The US Army has officially opened its first permanent military garrison on NATO’s “eastern flank” in a ceremony on Tuesday.
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Court Orders FBI to Expunge Website Records Under Privacy Act
by Scott Horton | Jan 17, 2020 | Blog
The Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press on Antiwar.com's latest victory against the evil FBI: In late November, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation to expunge certain records...
The Christmas Truce of 1914: Proof that Peace Is Possible
by Thomas L. Knapp | Dec 25, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
As 1914 drew to a close, Europe had been at war for months. On the Western Front, opposing armies faced each other across a stalemated front line running from the North Sea to the Swiss border. On December 24, 100,000 soldiers from both sides of that line decided to...
Mueller Report: Secrecy Shouldn’t be an Option
by Thomas L. Knapp | Feb 26, 2019 | Featured Articles, Op Eds
As February draws to an end, rumors abound that we’re about to see Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Or at least that someone — namely, newly confirmed US Attorney General William Barr — is about...
Walter Jones Interviews
by Scott Horton | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog
The great antiwar Republican Walter Jones died last Sunday. Eric Garris has a write up at AWC. KelleyVlahos and Jim Antle give him a nice send off over at TAC. For the record, here are my five interviews of him. And here Ron Paul and Dan McAdams give their man his due...
The Abolitionists Were Alright Dudes
by Zack Sorenson | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
I wrote an article today about the topic of moral philosophy. My featured image shows William Lloyd Garrison, the famous firebrand abolitionist. I've seen many in the libertarian orbit come down hard on Garrison as part of the broad revisionism that we do, in this...
Military Industrial Complex Famous Quotes
by Mike Swanson | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Of course the most famous quote about the military-industrial complex comes from President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address, but there are many more famous quotes about it. James Madison wrote that “no nation can maintain its freedom in the midst of continuous...
News Roundup 11/3/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 3, 2017 | Blog
Trump says NYC attacker should get the death penalty. [Link] Trump will nominate Jay Powell to be the next FED chairman. [Link] Twitter hid 48% of tweets that included #DNCLeaks. [Link] Facebook and YouTube deleting user-uploaded content is destroying the only copies...
News Roundup 5/19/17
by Kyle Anzalone | May 19, 2017 | Blog
Ray McGovern explains former FBI Director Mueller's love for mass data collection. [Link] Only 6% of those arrested by ICE since Trump took office are convicted violent criminals. [Link] Philippines President Duterte has imposed a countrywide ban on public smoking....
FBI Agrees to Give Records to Anti-War Reporters
by Helen Christophi | Apr 22, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – In a win for government-transparency advocates, the FBI has agreed to turn over records it created when it spied on two anti-war journalists and pay $299,000 to settle their attorneys’ fees. The deal, which brings to a close a four-year battle for...
Why Are Republicans Backing Betsy DeVos?
by Thomas L. Knapp | Jan 30, 2017 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
US president Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, faces a great deal of opposition to her confirmation. Most of that opposition comes from Democratic politicians and Democratic organizations. But if both parties stuck to their stated...
I’ve Got a Bad Feeling About This
by Scott Horton | Oct 25, 2016 | Blog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frdj1zb9sMY So another new Star Wars movie comes out in a couple of months, Rogue One. So far so good. I even like the Star Wars movies I don't like, so even though it's this weird just-before Episode IV prequel-thing, and even though I...
08/21/04 – Eric Garris – The Scott Horton Show
by Scott Horton | Aug 21, 2004 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Antiwar.com Director Eric Garris about why empire weakens the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luEA9jOM40s&t=359s
05/09/03 – Eric Garris – The Scott Horton Show
by Scott Horton | May 9, 2003 | The Scott Horton Show
Philip Dru interviews Eric Garris, a long time libertarian activist and Managing Editor and Webmaster of Antiwar.com, about the site, and his reasons for running it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1ToE1KhC28&t=3s
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The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
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