The story of Anne Frank is tragic. If not for the words that she wrote in her diary, she would be a digit of history. Her diary is relatable, and the thoughts that collected inside her being during a horrible time in history gives the reader an idea of who she was....
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Pete Quiñones is Leaving the Institute
by Scott Horton | Dec 28, 2021 | Blog
As some of you may have already learned, managing editor Pete Quiñones will be leaving the Institute on December 31st. Personally, I still love the guy and plan on remaining good friends. (And for the record, I do not blame him for the recent doxing of a couple of our...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
The Antiwar Comic: The Bane of All Presidents
by Tony DiGerolamo | Oct 3, 2021 | Blog
I guess I could've called this "The War on Blame" More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
The New Resistance Hero
by Steven Woskow | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog
Trump has only himself (and Sheldon Adelson ) to blame.
Trump Is Pulling a Hillary
by Koen Swinkels | Mar 21, 2020 | Blog
He's started a propaganda campaign to blame a foreign power for his own grotesque failure.
Kamala the Cop campaign hits back at Tulsi
by Steven Woskow | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog
The Harris campaign press secretary Ian Sams was quick to respond to the attacks on Kamala the Cop by Tulsi. They put the blame on ........... wait for it ......... wait for it. Russia! And of course the obligatory references to Assad I think Tulsi struck a...
Blame Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 14, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #362, I discuss how Iran is being blamed for the attack on two cargo ships in the Gulf of Oman. There are still many actors who may have had the incentive to attack the ships, and no one who is accusing Iran of carrying out the attack has presented any evidence...
Gen. Joe Dunford: The U.S. is seeking to close a “gap in perception”
by Steven Woskow | May 29, 2019 | Blog
Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, doubles down on intel about Iran threat at Brookings Institution May 29, 2019 What the hell is a gap in perception? "we wanted the Iranians to know that if they did anything, it would be attributed...
The US-Saudi Genocide in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Oct 26, 2018 | Blog
The New York Times finally gets around to mentioning the "price" Yemeni civilians are paying in the war -- only to blame it all on Saudi, and the Houthis, of course.
Blame Government, Not Markets for Monopoly
by Ron Paul | Nov 1, 2016 | Economics, Featured Articles
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Military Conscription is Slavery: Woodrow Wilson Edition
By the guidelines set down by the Selective Service Act, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register to potentially be selected for military service. At the request of the War Department, Congress amended the law in August 1918 to expand the age range to include...
The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
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