Scott talks to Alan MacLeod about the bizarre and troubling trend in both media and government where Russia is the automatic target of blame for everything these days. Every hack and cyber attack, of course, is automatically ascribed to the Russians, as are more...
Foreign policy
12/22/20 Mark Perry: Lloyd Austin Isn’t Who You Think He Is
Mark Perry talks about General Lloyd Austin, Biden's pick for Secretary of Defense. Austin is a military man through and through, but he isn't your run-of-the-mill war hawk, explains Perry—instead, Austin has shown himself to be a strong advocate for diplomacy and...
12/21/20 Ted Carpenter on the Futility and Cruelty of Washington’s Economic Sanctions
Scott interviews Ted Carpenter about his recent coverage of America's sanctions policies around the world. Carpenter begins by explaining that economic sanctions are both ineffective and inhumane. For one thing, the theory that when a population is pressed hard enough...
It’s Time To Cut the Philippines Loose
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once again extended the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States after flip-flopping on the issue twice this year. The Trump Administration missed the chance to call Duterte’s bluff and end the one-sided agreement....
12/18/20 Ray McGovern on Biden’s Dangerous Foreign Policy Picks
Ray McGovern reflects on the ways America's foreign policy and national security state have changed since his time in the CIA. In particular, he warns that Michael Morell, one of Joe Biden's top picks to head the CIA, is categorically unqualified to do so based on his...
Build Back Braver
2020 is coming to a lumbering close. Thankfully right? I see so many celebrating the end of a miserable year. I don’t think the New Year matters much though, and I’m always the optimist in the room. I remember reading somewhere last February, can’t remember who said...
‘Trump Didn’t Start Any Wars’ guest Connor Freeman
On COI #47, Connor Freeman joins Kyle to discuss Trump's foreign policy record. Trump supports will claim that he is the most antiwar president and hasn't started any wars. Trump opponents claim the president is an isolationist, that he abandoned our allied, and took...
How State Legislators Can End Our Endless Wars
While President Trump was negotiating yet another peace agreement this week — this time between Israel and Morocco — his enemies beat the drums of war in their ongoing effort to overthrow the America First foreign policy. It’s sad that throughout the entirety of...
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