Mustafa Akyol talks about his latest New York Times op-ed, which describes a backlash among the people of the Muslim world to some of the political extremism that has recently become common in the Middle East. Scott and Akyol rehash the history of radical Islamist...
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The Reductio ad Absurdum of Diversity
Pasted several paragraphs below is a letter to the Wall Street Journal from the chancellor of the University of California at Davis and the vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion. The letter reveals what they believe is the mission of a university and...
1/2/20 Peter Van Buren on the Americans Dying for the Government’s Lies
Peter Van Buren talks about the unlearned lessons from America's last several decades of foreign policy failures. Although a presidential administration will occasionally make a blunder that results in something like ISIS or the empowerment of Iran, for the most part,...
Vietnam! Vietnam!
“People ask me who my heroes are. I have only one – Adolf Hitler.” – General Ky, prime minister of South Vietnam. Written by Felix Greene and published in 1966, this is a explicit and graphic photo heavy book that makes a strong antiwar case. Though it was available...
As Americans Distracted by Impeachment, Congress Silently Killed Cannabis Reform—Despite Support
In case you have been under a rock, Donald Trump is getting impeached. He is not getting impeached for invading countries on false pretenses, engineering coups to overthrow democratically elected governments in foreign countries, sending weapons to the largest state...
12/20/19 John Kiriakou on the Brutal CIA Torture of Abu Zubaydah
Scott interviews John Kiriakou about the history of the CIA's secret torture program. Kiriakou was involved in the 2002 capture of Abu Zubaydah, who was initially interrogated with some success by the FBI, before his interrogation was eventually taken over by the CIA....
Civil War – Inspired By Virginia
So, there are some libertar-ee-uns who call the Civil War the war of "Northern Aggression" or "Between The States". Etc. But it was truly a Civil War. I can defend this. Both sides of the war celebrated the motherf***--- Fourth of July. Both sides named towns after...
12/20/19 Jim Bovard on the Illusion of FBI Power and Competence
Jim Bovard talks about America's lack of faith in the FBI, as represented by both the film Richard Jewell and also the Inspector General's report about the Bureau's failures in conducting the "Russiagate" probe. The FBI's history of incompetence and outright malice...
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