Pete Quinones talks about his new project, The Monopoly on Violence, a documentary featuring interviews with many prominent figures in the libertarian and anarchist movements. The film explores the history of both statism and anarchism, explaining the nature of...
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News Roundup 6/24/20
US news Seattle authorities say they will dismantle the CHAZ after two shootings. [Link] Trump says he will sign an executive order protecting statues from hoodlums and anarchists. [Link] The government will release the first person held under the indefinite detention...
Liar, Liar, Mustache On Fire
Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to discuss the release of Bolton's new book and the Trump administration's effort to delay its publication. Will and Kyle break down some of the stories told in the book and how Bolton's lies as Trump's National Security...
Episode 435: Cronyism From The Constitution To The Mexican-American War w/ Patrick Newman
46 Minutes Suitable for All Ages Patrick Newman is an assistant professor of economics at Florida Southern College and a Mises Institute Fellow. Patrick is writing a book detailing crony capitalism in America from the early 1600s up through the Mexican-American War...
Colorado Takes Action, Ends Qualified Immunity For Police
When George Floyd was killed last month, the nation was shaken out of its slumber in regard to police brutality in this country. Cities quite literally burned over the anger that has been boiling up over decades as cops kill people—who are often innocent, unarmed, and...
There Are Solutions Besides ‘Defund the Police’
"Defund the Police” is the latest rallying cry for protestors in many cities across the nation. Many activists, enraged by the brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, are calling for completely disbanding the police, while others are seeking reductions...
6/19/20 Danny Sjursen on the Tortured Legacy of the Mexican-American War
Danny Sjursen talks about the Mexican-American War, a seldom-discussed conflict that he maintains holds lessons for America today. Sjursen describes a pattern that by now—with our long experience of the war on terrorism—should be all too familiar: a U.S. president...
6/19/20 Bas Spliet on America’s Empowerment of al Qaeda in Yemen
Scott talks to Bas Spliet about the state of the ongoing war in Yemen, in which America continues to support Saudi Arabia in its victimization of the Yemeni people. Spliet describes the true situation that American media is loath to tell you: America is fighting on...
News Roundup 6/23/20
US News The NYPD police commissioner says that police officers who ran their SUVs through crowds of protesters did not violate department policy. [Link] BlueLeaks releases millions of police documents. [Link] Los Angeles International Airport will begin screening...
Case Study: How Uruguay Resisted the Pandemic and Saved Its Economy
We are not talking enough about Uruguay. That small South American country boasts impressive results in its handling of the coronavirus. It is also signaling that it wants to prosper and that it understands more freedom might be the way to go about it. Under President...
