Conflicts of Interest

COI #116: The ‘Big Lie’ of Memorial Day

On COI #116, Kyle and Will cover a new round of US sanctions imposed on officials in Ethiopia, where fighting with rebels has killed thousands and displaced millions more in the country's Tigray region. Cutting off foreign aid and slapping visa restrictions on...

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COI #115: The Cult of BlueAnon

On COI #115 Keith Knight - host of Don't Tred on Anyone - returns to the show to discuss BlueAnon conspiracy theories. Kyle and Keith talk about the main BlueAnon belief that the 2016 election was stolen by Russian and the results of the 2020 election are...

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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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News Roundup 11/18/2024

US News Pentagon Still Unable to Pass Audit The Institute  Ukraine Ukrainian Advisory Group Report Says Kiev Could Develop Nukes Within Months X  US Opens Provocative Missile Base in Poland The Institute  Putin Tells German Leader That Ukraine Peace Deal Possible...

Pentagon Still Unable to Pass Audit

The Department of Defense's inability to track its finances continues, as the Pentagon failed its seventh audit on Friday. The DoD has a massive budget of $820 billion and spent over $170 million on the failed audit.  Since 2018, Congress has mandated the Pentagon...

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US Opens Provocative Missile Base in Poland

After nearly two decades, President George W. Bush’s plan to put the Aegis Ashore missile system in Poland was achieved this week. The system is capable of firing offensive missiles, and is viewed as a serious national security threat by Russia.  The base is...

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The Man Who Can Help Trump Bring Peace to Korea

Columbia Professor of Genetics Joseph D. Terwilliger has an exceptional resume. Along with his post at an elite institution, he is an accomplished tuba player, speaks a multitude of languages, has traveled to nearly every country on Washington’s official enemies...

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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.

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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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