Doug Bandow explains why the pathological need for neocons and neoliberals in Washington to antagonize other powerful countries is so dangerous for America. Russia and China, he says, can both be our allies. It makes no sense for the U.S. military to be involved in...
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Homeowners Seek Rehearing in House-Destruction Case
Arlington, Va.—If the government needs to destroy your home to build a freeway or a school, the Constitution entitles you to just compensation. But what if the government needs to destroy your home for some other reason—say, to capture a fugitive who has randomly...
11/22/19 Michael Boldin on the PATRIOT Act
Michael Boldin describes the appalling state of an American government that has strayed so far from its founding principles as codified by the constitution. Today the federal government wields so much power over every aspect of our lives that the only rational choice...
The Real Bombshell of the Impeachment Hearings
The most shocking thing about the House impeachment hearings to this point is not a “smoking gun” witness providing irrefutable evidence of quid pro quo. It’s not that President Trump may or may not have asked the Ukrainians to look into business deals between...
10 Use Cases for Crypto in the Counter-Economy
Blockchain technology has been a boon for counter-economists. Prior to Satoshi's white paper, in order to conduct a transaction with an individual or firm not physically present, a third party was required to verify transmission and receipt of funds. Historically, the...
OK Boomer, It’s Not Important to Respect (All) Your Elders
Now that I've reached the ripe old of age of 42, I've been married for twenty years, and I've partially raised four children. The older I get, the more I realize how very wrong I was to ever think that a disproportionate number of people older than me possessed some...
News Roundup 11/25/19
US News Trump says the US is working on a deal with the Taliban. [Link] An FBI official is being investigated for changing a document related to Russiagate. [Link] The Navy is pushing back against Trump’s decision to restore the pay and rank of war criminal Navy Seal...
The Deep State Is Exploiting Impeachment guest Joanne Leon
Joanne Leon returns to the show to cover the second week of the impeachment hearings. Joanne explains that some of those who testified did so to push the establishment's narrative on Ukraine and Russia. Fiona Hill, as one example, attempted to the line that Ukraine...
Episode 342: James Bovard on Ruby Ridge, Waco, 9/11 and the Bundy Ranch
35 Minutes PG-13 In a flashback episode, Pete welcomes author and investigative journalist James Bovard. James is the author of 10 books mostly detailing waste, failures, corruption, cronyism and abuses of power in government. James talks about the growth of federal...
11/22/19 Danny Sjursen on the Failures of America’s War in Iraq
Danny Sjursen talks about the ways his experience in Iraq convinced him of the futility of that war, allowing him to see things that the generals and the war planners often could not. Sjursen says that not all officers paid attention to the local situation or to the...
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