Ukraine War Most Russians Still Back Putin’s Ukraine War. A Record Number Also Want It to End. The Gap Between Those Two Numbers Is the Kremlin’s Real Problem Summary and Key Points: There’s no harder place on earth to take an honest poll than wartime Russia. Answers come wrapped in fear, censorship,... Caleb LarsonJune 4, 2026
The Treaty America Has Already Lost the Iran War — and Trump’s Two Options Left Are Both Disasters The United States has been effectively defeated by Iran in this year’s war. US President Donald Trump has been unable to coerce acceptable terms... Robert E. KellyJune 4, 2026
Dollars and Sense The OECD’s Worst-Case Scenario for the Iran War Ends in a Recession Rivaling 2008 — and the Ceasefire Is Already Breaking Down Summary and Key Points – For years, the economists’ watchlist was the same: AI, debt, trade, and demographics. The OECD just rewrote it. Its... Brandon WeichertJune 3, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Iran Just Struck Kuwait International Airport — And the Ceasefire Could Be Next The Kuwait Airport Strikes Explained – Summary and Key Points: Iran’s missile and drone strikes on Kuwait International Airport mark a dangerous escalation in the... Jack BuckbyJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense The Iran War Has Already Hit Your Gas Tank. Next, Economists Warn, It’s Coming for Your Grocery Bill Summary and Key Points: So far, the Iran War has hit Americans where they expected: at the gas pump, where prices have jumped 35%... Isaac SeitzJune 3, 2026
The Treaty For Decades, Every U.S. War Game Against Iran Ended the Same Way: Tehran Closes the Strait of Hormuz. It Just Happened for Real Summary and Key Points: For more than a decade, the U.S. military ran war game after war game simulating a conflict with Iran, and... Brandon WeichertJune 3, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy’s Last Line of Defense Is an Autonomous Gun That Thinks for Itself — and the Fleet Nicknamed It ‘R2-D2’ Summary and Key Points: It looks almost comical — a squat white dome sailors nicknamed “R2-D2.” But the Phalanx is one of the deadliest... Steve BalestrieriJune 3, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Russia’s Massive Ukraine War Missile Barrage Looked Like a Show of Strength — but Analysts Say It May Be a Sign of Desperation Summary and Key Points: At first glance, it was a display of raw power: in one night, Russia hurled 656 drones and 73 missiles... Jack BuckbyJune 3, 2026
Dollars and Sense China’s Oil Imports Have Collapsed by Half Since the Iran War — and the Reason Prices Haven’t Exploded Is Quietly Alarming China’s crude oil imports have collapsed since the Iran War began, but global oil markets have so far avoided the supply shock many analysts... Jack BuckbyJune 3, 2026