On COI #185, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute - cover the latest arms sales to Saudi Arabia approved by the U.S. State Department. Despite President Joe Biden’s previous pledges to end support for this war (as well as a UN warning...
China
US/Taiwan Relations Risk Nuclear War ft. Dave DeCamp and Connor Freeman Ep. 190
by Patrick Macfarlane | Nov 8, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/PlFt42HCYAo Wondering what is going on with the US, Taiwan, and China? I asked two of my favorite foreign policy specialists to give us an overview of the basics of US/Taiwan relations and explain why it risks nuclear war with China. Dave DeCamp is...
News Roundup 11/8/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 8, 2021 | News Roundup
US News The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a $10.9 billion contract to modernize the F-22. [Link] Secretary of State Antony Blinken appoints two officials - Jonathan Moore and Margret Uyehara - to head the ‘Havana Syndrome’ task force. [Link] The US is planning more...
Twenty Years of Tracking U.S. ‘Progress’ In Afghanistan
by Jim Bovard | Nov 8, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan ended with a bang in August as a terrorist attack killed a dozen Marines at the Kabul airport. For almost 20 years, The Future of Freedom Foundation has been one of the few organizations that stalwartly criticized the Afghanistan...
11/4/21 Peter Zeihan on American Power and China’s Coming Collapse
by Scott Horton | Nov 5, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews author and geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan. Zeihan does not believe China will be a nation state ten years from now. One reason, he argues, is that China’s economy is completely dependent on the disappearing American presence keeping the peace on...
News Roundup 11/4/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 4, 2021 | News Roundup
US News The Biden administration is preparing to require that all businesses with over 100 employees require vaccination or weekly testing. Companies that fail to comply will be fined $14,000 per employee. [Link] China The Pentagon believes China could have 1,000...
News Roundup 11/3/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 3, 2021 | News Roundup
US News The CDC authorizes the Covid vaccine for children 5-11. [Link] Great Power CIA Director William Burns traveled to Russia for talks. [Link] The US deployed two warships to the Black Sea. [Link] China demands more transparency from the US after a nuclear...
10/28/21 End of the Empire – Julian Assange, Havana Syndrome and the legendary Will Grigg – Episode 5
by Scott Horton | Nov 2, 2021 | End of the Empire
Scott and Pete are back for episode 5 of End of the Empire. The two discuss the legacy of the great Will Grigg. Just about all of Will’s work can be found at the Libertarian Institute website and is absolutely worth checking out. Scott and Pete also have a lengthy...
Blog
Leaked Pentagon Documents: A Thread
What follows are highlights from the trove of leaked US government documents that appeared on the internet sometime last month, including a handful of the documents themselves, reporting on the material, my own observations, as well as official statements and...
Interview Show 20th Anniversary
I started on the radio in late 1998, but today is the 20th anniversary of the interview show. First of 5,894 so far was the great Alan Bock on Iraq, three days after the marines pulled down Saddam's statue in Baghdad. The full archive is here.
The Robber Barons: Historical Fact vs. Progressive Mythology
The standard theory of monopoly within the mainstream of the economics profession is that monopolies increase prices and reduce production levels compared to competitive industries. So I gathered historical economic data on prices and production for seventeen of the...
Conversation on Bro History Podcast
I had a great conversation on Zionism, antisemitism, and the Palestine question with Henry Szamota and Danny Abdeljabbar on the Bro History podcast, which you can find in all the usual podcast places. Or listen here. I hope you enjoy it.
Interview on Agora: The Podcast
I was recently interviewed by the hosts of Agora: The Podcast. We talked about the political landscape, my own political development over 50 years, and more. Have a listen here.
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...
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