Conflicts of Interest
COI#98 – Cops Kill Kids in the US, While Biden Sanctions Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 19, 2021
On COI #98, Kyle discusses two recent police shootings involving children. In Chicago, 13-year-old Adam Toledo was killed by a police officer. The officer chased Toledo demanding he stops and put his hands up. Toledo dropped the gun he was carrying, stopped, and put...
COI #97 – Is the War in Afghanistan Ending or Evolving?
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 16, 2021
On COI #97, Kyle breaks down Biden's announcement that he will not withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by May 1st. The new plan is for US troops to leave the country by 9/11. However, even if US troops leave, 6,000 American contractors remain. The US will also...
COI#96 – Active Duty Soldier Finds Liberty, Decides to Leave Military
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 14, 2021
On COI #96, Kyle and Will are joined by Jose Galison, an active duty Air Force mechanic who decided to leave the military after 11 years enlisted. Jose talks about joining the Air Force, his journey into libertarianism and antiwar circles and why he became...
COI #95 – Will Biden Save the Iran Nuclear Deal?
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 12, 2021
On COI #95, Kyle and Will update the progress of the negotiations between the US and Iran in Vienna, where the two sides are meeting for indirect talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. While there have been some promising developments, public statements from the US...
COI #94: NATO’s Push Into Ukraine Is Increasing Tensions Between the US and Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 9, 2021
On COI #94, Connor Freeman - writer at The Libertarian Institute - returns to the show to discuss the escalating tension between the US and Russia. Most of the escalation is over Ukraine. Biden is reassuring the Ukrainians that they have America's full support and...
COI #93 – China’s Uyghurs: Genocide Victims or CIA Pawns?
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 7, 2021
On COI #93, Patrick McFarlane - host of Liberty Weekly - returns to the show to discuss claims about the Chinese Uyghurs. More reports have claimed that China is committing atrocities - including genocide - against its Muslim population. One new report claims to...
COI#92 – Will the Biden-Big Tech Coalition on Vaccine Passports Destroy Freedom?
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 5, 2021
On COI #92, Will and Kyle discuss the Biden administration's role in developing a flurry of vaccine passport apps alongside tech companies and the implications they will have for human liberty. While the government insists the efforts are fully private, the White...
Conflicts of Interest #91: The Government Has Continued Massive, Wasteful Spending During Covid
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 2, 2021
The US government has preached to its citizens the need to be compliant and accept extreme limitations of freedoms in the name of fighting Covid. However, the government has continued - and even added some new - massive, wasteful spending projects. The US frequently...
COI #90 – Biden’s Aggressive Foreign Policy Empowers China
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 31, 2021
On COI #90, Kyle breaks down some good news for Americans’ individual liberty. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the ‘bump-stock ban’ regulation the DoJ adopted under Trump. The ruling also limits regulators' ability to reinterpret criminal law. New York...
COI #89: Biden Plans to Waste Billions on Lost Wars & Defective Weapons
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 29, 2021
On COI #89, Kyle and Will discuss Joe Biden's plans for the military budget. Recent reports suggest he has no intention to press for any significant cuts and will keep spending around the same level as the Trump administration before him, which itself increased the...
COI #88 – Biden Is on the Path to Scuttling the Taliban and Iran Nuclear Deals
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 25, 2021
On COI #88, Connor Freeman returns to the show with updates on Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen. As the Biden administration signals that it won't meet the May 1 troop withdrawal deadline set out in the US-Taliban deal signed last year, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has...
COI#87 – Reuters Pushes Anti-Russian Propaganda, Rewrites Trump’s Russia Policy
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 24, 2021
On COI #87, Kyle breaks down two recent articles by Reuters that try to rewrite the history of Trump's Russia policy. Trump was one of the most anti-Russian presidents. He heavily sanctioned Russia throughout his term. He also expelled a record number of diplomats and...
COI #86 – Biden Stumbles Into Escalating Conflict With Russia, China & North Korea
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 22, 2021
On COI #86, Kyle and Will react to the first face-to-face summit between Biden administration officials and their Chinese counterparts, held last week in Anchorage, Alaska. Secretary of State Tony Blinken opened the talks with a litany of accusations against Beijing,...
