Conflicts of Interest
COI #129: Biden Bombs Syria and Iraq
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 30, 2021
On COI #129, Kyle discusses Biden's latest bombing of Shia militias in Iraq and Syria. Biden claimed Article 2 of the constitution gave him the authority to carrying out the "defensive" strikes. However, the US is illegally occupying Iraq and Syria and Biden failed to...
COI #128: Did Jamal Khashoggi’s Killers Get Training in the US?
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 28, 2021
On COI #128, Kyle and Will break down reports indicating that four of the Saudis behind the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States. The training, which took place between 2014 and 2019, was authorized...
COI #127: Hawks Use Failure of Afghan War as Reason to Keep Fighting
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2021
On COI #127, Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute – returns to the show to discuss recent events in Afghanistan. The Taliban have recently captured dozens of districts and a border crossing with Tajikistan. The Afghan Army is struggling to provide...
COI #126: America’s War on Drugs Wreaks Havoc in Central and South America
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 23, 2021
On COI #126 Brian Saady, author and host of the Rackets podcast, comes on the show to explain how the 'war on drugs' is a deadly foreign policy. Brian breaks down the countries most impacted by the drug war: Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Honduras. Each...
COI#125: Repealing the 2002 Iraq War Authority Won’t End the War on Terror
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 21, 2021
On COI #125, Kyle and Will explain recent efforts in Congress to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which gave legal authority for the US invasion of Iraq. Kyle argues that while the 2002 authorization has been invoked a few times...
COI #124: An Afghan War Vet Weighs in on the Withdrawal
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 18, 2021
Scott Spaulding, host of ‘Why I am Antiwar’ and an Afghan War vet, returns to the show to discuss the withdrawal from Afghanistan. As thousands of troops and contractors make their exit, Scott gives his unique perspective on what the pullout will mean for the Afghan...
COI #123 – A Frozen Conflict Begins to Thaw: More War to Come?
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 16, 2021
On COI #123, Maj. Danny Sjursen returns to the show to discuss Daniel Ellsburg, the coup in Mali, and the potential for another war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This week marked the 50th anniversary since the NYT began publishing the Pentagon Papers, leaked by the...
COI #122: The US, Taliban, Israel, Hamas: Who Are the War Criminals?
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 14, 2021
On COI #122, Kyle and Will break down a controversy centered on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who landed in hot water after suggesting that the United States, Israel, Hamas and the Taliban all commit atrocities alike. While she was accused of equating "democratic...
COI #121: The US Spends Billions to Rein in China as Its Own Police Remain Lawless
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 11, 2021
On COI #121 Patrick MacFarlane – host of Liberty Weekly – returns to the show to talk China, Iran and the American police state. Pat and Kyle break down a recent viral video of a police officer causing a pregnant woman's car to roll over. Pat explains that the woman...
COI #120: The Pentagon Is Invading Public Schools
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 9, 2021
On COI #120, Kyle Anzalone discusses the use of JROTC instructors to teach courses at Chicago’s public schools. Hundreds of students – primarily from lower-income black or Hispanic communities – are being funneled into the classes without the consent of parents....
COI #119: The US Justice System Is Rotten to the Core
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 7, 2021
On COI #119, Kyle and Will are joined by Alan Mosley, author, musician, and host of It's Too Late, the liberty movement's #1 (and only) late-night variety show. Alan discusses his path to anti-statism, his time as an independent content creator and some of his work...
COI #118: Biden Is Giving Trump’s Foreign Policy a Second Term
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 4, 2021
On COI #118, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Biden's decision to keep Trump's Cuba policy and not return to the Open Skies Treaty. On the campaign trail, Biden criticized Trump for the blunders. However, President Biden's State Department has signaled Cuba will remain on...
COI #117: Biden’s Pentagon Budget Is a Giveaway to the Military-Industrial Complex
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 2, 2021
On COI #117, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Biden's Pentagon budget proposal for FY 2022. The President is asking Congress to give $715 billion in taxpayer dollars to the military-industrial complex. The proposal calls for tens of billions to be spent on weapons systems...
COI #116: The ‘Big Lie’ of Memorial Day
by Kyle Anzalone | May 31, 2021
On COI #116, Kyle and Will cover a new round of US sanctions imposed on officials in Ethiopia, where fighting with rebels has killed thousands and displaced millions more in the country's Tigray region. Cutting off foreign aid and slapping visa restrictions on...
