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Help For Small Business Owners

by Steven Woskow | Mar 27, 2020 | Blog

For any small business owner that needs to apply for a loan their is some good news. Secretary Mnuchin announced that the emergency small business funding mechanism will be administered through the Treasury FDIC system rather than the SBA. The contact point for the...

Congress Loves War

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 6, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #461, I discuss Congress pushing for war more than Trump. A new bill in the House looks to prevent the US from drawing down troops in Africa. Throughout the Trump presidency, Congress has a history of attempting to prevent Trump from drawing down forces or...

The Senate Takes a Stand on Iran

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 21, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #455, I discuss the Senate voting on a War Powers bill to constrain Trump's ability to start a war with Iran. Trump has continued on the presidential tradition of killing whoever he wants, and he is unbound by the Constitution. The House will also need to pass...

FDA Expands Ecstasy Access to Veterans with PTSD

by Raymond March | Feb 19, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles

In 2006, Johnathan Lubecky was deployed to Iraq. While fighting for his country, Johnathan faced constant enemy strikes, one of which resulted in a traumatic brain injury. Exposures to the horrors of war resulted in Johnathan developing post-traumatic stress disorder...

House Votes to End Iraq War

by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 3, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #450, I discuss the House vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force. The bill was passed in 2002, allowing President Bush to start a war with Saddam's regime in Iraq. Saddam was hung in 2006 and, his army disbanded. However, both...

House Passes War Powers Challenge to Attack on Iran

by Scott Horton | Jan 9, 2020 | Blog

This time it's veto-proof. Jason's got the goods for you at Antiwar.com.

Israel Demolishes Newly Built Houses of Palestinian Families on New Year’s Day

by Scott Horton | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog

Universal individual natural rights? Consent of the governed? No. In Palestine power simply flows from the barrel of a gun.

House to Vote on Impeachment Today

by Scott Horton | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog

I wonder if Donald Trump will do like Bill Clinton and start carpet-bombing Iraq today in a mission he'll name after the Nazi Erwin Rommel to distract us all and pose as a great World Leader. (Thanks a lot stupid Democrats for making me have to agree with Andrew...

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The US Paper War Tiger is Way Behind

The Ukraine and Russian forces have been building drones for less than three thousand dollars and the "Affordable Mass" efforts in the US had an original floor price of three hundred thousand dollars because that is the way the American "defense" acquisition system...

Caution: Hard Times Ahead

Comfort is a thief. Life is hard. Do more and suck less. Class dismissed.

Yet Another US Navy Surface Ship Fiasco

As I have mentioned, the US Navy can't catch a break from the cavalcade of calamities that is Navy shipbuilding for two generations. First they removed the 155mm gun when it was disclosed it was 800 thousand dollars a round Advanced Gun System (AGS) then it took five...

We: Records 1-5

Reading We, a Russian dystopian novel.

The US Navy Does the Right Thing: At Last

This is the first US Navy decision I can get behind in years. The US Navy just cancelled its Constellation class frigate program because it is absolutely incapable of building hulls and ships that work. They have not launched a successful surface ship since 1991 with...

If Wishes Were Buses

Like a major air disaster that leaves blackened wreckage scattered far and wide, Zohran Mamdani’s New York collision with reality hurtles ahead. The mayor-elect has once again put on display a key reason that catastrophe is inevitable. It is worse than just...