On the night of Aug. 21, 2021, Juan Olvera-Preciado, 59, had committed no crime, was not a suspect in any crime and harmed no one. These facts, however, were no defense against government-sponsored bullets being fired into his body, killing him. On the night he died,...
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White House Says Turkey Has ‘Right to Defend Itself’ From Kurds
by Dave DeCamp | Nov 23, 2022 | News
The White House said Tuesday that Turkey has the “right to defend themselves” from Kurdish militant groups in northern Syria and Iraq following massive Turkish airstrikes in the region.
10/27/22 Kyle Anzalone on Washington’s Incompetent Imperialism
by Scott Horton | Oct 30, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Kyle Anzalone joins Scott this week on Antiwar Radio to provide a quick insight into the status of the American empire’s foreign adventurism. They first look to North Korea, where the Biden administration has reversed Trump’s policy of...
Military Tensions Heat Up in Korea Ahead of VP Harris Visit
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 28, 2022 | News
North Korea has conducted several ballistic missile tests in recent days, carrying out launches after the latest round of joint war games between the United States and South Korea. Tensions are rising on the peninsula as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to visit the dematerialized zone (DMZ) later this week.
Ukraine: Diplomacy More Likely Than Russian Invasion
by Dave DeCamp | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Ukraine continues to send a much different message than what US officials are saying concerning a potential Russian invasion. On Sunday, an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a diplomatic solution to the current tensions with Russia is more likely...
Lawsuit Update: Woman, Given Speeding Ticket on Way to Work, Shot By Cop
by Matt Agorist | Dec 31, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
In June of 2020, family and friends of Hannah Fizer, 25, were shocked to learn that their beloved daughter and friend had been killed during a stop over an alleged speeding violation. Then, four months later, they learned there would be no justice and the officer who...
Mom Sues Cop Who Shot Her Daughter in the Head During a School Fight
by Matt Agorist | Dec 13, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
The family of Mona Rodriguez was shocked and heartbroken in September after learning their 18-year-old daughter was shot in the head by a Long Beach Unified School District police officer. Rodriguez, who was unarmed and presenting no threat to the cop who shot her,...
Gaza Ceasefire to Take Effect Friday Morning
by Dave DeCamp | May 21, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On Thursday night, Israel’s security cabinet voted unanimously in favor of a ceasefire to end the Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza that has been raging since last Monday. The ceasefire was brokered by Egypt and is set to take effect early Friday morning. A Hamas...
Amid Gaza Killings, Biden Approves $735 Million More Weapon Sales to Israel
by Dave DeCamp | May 18, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
A report from The Washington Post revealed that the Biden administration approved a $735 million arms sale to Israel. Congress was officially notified of the sale on May 5th, less than one week before Israel began its latest bombing campaign in Gaza, which, so...
Israel Vows Further Escalation in Bombing of Gaza
by Dave DeCamp | May 12, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Israel continued its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip through Tuesday and into Wednesday morning as the death toll continues to mount. Gaza’s health ministry said early Wednesday that so far, at least 35 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes,...
Cop Walks Up, Sucker Punches Random Teen
by Matt Agorist | May 4, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
On the day he was attacked by those he has been told are their for his protection, high school sophomore, Carlos Rodriguez had committed no crime, was not suspected of committing a crime, and was simply being a kid. However, his innocent, compliance with officer...
Denver’s Replacement of Cops With Mental Health Workers Has a 100% Success Rate
by Matt Agorist | Oct 14, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
As The Free Thought Project has previously reported, the Virginia-based Treatment Advocacy Center, an organization dedicated to eliminating the barriers faced by those with severe mental illnesses, released a jaw-dropping report in regard to police interactions with...
Ratcheting Down
by Scott Horton | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog
Wednesday morning Trump announced new sanctions on Iran rather than sending in the B-52s in response to Iran's missile attack response to America's killing of their top general Qassem Soleimani. So that's wrong but sure could be worse. Then he declared that the UN...
News Roundup 1/6/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 6, 2020 | News Roundup
US News Mayor Pete is pushing for the US to take action in Syria. Daniel Larison explains why Mayor Pete’s ‘do-somethingism’ is a foolish policy. [Link] The Department of Homeland Security says there are no credible threats to the US homeland. [Link] Soleimani...
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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...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
War and Delusion: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...
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