COI #115: The Cult of BlueAnon
by Kyle Anzalone | May 28, 2021
On COI #115 Keith Knight - host of Don't Tred on Anyone - returns to the show to discuss BlueAnon conspiracy theories. Kyle and Keith talk about the main BlueAnon belief that the 2016 election was stolen by Russian and the results of the 2020 election are...
COI #114: Incompetent Puppet Masters
by Kyle Anzalone | May 26, 2021
Patrick MacFarlane, host of Liberty Weekly and a featured writer at the Libertarian Institute, returns to the show to discuss the new cold war with Russia and China. Pat describes the role of foreign policy thinkers in pushing for a return to ‘great power...
Articles
News Roundup 11/13/2025
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2025
Venezuela US Troops Train for Jungle Warfare in Panama for First Time in Decades AWC US Destroys Two More Boats in Eastern Pacific Nap US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Now Positioned Near Venezuela The Institute Report: UK Believes US Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean...
Ukrainian Air Defenses Are Increasingly Ineffective Against Russian Drones
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
Data shows that Ukraine’s ability to shoot down incoming Russian drones has decreased in recent months. Ukrainian Air Force data analyzed by ABC News shows that in October, it was only able to down 4,200 of the 5,300 drones fired by Russia. At the start of the year,...
Russian Forces Make Gains in South and East Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
Military officials said Russian forces made gains in southern and eastern Ukraine. On Tuesday, the commander of the Ukrainian military, Oleksandr Syrskyi, admitted that his force’s position had "significantly worsened" in Pokrovsk. Pokrovsk is viewed as critical in...
Trump Sends Letter to Israeli President Seeking a Pardon for Netanyahu
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
President Donald Trump sent a letter to Israeli President Issac Herzog requesting a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has fought multiple corruption charges for years. "While I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli Justice System,...
Ukraine’s Justice and Energy Ministers Resign Over Corruption Scandal
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2025
Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko have resigned following a corruption investigation that was made public earlier in the week. Some of the officials allegedly involved in the scheme are allies of Ukrainian President Zelensky. ...
US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Now Positioned Near Venezuela
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2025
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and several other warships have arrived in the waters near Venezuela. The strike group was ordered to Southern Command’s area of command as the White House is threatening Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The Gerald R Ford...
German Investigators Say Ukrainian Military Unit Carried Out Nord Stream Bombing
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2025
A team of German detectives believes that an elite Ukrainian military unit carried out the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022. So far, Berlin has requested the arrest and extradition of two Ukrainians for their role in the sabotage attack. ...
Lavrov: If Another Country Tests Nuclear Weapons, ‘Russia Will Do the Same’
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov threatened that Moscow would respond in kind to any other country's nuclear weapons testing. The remarks followed President Donald Trump's order to the Pentagon to begin nuclear testing. Last month, Trump directed the Department...
Trump Says Ukraine Conflict No Longer a Risk of Escalating to WWIII
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2025
President Donald Trump said when he came into office, he believed the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into a world war, but he now thinks that will not happen. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Trump said about the war in Ukraine, “And if I weren’t...
US Officials Warned Secretary Blinken that Israel Was Committing War Crimes in December 2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2025
US officials in the Joe Biden administration repeatedly warned that Israel was committing war crimes in Gaza. The White House ignored the reports to avoid cutting military aid to Israel. Five former US officials told Reuters that in December 2023, the State...
MTG Blasts Trump for Meeting with al-Qaeda Leader Turned Syrian President in White House
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2025
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene slammed President Donald Trump for welcoming Abu Mohammad al-Julani to the White House. The Republican posted her criticism of Trump just hours before he was set to meet Julani. “The new leader of Syria is a former Al Qaeda...
North Korea Tests Missile, Threatens ‘Offensive Action’ Against US
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 9, 2025
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile and threatened to take offensive action against the US. Pyongyang's fiery rhetoric comes as a US aircraft carrier is set to arrive in South Korea. On Friday, Seoul reported detecting a ballistic missile fired by North Korea....
News Roundup
News Roundup 2/21/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 21, 2022
US news A Texas DA clerked for judges in cases where he was the prosecutor. [Link] Wisconsin is using its national guard to fill staffing shortages at long-term care facilities. [Link] Russia Russia says five Ukrainian troops were killed by its border guard forces...
