Download Audio. Scott brought Robert Pape of the University of Chicago back to discuss the attempted ceasefire that went into effect on Wednesday night. Pape explains why this is not actually a meaningful step away from the escalation to a full-on war that he’s long...
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by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 9, 2026 | News
Last month, a Russian tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, was badly damaged by a sea drone attack off the coast of Malta. On Tuesday, two Libyan officials speaking with the Associated Press said that the government based in Tripoli is hosting Ukrainian forces under a covert...
White House Signed Off on Pakistani PM Statement that Said Ceasefire Covered All Warring Parties
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 9, 2026 | News
On Tuesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Islamabad was making progress in mediating a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. The White House approved Sharif’s statement before it was posted, and it explained the truce would cover all warring...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] CMD CMSgt Dennis Fritz – Iran Orders Incoming? The Dilemma Facing U.S. Troops
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 9, 2026 | Blog
“We’re winning” is easy to post. It’s much harder to define when the missiles keep flying, the Strait of Hormuz becomes a choke point, and the only clear destination seems to be a negotiation table. We sit down with Chief Fritz, a former Command Chief Master Sergeant,...
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by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
For anyone who has been paying attention to the metastasizing national debt and the fiscal recklessness that has defined Washington for the past two decades, the latest proposal from the Trump administration can be met only by a mixture of disgust and grim...
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by Ben Watts | Apr 9, 2026 | Featured Articles
April 16 is the day I become an American. In the fullest sense of the word, I will also become a dual citizen with Australia, the country where I grew up. I am deeply thankful for this privilege. Yet I cannot help but reflect on the widening chasm between the founding...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Lies About Iran Talks : Folding or Just Buying Time for a Ground Invasion? w/ Larry Johnson
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 8, 2026 | Blog
Iran isn’t just trading blows with the US and Israel. According to our guest, the fight is turning fixed American advantages like bases, radars, and regional headquarters into fragile targets, forcing withdrawals and relocations across the Middle East. We walk through...
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by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 8, 2026 | News
A source close to the White House believes President Donald Trump’s decision to launch an unprovoked war against Iran will cause the GOP to lose both the House and Senate in the upcoming midterm election. “This war in Iran almost cements the fact that we lose the...
60% of Americans Have an Unfavorable View of Israel
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 8, 2026 | News
A new poll found that six in ten Americans now have an unfavorable view of Israel. Young Americans have a negative view of Israel. The Pew survey released on Tuesday reported that overall, 60% said they have an unfavorable view of Israel. In 2022, only 42% of...
Ray Bradbury’s ‘Trumpian’ Armageddon
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 8, 2026 | Blog, Vital Dissent
Yesterday morning, when Donald Trump declared "[a]n entire civilization will die tonight[,]" Ray Bradbury was first to my mind. In sophomore year of high school, our English teacher had us read Fahrenheit 451. So began my adoration of Bradbury's poignant storytelling...




