COI#85 – Will Biden Join the New ‘Scramble for Africa’? guest Maj. Danny Sjursen
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 19, 2021
On COI #85 Danny Sjursen returns to the show to discuss some of his recent columns at Antiwar.com. Kyle and Will ask Danny about ever-expanding US military involvement on the African continent, as well as French adventurism across the Sahel region, including in Chad,...
COI #84 – Building Antiwar & Anti-Lockdown Coalitions
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 17, 2021
On COI #84, Kyle is joined by Angela McArdle, Joanne Leon, and Kelley Lane to discuss forming broad antiwar and anti-lockdown coalitions. The US empire is stronger than ever in 2021, with wars and interventions expanding from West Africa to Central Asia to the tune of...
COI #83 – Does Biden’s Afghan ‘Peace Plan’ Stand a Chance?
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 15, 2021
On COI #83, Kyle and Will break down the Biden administration's new Afghan "peace plan," which sets out a series of lofty goals for ending fighting in the country and setting up a post-war government. But after two decades of failure in Afghanistan, it's unclear what...
Articles
Former Israeli PM Says Tel Aviv Is Committing War Crimes in Gaza
by Connor Freeman | May 27, 2025
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert penned an op-ed in Haaretz on Tuesday that, among other things, accused Tel Aviv of systematically carrying out war crimes in the Gaza Strip. He called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “crime boss” fighting a “private...
Israeli Bombs, Gas Nearly Killed American Held By Hamas in Month Before Release
by Kyle Anzalone | May 27, 2025
The father of Israeli-American IDF soldier Edan Alexander revealed that his son was nearly killed in an Israeli attack one month before Hamas released his son. The attack happened after Tel Aviv shut down the initial talks between Hamas and the Trump administration to...
US Has 500 Troops in Taiwan in Major Challenge to China
by Dave DeCamp | May 26, 2025
A retired US Navy admiral recently revealed that the US has 500 troops in Taiwan, a major challenge to Beijing’s red lines related to the island.
Israel’s Top Diplomat Threatens to Illegally Annex Large Swathes of the West Bank
by Connor Freeman | May 26, 2025
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer have threatened to annex illegal Jewish-only settlements in the occupied West Bank along with the Jordan Valley. These statements come amid growing international support for recognizing a...
Iran Says Nuclear Talks With US Have ‘Possibility of Progress’
by Kyle Anzalone | May 25, 2025
Tehran said the fifth round of negotiations with Washington on the Iranian nuclear program was conducted professionally. The Iranian foreign minister expressed optimism that the US and Iran could reach an agreement over his country’s nuclear energy program. Italy...
Iran Says It Will Hold US Accountable for Any Israeli Attack
by Dave DeCamp | May 22, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi has said in a letter to the UN that Tehran would hold the US responsible for any Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities.
Israeli Military Fired Near European Diplomats Who Diverted From Pre-Approved Route
by Kyle Anzalone | May 21, 2025
A delegation of diplomats visiting the West Bank were fired at with warning shots by the Israeli military on Wednesday.
Europe May Use Fighter Jets to Down Russian Drones, Missiles in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | May 20, 2025
European members of the North Atlantic alliance are considering a plan that could see them deploy fighter jets in Ukrainian airspace to down Russian drones and missiles.
Former US Envoy to Ukraine Says Ending War Must ‘Send Right Signal to China’
by Kyle Anzalone | May 20, 2025
The former top US diplomat in Ukraine said that any deal to end the Russian invasion must also deter China, arguing that engaging in peace talks with Moscow is a mistake.
UK, France & Canada Say Suffering in Gaza is ‘Intolerable,’ Threaten to Sanction Israel
by Kyle Anzalone | May 19, 2025
Three major Western governments issued a statement condemning the Israeli-created starvation in Gaza and settlement expansion in the West Bank. The UK, France and Canada said they are considering sanctions on Israel in response to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Israel Bombs Major Yemeni Ports
by Will Porter | May 19, 2025
More than a dozen Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on at least two major ports in Yemen on Friday, according to Israeli and Yemeni officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation notices for three areas in Yemen last week, threatening retaliation to Houthi missile and drone attacks.
Russia and Ukraine Agree to Prisoner Swap At Istanbul Talks
by Will Porter | May 19, 2025
Moscow and Kiev each agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war during Friday’s peace talks in Istanbul, the first direct sit-down between the warring states in more than three years. Little progress was made toward a broader truce, however.
