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7/16/20 Kelley B. Vlahos on the Dangerous National Security ‘Blob’ Dominating American Government

by Scott Horton | Jul 17, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Kelley Vlahos talks about prominent Democratic national security official Michele Flournoy, whom she calls "The Queen of the Blob." The Blob, explains Vlahos, is the group of politicians, advisors, lobbyists and pundits who advocate for the continuation of America's...

Trump Gives CIA Approval for Cyber Wars guest Will Porter

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 17, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to discuss the new report that Trump gave the CIA approval to wage cyberwar. The approval was granted in 2018, after being denied by both Bush and Obama. The order allows for the targeting of countries including Russia,...

News Roundup 7/16/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Joe Biden says he is open to getting rid of the Senate filibuster. [Link] Tommy Tuberville beats Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican Senate primary. [Link] Trump announces the arrest of several MS-13 gang members. One member was charged with...

Reason Magazine Interview

by Scott Horton | Jul 15, 2020 | Blog

Zach Weismueller from Reason interviewed me about Trump's foreign policy. Some of it ended up in this report: Trump's Failed Promise to Stop America's 'Endless Wars' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRrfTDSw6Pw&feature=youtu.be

News Roundup 7/15/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 15, 2020 | News Roundup

US News An Arkansas judge has been exposed for trading sex for favorability in his courtroom. Judge Tim Parker traded money and drugs to women for sex. He also acted as a lawyer and accepted sex for his services. [Link] The Trump Administration rescinds an order that...

Mike Pompeo Spins Dangerous Lies About Iran and China guest Dave DeCamp

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 15, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #518, Dave DeCamp returns to the show. Dave talks about his recent articles on Iran and China. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spun lies about both countries to justify a more aggressive foreign policy. He accuses Iran of attacking the US interests in Iraq...

News Roundup 7/13/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 13, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Trump commutes Roger Stone’s prison sentence. [Link] Bail reforms that promote algorithms and risk matrices do not correct for racial disparities. [Link] A Super PAC with ties to John Bolton has spent over $300,000 in a congressional race in Maine. The PAC is...

7/10/20 Jeffrey Kaye on Biden’s ‘Humane’ CIA Torture Apologist

by Scott Horton | Jul 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Jeffrey Kaye about Avril Haines, a former Obama administration adviser and Deputy Director of the CIA recently appointed as a foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden. Haines has been described as a "superstar", and clearly has a future as a well-connected...

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The Ford Follies: Yes, It Can Get Worse

Brent Eastwood does a splendid job elucidating so many of the problems of the fatally flawed Ford super-carrier. I suspect he had to say "promising" but there is nothing here for the 21st century; this is the chariot and crossbow of the next generation. This is the...

The Steady Rise in Living Standards

"The history of capitalism as it has operated in the last two hundred years in the realm of Western civilization is the record of a steady rise in the wage earners’ standard of living. The inherent mark of capitalism is that it is mass production for mass consumption...

Pentagon Acquisition: Rotten From Head to Toe

The pattern is a revolving door of deliberate insider trading and influence by hiring retiring flag officers with active Rolodexes to be exploited in bent bidding and shadowy acquisition practices in an already sclerotic and gummed-up acquisition system that can't...

The Business of America: War, War, War!

Sachs mentions Timber Sycamore which was a classified weapons supply and training program run by the CIA and supported by the United Kingdom and some Arab intelligence services, including Saudi intelligence. The aim of the program was to remove Syrian president Bashar...

Mises on Wages under Capitalism

"While daily experience taught impressively that under capitalism real wage rates and the wage earners’ standard of living were steadily rising, while it became from day to day more obvious that the traditional walls separating the various strata of the population...

Anti-War Blog – Do They Really Know It’s Christmas?

Every year as the end of December crawls near, the spirit of Christmas grips those sometimes Christians, even atheists join in and celebrate it as a cultural habit and the true believers further confirm their faith. The spirit of celebration is one of joy, community,...