Scott Horton on Iran-Contra, Mujahideen, and "Dark Alliance" Ep. 144

So, Tell Me, ‘Do You Hate the State?’

by Peter R. Quinones | Jan 21, 2021

This is a simple question. One you should ask yourself often (some of us ask and answer it everyday). Murray Rothbard’s short article quoted in the title is a masterpiece, but was written in 1977. The last remnants of the gold standard had just been done away with and...

Panic in the Imperial City

by Kenny MacDonald | Jan 21, 2021

Despite all the lip service about democracy, justice, human rights, freedom, equality and so forth—the entire Washington establishment exists for the sole purpose of perpetuating the empire. How do I know? Because the media response to the January 6th attack at the...

It’s Time to March Home

by Jose Nino | Jan 20, 2021

One becomes a hardened cynic when following U.S. foreign policy. Such pessimism is justified: looking at nearly two decades' worth of nation building abroad and a seemingly shatterproof consensus on foreign policy interventionism in DC $6 trillion and roughly seven...

A Bigger Military Doesn’t Mean a Stronger Military

by Ryan McMaken | Jan 19, 2021

In the debate over whether or not China will soon rise to challenge the United States as the world’s hegemon, it is often assumed that states with large aggregate economies are necessarily more militarily powerful ones. This stems from decades-old methods that remain...

Congress Prepares to Excommunicate Millions of Americans

by Jim Bovard | Jan 18, 2021

"Have you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?” was the question used in congressional hearings in the 1950s in what was portrayed as a witch hunt against leftists that blighted American freedom of speech. A new witch hunt is sweeping Washington,...

Why Statists Despise Trump

by Jacob Hornberger | Jan 18, 2021

In the words of Ronald Reagan, here we go again. The unbelievable hatred that Democrats, liberals, progressives, and the mainstream press have toward President Trump continues to consume them, with the latest manifestation being a second impeachment of President...