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Forward Opinion Editor Sargon: Omar Was Right About AIPAC Money, But Is Still Wrong

by Scott Horton | Feb 17, 2019 | Blog

Batya Ungar-Sargon writes: "AIPAC does have a lot of financial muscle. It is a powerful, well-run, well-funded lobby which is worthy of attention, discussion, and criticism." "But it’s all about how you do it. ... "Not everyone has to be up on all the details of...

The Paradise Papers

by Scott Horton | Nov 5, 2017 | Blog

A bunch of billionaires secrets leaked.

Lebanon – Hariri’s Resignation – The Opening Shot Of The Saudi War On Hizbullah

by Moon of Alabama | Nov 4, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Four days ago we asked: Is The "Moderate Al-Qaeda" Set To Target Hizbullah? The implied answer in that piece was "Yes, the war is coming to Lebanon." Today the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri resigned with a statement issues from Saudi Arabia on the Saudi...

Lebanon – Hariri's Resignation – The Opening Shot Of The Saudi War On Hizbullah

by Moon of Alabama | Nov 4, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Everyone Should be Listening to Nobody Speak

by Thomas L. Knapp | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog

When Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan, sued Gawker Media for invasion of privacy, infringement of personality rights, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, the suit’s chief effect was to amplify the “news” that Bollea had been caught on video having sex with...

Business Joins the Propaganda Ministry

by Craig Cantoni | Jun 26, 2017 | Blog

Karl Marx said that a capitalist is someone who will sell you the rope to hang him. Actually, a capitalist today will sell you the government party line instead of rope or any other product. A growing number of companies no longer tout the features and benefits of...

Journalist Barrett Brown is out of jail – and has big plans

by Jeff Schechtman | Feb 8, 2017 | Featured Articles, Politics

Journalism, Activism, Hacktivism and a New Civic Platform Barrett Brown thinks big. Brown was released from federal prison on November 29 after four years of incarceration for hacking the private intelligence firm Stratfor. The hack — for which the hacker group...

Trump Readies a New Pentagon Spending Binge

by Ryan McMaken | Jan 24, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma has some advice for the US government: If the US is so concerned about industry and jobs, it should try starting fewer wars and spending trillions of dollars on them. Ma spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, saying: “In the...

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RIP, British Army 1415 – 2024

John Cleese and the Monty Python troop were seers in the 1970s. I am fond of saying the British win all their military victories in spite of their best efforts. The IED virus is destroying the institution. The British Army is reducing security checks in pursuit of...

Republicans: Israel Not Just First, But Before the First Amendment

No matter how bad either side gets the other side can only try to outdo them. The Post: On Wednesday, they passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which its advocates said would empower the federal government to crack down on anti-Israel protests on campuses by...

Tom Woods on the Social Justice Warrior Narrative

[I]f this were truly a “white supremacist” society, being called a white supremacist would be a badge of honor, not a professional death sentence. – Thomas E. Woods, Jr.

Military Aviation Joins the Emerging Competency Crisis in the West

Trend-lines on military aviation accidents are edging upwards to rival in the commercial aviation industry in mishaps. Not only is this a barometer for readiness and training but an indicator for the emerging competency crisis plaguing the West. Peacetime military...

Horror Show: More Proof Troops Massacred Afghans After ISIS Attack at Kabul Airport

As we reported at the time, marines slaughtered innocent people after the bombing. The perfect clusterfu*k of an ending to a perfect clusterfu*k of a war. Watch US Marine’s GoPro footage that challenges Pentagon’s account of attack at Kabul airport...

My Latest Interviews

Michael Liebowitz, the host of The Rational Egoist, interviewed me about my life in the libertarian movement. Enjoy! Also have a look at my interview covering my libertarian experience and the Israel-Palestine conflict on the Bob Murphy Show.

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