Trump says the war is going great and the “bully of the Middle East” is no longer in charge. We’re not buying slogans, so we pull the thread on what “going great” is supposed to mean when U.S. munitions stockpiles are thinning, regional bases are taking hits, and the...
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North Korea Conducts Third Missile Test This Month
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2026 | News
North Korea test-fired several short-range ballistic missiles as the US and South Korea are engaging in war games. The South Korean military reported the North Korean missile test on Thursday. The missile launch occurred after President Trump requested a meeting with...
USS George Washington Arrives in the Middle East
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2026 | News
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea. The USS Washington will replace the USS Abraham Lincoln after multiple reports of horrendous conditions for sailors on the aircraft...
US Envoy Warns Israeli Strikes in Syria Could Provoke Turkish Response
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 20, 2026 | News
Israeli fighter jets bombed a military base in northern Syria. Turkish troops near the base were alarmed by the Israeli attack. “Turkish forces were not aware that the Israeli aircraft were en route to that specific Syrian base, nor of their intended purpose, and...
8/18/26 Ron Paul on the Iran War, the National Debt and Flock Cameras
by Scott Horton | Aug 20, 2026 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Audio. Ron Paul joins the show to talk about Iran, the economy, Flock cameras and the prospects for liberty in the years ahead. Discussed on the show: The Ron Paul Institute Former congressman and American hero Ron Paul is the host of the Ron Paul Liberty...
Really, O’Reilly? Bill Demands War Crimes In Iran
by Charles Goyette | Aug 20, 2026 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Hasn’t Bill O’Reilly done enough harm beating the drums for America’s failed foreign wars? But he’s still around somewhere, trying to top his earlier act with more of his trademark fever-swamp rants, now offering advice to President Donald Trump on the Iran War. His...
The Most Important History of Crony Capitalism In 50 Years
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Aug 20, 2026 | Book Reviews, Economics, Featured Articles
It is an exceedingly rare thing that I eagerly await the release of a book. However, Patrick Newman’s second installment in his series on the history of cronyism in the United States, just published by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, is precisely that. Indeed, ever...
8/17/26 Dave DeCamp on Palestine, Iran, Somalia and the Risk of an American Nuclear Strike
by Scott Horton | Aug 19, 2026 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Audio. Dave DeCamp returns to the show to run through the latest foreign policy news. He and Scott discuss Israel’s ongoing, ceasefire-violating strikes in Gaza, the risks of another escalation between the US and Iran, the regional dynamic of the war, the...
Trump Says He Will Meet Kim Jong Un Before End of Year
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 19, 2026 | News
President Donald Trump says he plans to meet with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jung Un soon. When asked by a reporter if he planned to meet with Kim before the end of the year on Wednesday, Trump replied, “Yes, I will be.” The President added that he has a good...
Report: US Conducting Covert Operations to Get Tankers Through Strait of Hormuz
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 19, 2026 | News
The US military is conducting stealth operations to help commercial ships transit the Strait of Hormuz. Two US officials speaking with Axios said that over the past several weeks, the military has helped 15 to 20 vessels per day enter or exit the Persian Gulf by...





















