Scott talks to William Hartung about America's nuclear policy and the shocking profit motives that end up determining it. Hartung draws particular attention to land-based ICBMs, which, he explains, aren't nearly as effective, since they're fixed in one place, and for...
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6/22/21 Kalmen Barkin on Israel’s New Coalition Government
Kalmen Barkin is back for an update on Israeli politics. Naftali Bennett has just taken over as Israel's prime minister, following Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to successfully form a coalition government. Bennett, explains Barkin, is quite far on the right, yet he and...
Cost Of War: New Report On The Suicide Rates Among Active Military Personnel And Veterans
Suicide rates among active military personnel and veterans of the post-9/11 wars are reaching new peaks. This report uses governmental data, secondary literature, and interviews to document a suicide epidemic that is emerging among post-9/11 fighters as part of a...
The Con Job of the Century?
Over the course of the past century, a number of truly awe-inspiring heists have been carried out by con artists, whose modus operandi is to exploit human frailties such as credulity, insecurity and greed. Con is short for confidence, for the con artist must first...
The Central Banking Scam
Oddly enough, the one question that finally brought me to anarchy was: “where does money come from?” It was perplexing to me that the answer to such a simple question could be so simple, yet so complex—and, moreover, absurd. So? Where does money come from? I found...
COI#125: Repealing the 2002 Iraq War Authority Won’t End the War on Terror
On COI #125, Kyle and Will explain recent efforts in Congress to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which gave legal authority for the US invasion of Iraq. Kyle argues that while the 2002 authorization has been invoked a few times...
Have We Learned Nothing? Biden Backs Mass Murder in the Middle East
The Gaza Strip, measures only 25 miles long and five miles wide. It is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Since 2007, Israel has imposed a full blockade on Gaza from the air, land, and sea. The two million Palestinians living there (half of which...
News Roundup 6/17/21
US News Michigan police and SWAT carried out a no-knock raid on the wrong home because they failed to investigate a tip from an informant. [Link] The DC Council voted to ban flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes. [Link] Senator Chuck Schumer says he will allow a vote on...
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