The MAGA movement has fractured recently over the contentious issues of foreign military intervention and government spending, with each faction accusing their opponents of betraying MAGA. This raises a question: What does it mean to be MAGA? Considering “MAGA” as a...
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Exponential Increase in Domestic Terrorism Reaches ‘Minnesota Nice’
by Coleen Rowley | Jul 7, 2025 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Horribly terroristic (and the apotheosis of weird) shootings in Minnesota—elaborately planned (and attempted) murders of top Democrat Minnesota legislators Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman (and their families) by a 57-year old who effectively disguised himself and his...
TGIF: Liberty Requires Nationwide Injunctions
by Sheldon Richman | Jul 4, 2025 | Featured Articles, Justice, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
The government is always a threat. This we must never forget. In that light, I want to examine the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. CASA, the 6-3 decision that sided with the Trump administration's position that a federal district court exceeded its...
Could NATO Burden-Sharing Be a Subtle Snare for the United States?
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Jul 4, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Both Donald Trump and his legions of critics in Europe are celebrating the outcome of the latest NATO summit. The centerpiece of NATO’s renewed image of solidarity was an agreement among all Alliance members (except Spain) to boost their annual defense outlays to at...
Can You Privatize the Military-Industrial Complex?
by Casey Carlisle | Jul 3, 2025 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism
Though it’s rare to hear someone praise the military-industrial-congressional complex, it is only the latter component that masks a praiseworthy feat. Markets—also known as “people” voluntarily exchanging—have devised the most efficient methods for producing weapons...
Americans Must Oppose the Establishment of an East Asian NATO
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jul 3, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Ely Ratner’s latest offering in Foreign Affairs, “The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact,” is a textbook example of how groupthink, careerism, and militarist ideology continue to warp U.S. foreign policy discourse. Ratner, now back at the Marathon Initiative after a...
On Applying Rothbardian Populism
by Oscar Grau | Jul 2, 2025 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
Just as state action is a zero-sum game, so is politics: some win and others lose. But if the term “populism” is supposed to be meaningful, populism must have some distinctive elements for it not to be confused with mere democracy. Although politics occur in different...
The 1775 Two Step That Led to American Independence
by Jim Bovard | Jul 2, 2025 | Featured Articles, History
As Americans prepare to celebrate the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we should also toast the 250th anniversary of a savvy political two-step that paved the way to formally breaking with Britain the following year. “We, your Majesty’s faithful...
“Smart War” and State Terrorism
by Laurie Calhoun | Jul 1, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On June 16, 2025, President Donald Trump threatened the 10 million inhabitants of Tehran, Iran, with death, for their government’s alleged nuclear aspirations: Iran should have signed the “deal” I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply...
US Bombing of Iran Harms Non-Proliferation
by Ted Snider | Jul 1, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Iran didn’t violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the United States did. When the U.S. bombed Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities on June 23, they didn’t just violate the cardinal rule of international law by attacking a sovereign nation, without Security...
Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand International Politics
by Scott Boykin | Jun 30, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There are great reasons for the United States to adopt a non-interventionist foreign policy. Some of these are ethical, such as not violating the rights of other people and not supporting or engaging in aggressive conduct generally. Others are partly ethical and...
Democracy Cannot Lead to Self-Governance
by Jeb Smith | Jun 30, 2025 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
Democracies end up anti-democratic because only a tiny minority of radicals (politicians, interest groups, major corporations, etc.) achieve power centralized in the capital. They work the levers of government, place their servants in power, and advertise via...
TGIF: The US Empire’s 72-Year War on Iran
by Sheldon Richman | Jun 27, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, History, Justice, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
The likely temporary Israel-Iran ceasefire notwithstanding, if you need proof of how despicable Donald Trump is, consider this: When asked last week if he would ask Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to stop bombing Iran, which had already said it would stop retaliating...
Lessons Unlearned from Israel’s Bombing of Iraq’s Osirak Reactor
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In a New York Times opinion article on June 21, Amos Yadlin, a former chief of Israel’s military intelligence, attempted to defend Israel’s recent decision to start a war with Iran, in which Israel was briefly joined by the U.S. government under the administration of...
Want More Families? End Inflation
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jun 26, 2025 | Book Reviews, Economics, Featured Articles
In the recently published Inflation and the Family, Jason Degner delivers a compelling, accessible, and deeply necessary work—one that lays bare the real, grinding consequences of inflationary policies on everyday American families. For those concerned with economic...
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Freedom Flotilla Ship Will Attempt to Break Israeli Blockade of Gaza
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has said it will attempt to break the Israeli siege of Gaza with another ship. Last month, the FFC vessel ‘Madleen’ was seized by Israeli forces before it could reach the starving people of the Strip.
Over 750 Palestinians Seeking Aid in Gaza Killed by Israel
The number of Palestinians who have been murdered while seeking aid in Gaza has climbed to 750 in just over a month. Currently, only the US-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is allowed by Tel Aviv to distribute aid in the Strip. Human rights groups say the GHF is a tool of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Amnesty: Israel Using Starvation to Commit Genocide in Gaza
One of the top human rights organizations has concluded that Israel is using starvation as a means to commit genocide, in partnership with a US-based agency.
Patriot Transfer to Ukraine Stopped in Poland
A shipment of Patriot interceptors bound for Ukraine was halted for a “capability review” by Washington after the missiles had already reached Poland. The Patriot missile defense system is viewed as essential military hardware by Kiev.
New Bill Would Give Israel Access to B-2s, Massive Bombs to Strike Iran
A new bipartisan bill in Congress would give Israel access to US weaponry to conduct strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, similar to the one ordered by President Donald Trump last month.
Trump To Ramp Up Programs ‘To Build Democracy’ in Cuba
President Donald Trump ordered his administration to ramp up efforts to bring down the government in Cuba. The policy calls for tightening sanctions and programs. President Donald Trump issued the memo to his administration on Monday that instructed the strengthening...
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Trump is Nato’s daddy, bombing Iran, and happy 4th. ALP
Tucker Carlson asks Scott Horton: How did we get into war with Iran?
How did we wind up at war with Iran? Scott Horton explains on The Tucker Carlson Show. https://youtu.be/_HVGLCRp3I8?si=gtgBPCToHUEUnyuP Chapters: 0:00 The History of Why Iran Is Such a Global Focal Point 11:16 The Jimmy Carter Doctrine 22:29 The Brutality of the...
Chasing Ghosts and WarNotes Podcast Upgrades
I have been retrofitting and improving the sound to my podcasts WarNotes episodes are done with the Podsworth app upgrade. Chasing Ghosts upgrades to episodes 1-3, 6, 8-26 and 58-67 are now complete (updated on RSS, Substack and the Libertarian Institute). I know it...
Provoked Gets a Positive Review in the Army War College Quarterly, Parameters
This is a prestigious and widely admired quarterly in the military and defense intelligentsia milieu. https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/80/
Interview: Israel’s Strategic Alliance with Hamas
Jim Clancy and I discuss Israel’s policy of utilizing Hamas as a strategic ally to block peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
Israel CAUGHT Bribing Protestant Pastors and Preachers to Denounce Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens
Imagine being so weak that you would let your preacher push you around like 1/3 of a human man. Sad! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz6gUQP3w-Y