34 Minutes Safe for Work Ashley Rindsberg is an American novelist, media commentator, essayist and journalist. Ashley joins Pete to talk about his new book, "The Gray Lady Winked," which is an investigation into the manipulating of information performed the New York...
Brazil YouTube suspended payments to 14 Brazilian accounts it says pushed ‘election misinformation.’ [Link] Afghanistan The Afghan Health Ministry reports 113 people were killed in the suicide bombing by ISIS-K at Kabul airport. Thirteen American soldiers are among...
Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute – returns to the show to discuss the dual suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. As of the recording, at least 60 Afghans and 13 American soldiers were killed in the blasts. ISIS-K – a group of mostly non-Afghans...
US News Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says public schools should legally be required to comply with CDC covid recommendations. [Link] Afghanistan The Wall Street Journal reports Erik Price is offering to fly people out of Afghanistan for $6,500 and an...
One of the major consequences of the recent COVID-19 pandemic is the toll it has taken on the economy, specifically urban economies. Cities have seen particular devastation, as the pandemic exacerbates pre-existing issues and creates new ones. If cities do not take...
Despite Washington’s decision not to deploy Marines to Haiti after the July assassination of Haitian president Jovenelle Moise, the devastation of last Saturday’s 7.2 earthquake has provided U.S. leaders the cloak of humanitarian aid for doing just that. In an effort...
This month marks fifty years since President Richard Nixon closed the “gold window” that had allowed foreign governments to exchange U.S. dollars for gold. Nixon’s action severed the last link between the dollar and gold, transforming the dollar into pure fiat...
On COI #153, Kyle Anzalone updates events in Afghanistan. The Pentagon and State Department are working to remove some privileged Afghans and Americans from Afghanistan. The US claims it has evacuated tens of thousands so far, but it is still unclear how many will be...
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