The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear eight separate cases that had presented opportunities to reconsider its doctrine of “qualified immunity.” That doctrine, created by the Supreme Court in 1982, holds that government officials can be held accountable for...
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FPF #500 – Scott Horton on Star Wars and the George Floyd Murder
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 3, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
Scott Horton returns to Foreign Policy Focus for the 500th episode. Scott talks about the lessons and themes of Star Wars. He explains how the failures of the Jedi led to the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. The saga is a warning to Americans about the...
Coming Apart at the Seams
by Scott Horton | Jun 1, 2020 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Scott Horton
It doesn’t have to be this way America is burning. Quite literally. The most destructive riots in America in a very long time have hit more than two dozen cities, as opportunistic thieves and arsonists hijack massive peaceful protests and acts of peaceful civil...
5/8/20 Arielle Zionts on the Death of Andrea Circle Bear
by Scott Horton | May 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews reporter Arielle Zionts about her recent story about a pregnant South Dakota woman who died of COVID-19 in federal prison. Andrea Circle Bear, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, was charged under an obscure law in connection with a drug sale...
Finding Accountability for Captain Crozier
by Hunter DeRensis | Apr 14, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There is a sickness in the United States Navy, and it goes beyond the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a disorder of irresponsible political leadership, and a high command more focused on expediency than maintaining the confidence of the sailors in their care. The latest...
What Limits Are Needed On Government During This Outbreak?
by Zack Sorenson | Mar 21, 2020 | Blog
Disease epidemics are perfectly solvable by libertarian theory. If someone is infected with a dangerous disease, and they bring themselves into a position where they can infect others, then they have violated someone's rights. In an ideal ancap scenario, places like...
Qassem Soleimani: Why His Killing is Good News for IS Jihadists
by Scott Horton | Jan 12, 2020 | Blog
Jeremy Bowen in the BBC: "In an editorial of the weekly IS newspaper al-Naba, the group said that Soleimani and al-Muhandis died at the hands of their 'allies'" - a reference to the US. It said the enemies of IS were busy fighting each other, which would drain their...
The Great Ron Paul
by Norman Singleton | Dec 19, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer for a liberty-minded friend or relative? Or are you already thinking of how you’re going to spend that Amazon gift card you get every year from friends and family who know your second favorite thing to do (after helping C4L...
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Op-Ed Writer Freed by Federal Judge
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release Tufts University grad student Rumeysa Ozturk from ICE lockup. Ozturk, who had a valid student visa from Turkey, was only guilty of writing an op-ed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio vilified her and Department of...
The Pier With No Peer in First World Militaries
*** I have been at a business conference all week that has consumed my attention. *** The IG Report (May 2025) appended below reveals many shortfalls in the Gaza pier disaster from 2024. Trillions spent on so many toys and then we they receive the items and systems...
What’s Happening w/Buck Johnson
Buck joined me to discuss fentanyl, drug addiction, boomer cons, media treatment of Trump, and what is going right and wrong in the Trump administration. ALP
100 Memers vs One Pamela Anderson
The social media feed gruel has switched it’s serving of slop from the speculation about the potential outcome of one hundred men versus a gorilla. The content creators who recycle the same shit, because of algorithms and trends now concern themselves with the...
Anti-War Blog – Too Thirsty to Cry
In the photo essay, Ethiopia : The Scorched Earth, Mary Anne Fitzgerald writes in the caption beneath a photo of a young girl crying, “Tears of hunger are a good sign. During the final stages of malnutrition children are too weak to cry.” There was Live Aid and U.S.A....
RIP: Remembering Edward Lozansky, Towering Prophet of Sanity, Decency, and Peace
Our friend Edward Lozansky left this world last week. He was a long-time writer for Antiwar.com. His many articles can be found here and on our blog here. He was president and founder of the American University in Moscow and the U.S.-Russia Forum. He is also a...
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