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1/22/21 Gareth Porter on the Latest Chapter in the Manufactured Iran Crisis

by Scott Horton | Jan 25, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the competing attitudes toward Iran in American foreign policy. During his presidency, Trump was sometimes the voice of restraint against those who favored a more aggressive stance toward Iran and in some cases even advocated...

1/23/21 Hassan El-Tayyab on Biden’s Promise to End the War in Yemen

by Scott Horton | Jan 25, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Hassan El-Tayyab discusses the prospects for an end to the war in Yemen under the incoming Biden administration. President Biden and Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken have both signaled that they'd like to end U.S. participation in the war right away, though...

Stephen Wertheim: Delusions Of Dominance, Biden Can’t Restore American Primacy And Shouldn’t Try

by Steven Woskow | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog

By seeking global dominance rather than just its own defense, the United States has acquired a world of antagonists. These antagonists have in turn further increased the costs and dangers of dominance. As a result, U.S. foreign policy has failed in its most essential...

Interview: Danny Sjursen Explains War in the Age of Biden

by David Gornoski | Jan 25, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

David Gornoski starts the show by commenting on ridiculous establishment-friendly media coverage given to the Biden inauguration. Also in the show, David brings to our attention the recent nonsensical censorship taken against him by YouTube. Plus, Ret. Major Danny...

1/22/21 David Swanson on Joe Biden’s Dangerous Cabinet Appointments

by Scott Horton | Jan 23, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

David Swanson discusses the foreign policy of the incoming Biden administration. On the positive side, he thinks there's a good likelihood of ending U.S. support for the war in Yemen, lifting some of America's oppressive economic sanctions and better relations with...

New Book OBLITERATES War on Terror Narrative. Scott Horton & Keith Knight

by Keith Knight | Jan 23, 2021 | Don't Tread on Anyone

https://youtu.be/ABYICpIS7vY We don't oppose the state's wars because they'll be counterproductive or overextend the state's forces. We oppose them because mass murder based on lies can never be morally acceptable. Lew Rockwell **Enough Already: Time to End...

COI #61 – Biden’s Foreign Policy Takes Form

by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 22, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #61, Kyle Anzalone covers Biden's foreign policy. Kyle breaks down the confirmation hearing for DNI Avril Haines and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Haines was confirmed after reaffirming to Congress she will not investigate the torture program. In good...

The Prospects for Liberty Under a President Biden

by Norman Singleton | Jan 22, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics

While some liberty activists may be despondent over recent developments in our country including the coming one-party power in Washington, D.C., there are reasons to be hopeful about the prospects for liberty in the age of Biden. First, despite what many in the media...

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Anyone Can Be a Capitalist, part 1

"[A]ny man can be a capitalist if only he wants to be. He can derive his funds solely from the fruits of previous capitalist investment or from past 'hoarded' cash balances or solely from his income as a laborer or a landowner. He can, of course, derive his funds from...

Billion Dollar Disasters Continue to Steam Ahead

Word. The Zumwalt-class destroyer will never be the battleship of the twenty-first century. It’s the U.S. Navy’s version of the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. Yet another multi-billion dollar failure. Yet, the instant that the Zumwalt-class appears to...

Martial Law in South Korea & Ukraine’s No-Fly Zone: New Episode of the Kyle Anzalone Show

Are we witnessing the dawn of a new geopolitical crisis in Asia? As South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declares martial law over perceived threats from the North, the region teeters on the edge of upheaval. This episode of the Kyle Angelo show dives into the...

Crash Chronicles: Fat Amy Continues the Cringe

One billion dollars for twisted metal for ten F35 crashes, soon you're talking real money. The incident rate with respect the US Air Force (USAF) has continued to decline since the 1950s as safety practices have increased and technology has matured. During the 1950s,...

The Royal Navy Shrinks to Insignificance

A crashed RN F35 on the seafloor.* My readers knew all of this already; the Royal Navy will not be mission effective as a blue water navy after 2030 and the era of aircraft carriers is over. Eight billion dollars for future fish apartments. Eight billion dollars. Kit...

Becoming the French Bulldog

I could hear it, the snarling struggle to live as deformed nostrils fought for each breath. A snarl of liquid flesh flapping about, then a mild grow. Such a process just for an intake of air. The weather was not too hot though it’s tongue dragged from it’s mouth....