Daniel Lazare discusses the hacking of the DNC email server, which is in the news yet again because of the recent indictment against Julian Assange. Lazare points out why many of the allegations against Assange don't make any sense, among which is the claim that he...
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Yes, Julian Assange Is a Journalist — But That Shouldn’t Matter
by Ryan McMaken | Apr 23, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Julian Assange was arrested last week in London, and he awaits legal proceedings designs to extradite him to the United States to be tried on hacking charges. At least, those are the charges currently known. Experience suggests that US authorities are likely to add...
Julian Assange: Political Prisoner
by Ron Paul | Apr 16, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
Last week’s arrest of Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange by the British government on a US extradition order is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the US Constitution. It is an attack on the free press. It is an attack on free speech. It is an attack on our...
Pardoning Assange Would be the First Step Back Toward Rule of Law
by Thomas L. Knapp | Apr 11, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
On April 11, the ongoing saga of journalist and transparency activist Julian Assange took a dangerous turn. Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, revoked his asylum in that country’s London embassy. British police immediately arrested him — supposedly pursuant to his...
3/26/19 Ray McGovern was Right About Russiagate
by Scott Horton | Mar 26, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ray McGovern about the release of the Mueller report, which confirms what McGovern has been saying for more than two years: There's no evidence that President Trump's campaign colluded with the Russians in 2016. McGovern's organization, Veteran...
Attorney General William Barr’s Summary of the Mueller Report
by Scott Horton | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog
Via: the New York Times: The Attorney General Washington, D.C. March 24, 2019 Dear Chairman Graham, Chairman Nadler, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Ranking Member Collins: As a supplement to the notification provided on Friday, March 22, 2019, I am writing today to...
12/21/18 Aaron Maté on the ‘Russiagate’ Truthers
by Scott Horton | Dec 24, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Maté talks about the latest with the Russian collusion investigation, which he looks at skeptically. He observes that the aim of the investigation does not seem to be to get to the truth, but rather to scare people, which generates clicks and views for the media...
News Roundup 12/24/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 24, 2018 | News Roundup
Trump will replace Mattis as Secretary of Defense on January 1. When Trump announced Mattis’ resignation, Mattis was to step down at the end of February. [Link] The US charges two Chinese men for hacking. [Link] South Korea is requesting that 2019 US/SK military...
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RIP, British Army 1415 – 2024
John Cleese and the Monty Python troop were seers in the 1970s. I am fond of saying the British win all their military victories in spite of their best efforts. The IED virus is destroying the institution. The British Army is reducing security checks in pursuit of...
Republicans: Israel Not Just First, But Before the First Amendment
No matter how bad either side gets the other side can only try to outdo them. The Post: On Wednesday, they passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which its advocates said would empower the federal government to crack down on anti-Israel protests on campuses by...
Tom Woods on the Social Justice Warrior Narrative
[I]f this were truly a “white supremacist” society, being called a white supremacist would be a badge of honor, not a professional death sentence. – Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Military Aviation Joins the Emerging Competency Crisis in the West
Trend-lines on military aviation accidents are edging upwards to rival in the commercial aviation industry in mishaps. Not only is this a barometer for readiness and training but an indicator for the emerging competency crisis plaguing the West. Peacetime military...
Horror Show: More Proof Troops Massacred Afghans After ISIS Attack at Kabul Airport
As we reported at the time, marines slaughtered innocent people after the bombing. The perfect clusterfu*k of an ending to a perfect clusterfu*k of a war. Watch US Marine’s GoPro footage that challenges Pentagon’s account of attack at Kabul airport...
My Latest Interviews
Michael Liebowitz, the host of The Rational Egoist, interviewed me about my life in the libertarian movement. Enjoy! Also have a look at my interview covering my libertarian experience and the Israel-Palestine conflict on the Bob Murphy Show.