Is the US Training the Next African Coup Leader? News Roundup 2/20/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 20, 2022
AFRICOM is ready to begin this year’s annual special operations training for African military leaders, dubbed ‘Flintlock.’ The program is labeled as part of America’s counter-terrorism strategy on the continent, yet its graduates often have goals other than fighting...
The End of a Forever War? – News Roundup 2/18/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 17, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that European troops will begin exiting Mali after nine years. Operation Barkhane – which has become known as ‘France’s Forever War’ – will wind down its ground operations over the next six months. The decision comes after...
News Roundup 2/17/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 16, 2022
US News Corey Marioneaux Jr. was charged for attempted murder for shooting at police who raided his home at 5 AM. Once Marioneaux realized the intruders were officers, he surrendered. [Link] Russia House Republicans introduce a bill that would sanction Russia even if...
How Much Will Biden’s Ukraine Policy Cost Americans – News Roundup 2/16/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 15, 2022
The Ukraine crisis has provided the perfect opportunity for weapon makers to cash in. The collapse of the Afghan Army was a blow to the military-industrial complex that made billions during the two-decade nation-building project. Now, it appears the foreign policy...
Ukraine Collects Weapons While Downplaying the Russian Threat – News Roundup 2/14/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 13, 2022
Weapons from US allies are pouring into Ukraine: Stinger missiles from Lithuania, drones from Turkey, MANPADS from Poland, anti-tank weapons from the UK and artillery systems from Estonia – all as Congress debates whether to send more “lethal aid” atop the $200...
The Real Suffering Created By Biden’s Disorganized Afghan Exit – News Roundup 2/11/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 10, 2022
A recently declassified Pentagon report on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has renewed attacks against President Joe Biden from across the political spectrum. No doubt, the lack of foresight on the rapid collapse of the US-built Afghan government is inexcusable and...
News Roundup 2/10/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 9, 2022
In place of a news story today, I co-authored an article on sanctions with Will Porter. Sanctions Set America on the Path to War, Claiming Lives with No Benefit Quick Links US News Colorado Springs pays $2.9 million to the family of De’Von Baliey....
Don’t Forget About the West’s War Games – News Roundup 2/9/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 8, 2022
The media is awash with stories hyping Russia’s troop buildup around Ukraine and the 30,000 soldiers deploying to Belarus for military drills. Yet, the corporate press has dedicated virtually no coverage to the ongoing series of NATO and Ukrainian war games simulating...
Macron-Putin Meeting Produces Potential Deal as Biden Continues Threats – News Roundup 2/8/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 7, 2022
The meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has produced a potential agreement to de-escalate tensions over Ukraine, according to officials in Paris. The Financial Times reports that Putin has “moved towards...
US Warns of Invasion ‘Any Day,’ Europeans Grow Skeptical – News Roundup 2/7/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 6, 2022
The Biden Administration is pressing the idea that Russia will invade Ukraine within the next two months, with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan asserting that an attack could now come “any day.” The statement came shortly after the State Department announced...
Turkey’s Diplomatic Mission Turns Into an Arms Sale – News Roundup 2/4/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 3, 2022
In recent weeks, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed he was uniquely positioned to negotiate a reduction in tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Turkey is a NATO member state that purchased advanced Russian weapons, and has been at decisive odds with...
News Roundup 2/3/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 2, 2022
Covid A Johns Hopkins study finds lockdowns had almost no impact on reducing covid mortality. [Link] The Army will begin discharging soldiers who refuse the covid vaccine. Over 3,000 soldiers have received written reprimands for refusing the vaccine. [Link] The US...
News Roundup 2/2/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 1, 2022
US News People are being removed from transplant lists because they have not received a covid vaccination. [Link] The NYPD is trying to block the civilian oversight board from seeking accountability for an officer who hit a child with his car. [Link] The NYT is using...
News Roundup 2/1/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 31, 2022
Covid Moderna receives full approval for its covid vaccine. [Link] The US donates 200,000 covid vaccine doses to the West Bank and Gaza. [Link] The US donates ten million Pfizer covid vaccine doses to Bangladesh through Covax. [Link] US News A leaked copy of Biden's...
News Roundup 1/31/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 30, 2022
US News Biden is planning an executive order that would regulate crypto and NFTs as a matter of national security. [Link] The US will begin its Global Lighting nuclear war games. [Link] Russia Biden says he will send troops to Eastern Europe in the near term. [Link]...
