3/27/20 Reese Erlich: US Beats War Drums in Middle East

Scott interviews Reese Erlich about his latest antiwar.com column, which describes the dangerous game being played by the war hawks in Washington as they ratchet up tensions with Iran. The Trump administration has retaliated several times against Kataib Hezbollah targets in Iraq for alleged attacks on U.S. military bases there, and of course ordered the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in January. These acts of force could easily blossom into full-scale war, but even if they don't, they still put American troops in unnecessary danger. The safest thing for these soldiers, and for the rest of...

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This is Your Security Force

They don't give a liquid shit about you or your family. I posted a note in this space a week or so ago from my sister begging people to stop hoarding (that is, stockpiling more than they need) the highest quality N95 masks that healthcare workers need desperately. But this is the actual Surgeon General of the USA telling you to not bother wearing masks at all! LYING right to your face that they cannot protect you. He should be forced from office immediately, along with the scum at the CDC and FDA who have worked so hard to prevent masks from being distributed and preventing doctors and...

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3/27/20 Patrick Jaicomo on Our Unaccountable Overlords

Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice discusses the (brief) history of the "qualified immunity" doctrine, which makes it very difficult for civilians to sue government agents for constitutional rights violations. Jaicomo breaks down the different types of legal immunity, and the ways in which it's still possible, sometimes, to seek redress for unjust killings, thefts, and other abuses by government officials. Usually, however, the state protects its own, at the expense of ordinary citizens. Discussed on the show: "Police Stole $225k in Cash and Coins, and the Courts Said “Okay”"...

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COVID-19 Has Taken an Aircraft Carrier Out of Commission

Task and Purpose: The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt will be pulling into Guam so that each of its nearly 5,000 sailors can be tested for COVID-19, the Navy announced on Thursday. The announcement comes days after Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said three sailors aboard the carrier were diagnosed with the virus and flown from the ship. News reports since then showed the number had increased to at least 23 and that the “number is changing.”

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