Sanctions Set America on the Path to War, Claiming Lives with No Benefit

First Published at The Libertarian Institute on 2/10/2022

Sanctions have quickly become the foreign policy establishment’s favorite tool. Blacklisting governments opposed to the empire’s agenda allows for politicians to look tough on ‘evil regimes’ while stopping short of the type of warfare that is largely opposed by the American people. 

US leaders present sanctions as a low-cost option to punish bad actors and give oppressed people a chance to rise up. However, the results. . .