physicians make life-or-death decisions every day, accepting the profound...

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Trump is gambling the dollar’s future. His $20 billion crypto bet has fatal ‘Ripple’ effects

Trump is gambling the dollar’s future. His $20 billion crypto bet has fatal ‘Ripple’ effects

For over a decade, the U.S. government was a crypto whale. Thanks to dark-web busts and asset forfeitures, Washington quietly built a large digital...

29.08.2026 5

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Your doctor took a 33% pay cut. Here’s who kept the change

Your doctor took a 33% pay cut. Here’s who kept the change

The big debate over American healthcare is stuck in a trap. Government officials treat Medicare like a simple math problem on a budget spreadsheet,...

28.08.2026 6

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Trump wants steam, the Navy wants drones: Both are half-right

Trump wants steam, the Navy wants drones: Both are half-right

The battle over the Navy’s flight decks has escalated into a high-stakes standoff between legacy muscle and digital progress. President Donald Trump...

27.08.2026 2

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Pirates of the Caspian: How to plug Iran’s northern supply loophole

Pirates of the Caspian: How to plug Iran’s northern supply loophole

The West is winning the strategic fight against Iran on the high seas. Today, the United States does not stand alone. A strong coalition of 39 nations...

26.08.2026 6

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Trump didn’t abandon Ukraine — he just forced Kyiv to play to win

Trump didn’t abandon Ukraine — he just forced Kyiv to play to win

Traditional foreign policy experts look at Eastern Europe and see a frozen crisis. They look at the map and see standard troop positions and old...

25.08.2026 9

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Hamas killed the two-state solution. Here’s the only path forward for Israel

Hamas killed the two-state solution. Here’s the only path forward for Israel

Middle East peace remains trapped in outdated thinking, paralyzed by decades of diplomatic insistence on a traditional two-state (two-country)...

24.08.2026 8

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Healthcare has a dirty secret: It’s designed to make you feel like you don’t matter

Healthcare has a dirty secret: It’s designed to make you feel like you don’t matter

In the modern healthcare debate, policymakers obsess over top-down metrics: capping insurance premiums, expanding digital health infrastructure, and...

23.08.2026 4

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‘Learn to code’ is dead: Gen Z is picking up a wrench

Congress is currently locked in an intensive debate over the future of artificial intelligence. Lawmakers are aggressively wrestling with algorithmic...

22.08.2026 7

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”Tis but a scratch’: Iran is bleeding out — and pretending it’s winning

In the annals of cinematic comedy, few scenes capture the sheer absurdity of pure, unadulterated denial quite like the Black Knight in Monty Python...

19.08.2026 10

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How insurers made billions while using fake ‘ghost rates’ to starve your doctor

The federal healthcare ecosystem was just sent into a tailspin by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In its landmark August 2026 ruling for Texas...

18.08.2026 10

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Eric Wargotz

The real back-to-school vaccine question isn’t about science — it’s about control

Every August and September, parents face a familiar ritual: purchasing school supplies, meeting teachers, and filling out a thick stack of medical...

16.08.2026 9

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The malpractice monster devouring healthcare

Every time we walk into a clinic or hospital, an invisible tax is added to our bill. It has nothing to do with the quality of our medicine, the skill...

15.08.2026 20

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How Trump just reversed a century of medical progress

Public health is not built on executive decrees. It is forged through decades of clinical trial data, independent peer review, and trust between...

14.08.2026 10

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Trump’s Iran ‘chaos’ isn’t a glitch. It’s weaponized theater designed to make Tehran blink

The ongoing geopolitical standoff between Washington and Tehran is frequently analyzed through a traditional lens of military strategy, but its most...

11.08.2026 10

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Eric Wargotz

Delayed to death: How healthcare middlemen run out the clock on sick Americans

A severe healthcare crisis is unfolding across the United States. Private Medicare Advantage plans are systematically denying vital hospital care to...

10.08.2026 20

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I’m a doctor. Stop letting political purists play games with my patients’ health

The Senate Agriculture Committee just failed to advance its long-overdue farm bill. A narrow 10–11 party-line vote derailed legislation that has...

07.08.2026 10

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Eric Wargotz

Your power bill is paying for Silicon Valley’s AI obsession

Silicon Valley promised that artificial intelligence would live seamlessly in the cloud. Instead, it landed heavily in America’s backyards. This...

05.08.2026 10

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