Today [January 11] in 1757, it is generally believed Alexander Hamilton was born. As John Adams put it, he was “the bastard brat of a Scottish peddler.” Born out of wedlock on the British isle of Nevis, Hamilton would become one of the most influential political...
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Instead of Saving Face, Let’s Save Lives in Ukraine
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jan 18, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Whenever asked about whether the U.S. will change its policy regarding the conflict in Ukraine, to start pushing for Kiev to enter negotiations rather than apparently providing as much money and as many weapons as they ask for, the Biden administration’s refrain has...
US Shipping Arms from Israel to Ukraine – NYT
by Will Porter | Jan 18, 2023 | News
The US military is supplying Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery shells pulled from a “vast but little-known” stockpile based in Israel, the New York Times reported, citing multiple US and Israeli officials.
1/13/23 Bjorn Handeen on Using Local Politics to End the Wars
by Scott Horton | Jan 17, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott talks with Bjorn Handeen, a long-time listener who is now the Idaho Republican Party Region 1 Chairman. The two talk about Handeen’s efforts to translate his knowledge of American foreign policy into results by focusing on local politicians....
Hands Off My Income
by Laurence Vance | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured Articles
House Democrats finally obtained former president Donald Trump’s tax returns and promptly released them to the public. No one should have his tax returns released: not presidents, not politicians, not celebrities, not sports figures, not cab drivers. Released was...
Congress Ought to Expel Adam Schiff
by Ron Paul | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured Articles, Politics
With each new release of the “Twitter Files” we learn more and more about the deep corruption in Washington. We sensed during COVID that something was really wrong—for example the bizarre denial of natural immunity. But thanks to Elon Musk’s decision to open the...
US Begins Expanded Training of Ukrainian Forces in Germany
by Dave DeCamp | Jan 17, 2023 | News
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told reporters on Sunday that the US has begun its expanded training program of Ukrainian soldiers in Germany, representing Washington’s ever-growing involvement in the war.
1/13/23 Hunter DeRensis on Defend The Guard in 2023
by Scott Horton | Jan 16, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Hunter DeRensis joins the show to talk about the year ahead in the effort to pass Defend the Guard legislation. DeRensis reviews what the legislation is and where it stands in state legislatures around the country. The two also discuss some recent...
1/13/23 Andy Worthington: The US is Still Running an Illegal Prison at Guantanamo Bay
by Scott Horton | Jan 15, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Andy Worthington returns to talk about the 35 men who remain imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as we pass the 21st anniversary of the prison. Of those 35 men, 20 have already been cleared for release, yet they remain in custody with no release date....
News Roundup 1/13/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 13, 2023 | News Roundup
Russia Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said last week that Ukraine is “shedding blood” for a “NATO mission” in candid remarks about the relationship between Kyiv and the Western military alliance. AWC Poland’s president said Wednesday that Warsaw has...
Pentagon Pushes Back on Boeing Plan to Provide Ukraine Long-Range Bombs
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 12, 2023 | News
Officials from the Department of Defense expressed concern over a plan to send munitions with a range of 100 miles to Ukraine, according to Foreign Affairs. The Pentagon officials are concerned the weapons will be unneeded by the time they reach the battlefield. ...
Oxfam Finds Scores of Civilians Killed By US, UK Weapons in Yemen
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Jan 12, 2023 | News
A human rights monitoring group has released a new report finding at least 87 Yemeni civilians were killed with American or British weapons during a 14-month period. The Oxfam report reviewed 1,700 attacks on civilians and found Saudi Arabia used US or UK weapons in...
Biden’s Toxic January 6th Demonology
by Jim Bovard | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured Articles, Politics
Last Friday, President Biden held a White House ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot. Biden showered a dozen Presidential Service Medals dozen people connected to the 2020 election or the January 6 events. Biden talked of the...
David Stockman’s Explainer to the 2023 Economy
by David Stockman | Jan 12, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles
You can count on the knuckleheads at Bloomberg to start off the year with still another dead-wrong proposition. That is, more nonsense about the “strong” labor market—-one so strong that it is purportedly even defying the mighty Fed. The latest US employment report is...
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a Tyrant Unworthy of Admiration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSMrawCmcM Volodymyr Zelenskyy has: Instituted Military Conscription (Also Known As Slavery and Forced Labor) Bombed Poland Then Lied Blaming Russia Trying to Start World War Three w/ NATO Nationalized (Monopolized) the Media Banned...
Aaron Maté: ‘NATO’s mission’ leaves Ukraine destroyed
'NATO’s mission' leaves Ukraine destroyed — "We are carrying out NATO’s mission." As Ukraine’s defense minister acknowledges the proxy war, NATO proxy warriors disregard the toll. Unveiling its latest military assistance package to Ukraine — at $3.75 billion, the...
Ban This!
Well shoot. I got kicked off of Twitter again. Not sure why. Though I did make a crack that Jordan Peterson should jump off a bridge since he has no dignity since he RTs the MeK cult on regime changing Iran. I mean I didn't really say go kill yourself. It was more...
Church Proves the Poor Will Benefit From Privatized Education
Depending on which source you look at, there are hundreds of thousands of churches in world. Almost all Churches contain the two things Democrats constantly tell us are impossible if education were voluntarily funded instead of funded coercively via taxation. ...
Ashli Babbitt’s Mother Arrested for Peaceful Protest While Her Murderer is Still Free
The mother of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot while participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was arrested Friday afternoon for blocking traffic near the Capitol. Micki Witthoeft, 58, is charged with blocking and obstructing roadways,...
AOC is Dumber Than I Thought: Minimum Wage Edition
Progressives will admit higher prices hurt those with the lowest incomes, but when it comes to raising the price of labor they ignore that very economic reality: Charging more for X discourages X from being consumed. When you raise the price of employing someone:...