President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to take direct actions against Latin American cartels, including conducting operations on foreign soil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has labeled Venezuelan President Maduro the leader of a cartel and is offering a $50 million reward for his capture.
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The Palestinians: The Libertarian Take
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 8, 2025 | Blog, Foreign Policy, Justice
Even if the Palestinians are not a People, they nevertheless are and always have been people—that is, individual human beings with natural rights, namely, the rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. Like everyone else. But individuals can come...
TGIF: Socialist Confusion
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 8, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Recent polls indicate that many people under 30 view socialism and communism favorably. (For Marx, those words were synonyms.) It seems that socialism and communism are "in." What's going on? A self-described "democratic socialist," Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic...
Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
by Scott Horton | Aug 7, 2025 | Blog
Announcing the publication of the Libertarian Institute's 17th book, the long-promised, Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA's Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government, by the great William Van Wagenen....
Doctors Without Borders Slams US-Funded Gaza Aid Agency as ‘Orchestrated Killing’
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 7, 2025 | News
Doctors Without Borders issued a scathing statement about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-funded aid agency that Israel allows to distribute some aid to Palestinians in the Strip. “An analysis of DWB medical data, patient testimonies, and firsthand medical...
Poll: Americans Want Trump to Prioritize Getting Aid to Gazans Over Supporting Israeli Military Operations
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 7, 2025 | News
A new survey found Americans want President Donald Trump to prioritize more aid getting into Gaza over sending more Americans to Israel. Since taking office, Trump has authorized billions in arms transfers to Israel, and aid deliveries into Gaza have plummeted.
Netanyahu Walks Back Annexing Gaza Over White House Opposition
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 7, 2025 | News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would not annex Gaza because President Donald Trump is opposed to the move. Israeli media previously reported that Netanyahu planned to begin the process of annexing the Strip. The Israeli leader now...
COI #826: Netanyahu to Take Full Control of Gaza Even If It Endangers Remaining Israeli Hostages
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 7, 2025 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #826, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Ukraine and Israel. The Kyle Anzalone Show Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
News Roundup 8/7/2025
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 7, 2025 | News Roundup
Russia Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Provide $50 Billion to Fund Ukraine War The Institute US to Buy $3.5 Billion in Missiles, Some Will Go to Ukraine Nap Russia Downplays Trump’s Comments on Nuclear Submarines, Cautions Against ‘Nuclear Rhetoric’ AWC Russia Says It’s...
William F. Buckley (Properly) Remembered
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Aug 7, 2025 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles
To memorialize William F. Buckley Jr., as Sam Tanenhaus does in his recent biography and Charles King does in his review, is to celebrate the betrayal of the American conservative tradition. This betrayal was not incidental to Buckley’s career—it was its defining...