Conflicts of Interest

COI #114: Incompetent Puppet Masters

Patrick MacFarlane, host of Liberty Weekly and a featured writer at the Libertarian Institute, returns to the show to discuss the new cold war with Russia and China. Pat describes the role of foreign policy thinkers in pushing for a return to ‘great power...

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COI #111: Bitcoin Is the Currency of Freedom

Phil Gibson, the host of A Boy Named Pseu, joins Kyle Anzalone to discuss the basics of Bitcoin, breaking down the currency’s fundamentals and the best ways to buy and store it. Phil takes on some anti-Bitcoin arguments and explains why it is the only crypto you need...

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COI #109 – Palestine Has a Right to Defend Itself

On COI #109, Libertarian Institute writer Connor Freeman returns to the show to break down this week's events in Palestine. Days of heated protests over looming evictions of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem prompted harsh police crackdowns, including around Al...

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COI #105 – Executing the Wrong People

On COI#105, Kyle discusses the US government executing the wrong people, either overseas or in the US. Ledell Lee was executed by Arkansas in 2017. A new report shows another person's DNA on the murder weapon and other evidence. The report showed Lee was unlikely the...

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COI #103 – An Overextended Empire

On COI #103, Kyle discusses America's overextended empire. The Coast Guard just deployed the USCGS Hamilton to the Black Sea. A US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf. China reports US operations in its territorial waters have increased...

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Articles

Israel Tightens Grip on Aid Entering Gaza

The head of the UN aid organization for Palestinians, UNRWA, reported that Tel Aviv has rejected aid shipments for Gaza because the supplies included children’s scissors and other life-saving mediations. Israel has used a multitude of tactics to reduce the flow of...

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UK to Send Ukraine 10,000 Drones

The UK announced it will transfer 10,000 UAVs to Ukraine, including 1,000 one-way attack drones. London’s move comes as Ukrainian forces continue to lose territory to advancing Russians.  UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announced the transfer following a meeting...

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Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

News Roundup

News Roundup 2/3/2022

Covid A Johns Hopkins study finds lockdowns had almost no impact on reducing covid mortality. [Link] The Army will begin discharging soldiers who refuse the covid vaccine. Over 3,000 soldiers have received written reprimands for refusing the vaccine.  [Link] The US...

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News Roundup 2/2/2022

US News People are being removed from transplant lists because they have not received a covid vaccination. [Link] The NYPD is trying to block the civilian oversight board from seeking accountability for an officer who hit a child with his car. [Link] The NYT is using...

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News Roundup 2/1/2022

Covid Moderna receives full approval for its covid vaccine. [Link] The US donates 200,000 covid vaccine doses to the West Bank and Gaza. [Link] The US donates ten million Pfizer covid vaccine doses to Bangladesh through Covax. [Link] US News A leaked copy of Biden's...

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News Roundup 1/31/2022

US News Biden is planning an executive order that would regulate crypto and NFTs as a matter of national security. [Link] The US will begin its Global Lighting nuclear war games. [Link] Russia Biden says he will send troops to Eastern Europe in the near term. [Link]...

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News Roundup 1/28/2022

Covid The Pentagon canceled the vaccination mandate for civilian employees. [Link] Almost 500 soldiers have been discharged for refusing the covid vaccination. [Link] US News Police murdered Isaiah Tyree Williams during a night raid. Police then smeared Williams in...

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News Roundup 1/27/2022

Covid The Navy has now removed 45 sailors for failing to take the covid vaccine. [Link] The US donates 900,000 Pfizer covid vaccine doses to Laos. [Link] The US will send two million Pfizer covid vaccine doses to Kenya and Morocco. [Link] US News In the first half of...

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News Roundup 1/26/2022

US News The Department of Labor drops the OSHA-enforced vaccine mandate. [Link] As many as 500 criminal cases could be dropped because NYPD detective Joseph Franco was caught planting drugs. [Link] Twitter says it removed nearly 45,000 accounts in the first half of...

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News Roundup 1/25/2022

US News The Massachusetts Department of Health reports that about half of people hospitalized with covid have incidental covid infections. [Link] The US donated 150,000 doses of the Pfizer covid vaccine to Kyrgyzstan through Covax. [Link] Seven sailors were injured...

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News Roundup 1/24/2022

Covid A federal judge in Texas blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees. [Link] The US donates three million covid vaccines to four African countries through covax. [Link] The US donates nearly two million Pfizer covid vaccine doses to Egypt through Covax....

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News Roundup 1/21/2022

Covid New Mexico is requesting National Guard soldiers and state employees to fill in as substitute teachers. [Link] The US donated over 300,000 Johnson & Johnson covid vaccines to Bangladesh. [Link] The US donated over 600,000 Pfizer covid vaccine doses to...

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