Okay, so it wasn't the most articulate statement, but the president of the United States correctly said that the USSR lost their empire fighting in Afghanistan in the 1980s -- which is true, as well has been the traditional conservative Republican narrative since...
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Michelle Obama displaces Hillary Clinton as 'most admired' woman
How could Hillary have lost? It must have been Russia!
Or maybe she's evil and so people hate her. Actions have consequences, and whether we’re in Syria or not, the people who want to harm us are there & at war. Isolationism is weakness. Empowering ISIS is dangerous. Playing into Russia & Iran’s hands is foolish....
Trump’s Syria Pullout Fuels Backlash Across DC
President Trump’s announcement of an immediate withdrawal of US forces from Syria seems to have taken a lot of people by surprise. Such big news is fueling both a predictable backlash from hawks, and angry criticism from political rivals who are portraying the...
The Ancient Mythical Rites of Pearl Harbor Day
Last week I spoke at a high school. As I often do, I told them I’d perform a magic trick. I only know one, but I know it will almost always work with no skill required. I scribbled on a piece of paper and folded it up. I asked someone to name a war that was justified....
Get Out The Vote!
“The State is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everyone else.” ~Frédéric Bastiat, “The State” (1848) “It is practically inevitable that such men should win great influence over the state, because they may view it as means,...
News Roundup 10/15/18
The Washington Supreme Court outlaws the death penalty. [Link] Three Kentucky police officers went to a man's home and attempted to lure him into a fight after the man complained about police on Facebook. [Link] An innocent man spent over 20 years in prison after a...
10/12/18 Sheldon Richman on Israel-Palestine Negotiations
Sheldon Richman returns to the show to talk about his latest TGIF article, "Trump’s Middle East Delusions Persist." He and Scott discuss the state of negotiations between Israel and Palestine and what can be done to make Americans see the truth of Israel's many abuses...
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