Dan Cohen comes on the show for an update on the protests in Hong Kong. Though positioned as a popular pro-democracy movement, some of the protest leaders have alarming ties to American think tanks like the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which may be trying to...
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The Two Biggest Reasons Why Government Welfare Makes the Poor Worse Off
Many non-libertarians will be sympathetic when presented with an argument making the case for the moral superiority of voluntary charity versus government welfare programs. A mental hurdle they can’t overcome, however, is the concern that absent government programs,...
Saudis ‘Unaware’ Bombed Yemen Prison Held Prisoners
By Jason Ditz On Sunday, Saudi warplanes attacked and destroyed a prison in the Yemeni city of Dhamar, killing an estimated 130 prisoners. Saudi officials are now saying they had no idea that the prison held any prisoners, nor had they added the prison to the “no...
9/6/19 Giorgio Cafiero on Israel’s Attacks on Iraq and the War in Yemen
Giorgio Cafiero comes back on the show to talk about how the utter disaster of America and its allies' policies in the Middle East for the last 20 years. It seems like at every turn America's wars—ostensibly undertaken to make the region free of terrorism and safe for...
9/6/19 Melissa Etehad on the Real Toll of US Sanctions on Iran
Scott talks to Melissa Etehad about the effects of U.S. sanctions on ordinary Iranians. The "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran is meant to inflict suffering on the whole country in order to pressure its government into meeting America's demands. Unfortunately,...
Trump the Big Deal Maker
Bloomberg man reminds us that Trump has failed to deliver a deal on Korea, China, Afghanistan, Palestine or Iran.
News Roundup 9/9/19
US News The Philadelphia District Attorney has exonerated nine people in 19 months. [Link] Russia Ukraine and Russia swap dozens of prisoners. [Link] Afghanistan The Taliban kidnapped six journalists. [Link] Trump says he canceled planned talks with the Taliban...
Pamela Anderson Takes Down Meghan McCain
On FPF #395, I discuss Pamela Anderson's defense of Julian Assange on The View. Co-host Meghan McCain smeared Julian Assange as a "cyber-terrorist," who exposed US secrets, and endangered innocent people. In her response, Anderson went on the attack against McCain and...
Episode 309: Three Marine Corps Vets Explain Why You Should Never Join the Military
78 Minutes Not Safe for Work Pete invited Jared, Luke and Typo from the Biting the Bullet podcast to come on the show. The BTB podcast is three Marine Corps veterans who do their best to warn people off of joining the military. Pete asked them to come on and give...
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