Scott talks to Jonathan Hafetz about the troubling case of Adham Amin Hassoun, a man who was convicted in 2008 of providing material support to terrorist organizations. Hassoun was a legal resident of the United States, but is not a citizen, so upon completion of his...
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6/19/20 Mike Maharrey: End Qualified Immunity for Cops
Mike Maharrey untangles the complex web of legal history that has given America the system known as qualified immunity, which in practice shields police officers from just about any civil lawsuit. The doctrine, which has emerged out of the precedents set by repeated...
Netanyahu and Gantz Agree On West Bank Annexation Plan
From Haaretz Netanyahu and Gantz have agreed on a plan to annex the West Bank. All that's left is to negotiate the details and pass the plan in the Knesset. "Once approved by the cabinet, a proposal to apply Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank would also...
News Roundup 2/26/20
US News A new California bill would require adult entertainers to get professional licenses from the state. [Link]On the first day of his extradition hearing, Assange was handcuffed 11 times and stripped naked twice. He also had his case files confiscated. [Link]Trump...
News Roundup 1/31/20
US News The House passes bills to block all funding for war with Iran and repealing the 2002 AUMF. A few Republicans joined House Democrats in passing the bills. [Link] Congress plans to open an investigation into the deaths of six Marines during a training exercise...
News Roundup 12/27/19
Latin America Riots in a Honduran prison leave 18 dead. [Link] A military facility in Venezuela was raided. One soldier was killed in the attack. The Venezuelan government claims to have captured the assailants and recovered the weapons. [Link] Ukraine/Russia Ukraine...
News Roundup 12/24/19
US News Senator Rand Paul airs his Festivus grievances, including the US spending $22 million on Serbian cheese and $700,000 on smoking fish. [Link] Trump signs the 2020 NDAA. [Link] The US and South Korea carry out military drills simulating capturing high value...
Dems Impeach Trump Over Nothing, While Ignoring His Real Crimes
On FPF #432, I explain my view that the Democrats' case for impeaching Trump is very weak. The House passed two articles of impeachment this week, although House leadership is now preventing those from going to the Senate. While everyone is distracted with these...
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Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty
Americans today have “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, injected, harassed, surveilled, vilified, disarmed, beaten, detained, and maybe shot by federal agents. From hapless homeowners hit by SWAT raids to pandemic lockdowns pointlessly paralyzing lives, government...
The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger
Today the front pages and bookstores are filled with tales of the so-called "China Threat." From spy balloons to Fentanyl pipelines, genocide to dreams of world domination: CHINA! But is it all true? Is any of it? Now, for the first time, the speciousness of these and...
