If you are a libertarian who openly advocates for liberty, you’re almost certainly familiar with this scenario. You’re in a conversation with someone about a random political point, you advocate for expanded freedoms in relation to the subject, and get hit with, “But,...
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6/7/19 William Astore on the Ten Tenets of Air Power
by Scott Horton | Jun 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews William Astore about his recent TomDispatch piece on American air power. Astore, a retired Air Force officer, explains what he was and was not taught about bombing as a strategy in war, most notably the fact that the perception of the U.S. military by...
10/5/18 Danny Sjursen on Blowback
by Scott Horton | Oct 8, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Major Danny Sjursen comes back on the show to talk about the blowback from America's many wars in the Middle East. He explains a process with which listeners of this show will no doubt be familiar, by which the U.S. sets itself up for future wars by arming and...
10/3/18 Dan Cohen on Syria, Blowback, and Al-Qaeda’s Rehabilitation
by Scott Horton | Oct 5, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Filmmaker Dan Cohen comes back on the show to discuss his latest project, "The Syria Deception," a short documentary exposing the propaganda campaign in Hollywood and the media to rehabilitate Al-Qaeda in the eyes of the American public. Cohen and Scott discuss...
FPF #245 – 17 Years After 9/11
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 11, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #245, I discuss 9/11 and the US War on Terror. I explain how the 9/11 terror attack was blowback for US attacks on the Middle East. I argue the US War on Terror has failed to make the world safer and more stable. Links NYT - Misleading Americans about...
6/20/18 David R. Henderson on the Effects of War
by Scott Horton | Jun 23, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
David Henderson joins the show to talk about the consequences of war for the American economy and the world political order. Henderson explains that many of the intrusive powers the state has today are the result of major crises, during which the state seizes some new...
They Lied Us Into War, All of Them
by Scott Horton | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog
And I don’t just mean Iraq War II. A friend wanted a list, so I whipped one up real quick. Gulf of Tonkin 1967: McNamara knew it was a mistake before LBJ used it as an excuse to escalate. Daniel Ellsberg’s firsthand account from inside the Pentagon:...
News Roundup 2/20/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog
A Baltimore jury awards $37 million to the family of a woman murdered by Baltimore police. [Link] Baltimore ranked first in homicides per capita in 2017. [Link] South Korea's President says the Olympics have eased tensions with North Korea. [Link] At least 17 people...
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Anti-War Blog- Madman Theory
It has been declared that there will be a ceasefire for two weeks, the Iranians will allow for shipping to pass through the Straits of Hormuz. All will be well... It is holding. The somewhat theocratic Sunni republic of Pakistan mediated negations with the Shiite...
Slay Propaganda Like a Lawyer
Announcing my First eBook: Slay Propaganda Like a Lawyer In this eBook I teach you the skills I use every day in both the courtroom and in the information war. The eBook is free for my free email list. You can sign up for it here:...
Rules for Radicals: A Word About Words w/John Weeks
John and I continue to read and comment on Rules for Radicals
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump’s Iran War Is a Catastrophic Miscalculation! US to Lift Sanction of Iran as Oil Prices Spike
$200 billion is not a rounding error, it’s a signal that Washington is settling in for a long Iran war while pretending it can buy its way out of the consequences. We walk through the Pentagon’s latest funding push, why leaders keep hinting the price tag will rise,...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Netanyahu vs. Trump: Inside Israel’s SECRET Battle to Keep the Iran War ALIVE?!
The part that doesn’t get said out loud often enough is this: you can be “aligned” in a war and still be on a collision course. We dig into why U.S. goals in Iran and Israel’s goals in Iran don’t just differ, they actively clash and how that clash shows up in...
‘The Iron Giant’ and Generational Militarism
Among the films that formed my childhood, the Iron Giant is a black sheep. From its loving treatment of classic sci-fi horror to its somber handling of nuclear holocaust, the film is deeper than any of us realized as kids. Of course now, as adults, and especially as...
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