News Roundup
News Roundup 1/6/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 6, 2022
US News Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons Michael Carvajal resigns. [Link] The Capitol Police want to add 840 new officers over the next three years. [Link] The US donates 5 million Pfizer covid vaccines to Pakistan through Covax. [Link] The US Treasury announced...
News Roundup 1/5/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 5, 2022
US News Willie Stokes was released from prison after serving 37 years for a murder he did not commit. Stokes was convicted after police bribed a witness to give a false statement. The witness was convicted for purgery for lying in court. [Link] Biden doubles the...
News Roundup 1/4/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 4, 2022
US News The city of Baltimore will pay out $8 million to the family of Malcolm Bryant. Bryant spent 17 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. [Link] A social worker was denied qualified immunity after fabricating statements. In a separate case, police...
News Roundup 1/3/2022
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 3, 2022
US News The White House announces $1 billion in spending in an effort to bring down meat prices. [Link] Twitter permanently suspends Congresswoman Majorie Taylor-Green. [Link] Before 1/6, the Department of Justice approved deploying tactical law enforcement units,...
News Roundup 12/30/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 30, 2021
Covid Georgia will spend $100 million to hire medical staff and deploy 200 National Guard soldiers to medical facilities. [Link] Over 3,000 Navy reserve sailors missed the deadline to take the covid vaccination. [Link] US News Illinois bars the state employee pension...
News Roundup 12/29/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 29, 2021
US News Biden says he will implement a ban on unvaccinated Americans from accessing domestic air travel if medical experts approve the plan. [Link] The LAPD releases the footage of the killing of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta. Orellana-Peralta was killed when...
News Roundup 12/28/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 28, 2021
Covid The CDC says people who test positive for covid but do not have symptoms only need to quarantine for five days. The CDC then recommends five days of mask-wearing. The World Bank says nearly 100 million people fell into poverty during the covid pandemic. [Link]...
News Roundup 12/27/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 27, 2021
Covid Massachusetts halts all elective procedures. [Link] The USS Milwaukee will remain in Cuba after several sailors tested positive for Covid. [Link] USAID is running out of money to distribute covid vaccinations. [Link] The US donates 1.5 million vaccine doses to...
News Roundup 12/23/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 23, 2021
US News US airstrikes have dropped about 54% since Biden took office. [Link] Military families in Hawaii believe they have been exposed to contaminated water for months longer than the Navy currently admits. [Link] The US sanctions three people in Brazil for...
News Roundup 12/22/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 22, 2021
Covid American diagnostic test makers are expecting record revenue fueled by Covid testing. [Link] Biden will deploy 1,000 medical personnel to medical facilities in January and February. [Link] Massachusetts will deploy 500 National Guard to medical facilities....
News Roundup 12/21/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 21, 2021
US News A Colorado police officer only received a 90-day sentence for raping a woman in his patrol car. [Link] The NDAA includes $60 million to repair the USS Connecticut. The submarine was severely damaged in a collision, but the Navy has not provided public details...
News Roundup 12/20/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 20, 2021
Covid The CDC is overcounting the number of Americans who are partially vaccinated. [Link] The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifts an injunction blocking OSHA from rolling out Biden’s vaccine or test mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. [Link] Biden...
News Roundup 12/17/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 17, 2021
Covid The CDC tells Americans to take an mRNA vaccination over Johnson & Johnson. [Link] The US sends over 200,000 vaccines to Jamaica. [Link] US News Boston police used over $600,000 seized during drug arrests to buy surveillance equipment secretly. [Link] In...
News Roundup 12/16/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 16, 2021
US News Kevin Clinesmith was reinstated to the bar after he pled guilty to removing information from a FISA court application to get a warrant to spy on the Trump campaign. [Link] Biden signs an executive order that instructs the federal government to target more drug...
News Roundup 12/15/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 15, 2021
US News The LAPD worked with the Polish company Edge NPD during the George Floyd protests to monitor social media posts supporting “defund the police” and Black Lives Matter. [Link] Amtrak suspends its vaccine mandate to avoid service cuts. Less than five percent of...
News Roundup 12/14/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 14, 2021
US News Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympics Committee. [Link] Chicago will pay $2.9 million to Anjannette Young. In 2019, Young was handcuffed naked in front of offices as...
