When President Donald Trump took office, his aides promised there would always be adults in the room. Especially when it came to foreign policy, learned, stable professionals would ensure responsible and intelligent actions. Except the adults turned out to be idiots....
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What Americans Should Have Learned from the Korean War
by Jim Bovard | Nov 17, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
This year is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a conflict from which Washington policymakers learned nothing. Almost 40,000 American soldiers died in that conflict that should have permanently vaccinated the nation against the folly and evil of...
It All Goes Back to ‘Russiagate’
by Dan McAdams | Nov 16, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
How did the Russiagate hoax feed into the Covid hoax and then feed into the Election hoax? Ron Paul Institute Director Daniel McAdams ties them all together in this speech to the Mises Institute‘s recent Lake Jackson Seminar with Ron Paul. “All of a sudden the tweets...
Hey Mr. President, End Some Wars On Your Way Out
by Connor Freeman | Nov 15, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Donald Trump may or may not be president much longer. But he has an opportunity to actually follow through on the better promises he’s teased his base with for years. Namely, he could end some “endless wars.” Since he launched his campaign five years ago, Trump has...
New Defense Secretary Says ‘All Wars Must End’ (Even Afghanistan)
by Dave DeCamp | Nov 15, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
President Trump’s acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller sent a memo to his Pentagon staff that signals he could have been appointed to carry out troop withdrawals in places like Afghanistan or Iraq. In the memo, dated November 13th, Miller addresses his staff...
Biden’s Transition Team Shows Deep Connections with the Military-Industrial Complex
by Dave DeCamp | Nov 14, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On Tuesday, Joe Biden released a list of transition teams for the various departments in his future White House. The Pentagon transition team for Biden consists of 23 people, many of whom hail from hawkish think tanks. The team is led by Kathleen Hicks, who worked in...
Booms & Busts: An Analysis of Easy Money
by Frank Shostak | Nov 13, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
According to the popular way of thinking, various economic data can provide an analyst with the necessary information regarding the state of the economy. It is held that by inspecting various economic indicators such as the gross domestic product or industrial...
How the War in Yemen Is Destroying America’s Constitution
by Michael Maharrey | Nov 12, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
While Americans obsess over election results, the U.S. government’s war machine has helped destroy millions of lives in the small desert land known as Yemen. Many have lauded Donald Trump as the most “anti-war president” in decades. But early in his presidency,...