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Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Plan to Disarm Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly rejected a proposal to disarm Hamas that President Donald Trump announced ten days ago. "Israel does not accept the 15-point document," Netanyahu told members of the Israeli cabinet on Sunday. The military "will...
Trump: US Only Semi-Negotiating with Iran
President Donald Trump said that the US was taking a low-profile approach to negotiations with Iran. "We are low-keying it. We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money." Trump told Axios on...
8/5/26 Robert Murphy on Inflation and the Federal Reserve
Download Audio. Scott interviews economist Robert Murphy about inflation, the Austrian school of economics, the Federal Reserve and the state of the economy today. Discussed on the show: The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G....
Trump Vows to Hunt Leakers Who Exposed Munitions Shortages
President Donald Trump claimed that American weapons stockpiles were full and said he would arrest leakers who have been sources for multiple reports that the military’s arsenal is running low. “The US has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types....
Iran, Oman Strait of Hormuz Deal Will Ban US and Israeli Ships
Iranian state media reports that a deal with Oman to regulate traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is nearly completed. Fars News reported that details of the deal include, “Vessels belonging to the United States, the Zionist regime, and other hostile countries will...
Ansar Allah Claims Large Attack on Saudi Targets in Yemen
Yemen’s ruling Ansar Allah said it conducted a large-scale attack on several Saudi military sites in Yemen. “Our armed forces have detected large-scale Saudi military mobilizations in their final stages, aimed at escalating against the liberated provinces and the...
The Promising Young Man defence
A former high school baseball player, with a successful businessman as a father and, a promising young man with a ‘bright future’ ahead of him avoided prison for the rape, strangulation, and violent assault of two teenage girls. He was facing up to 78 years in prison,...
Our Politics Incentivizes ‘Forever Wars’
Among the commentariat, America’s problem with “forever wars” is usually discussed as a failure of grand strategy. In this telling, presidents misjudge threats; generals overestimate what military power can accomplish; and policymakers confuse battlefield victories...
What Anthony Fauci Teaches Us About the American Government
Six years after the COVID pandemic and nearly two years after he was pardoned for any and all crimes he may have committed since 2014 relating to his role at Health and Human Services (HHS), Anthony Fauci was back in the news last week. The former head of the National...
