US News The stimulus bill included $500 million in funding to improve the country’s health surveillance. [Link] The Government Accountability Office reports that Congress needs regular updates about the ongoing negotiations with Saudi Arabia over providing the kingdom...
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News Roundup 4/29/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 29, 2020 | News Roundup
US News Kentucky parents are being investigated for child abuse for failing to practice social distancing. [Link] Trump dossier author Christopher Steele met with DNC lawyers before publishing the report. The DNC provided Steele with the information about an alleged...
The Salafist Roots of the Syrian Uprising
by William Van Wagenen | Apr 28, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In the mainstream view, the Syrian conflict began in the Spring of 2011 with a period of peaceful, pro-democracy protests, which were then brutally suppressed by the Assad regime. As the liberal-left Intercept describes it, “Syrian civilians rose up to demand...
4/24/20 Mitchell Plitnick on Israel’s New Unity Government
by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Mitchell Plitnick talks to Scott about the dizzying state of the Israeli elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally formed a government after three rounds of elections that looked to be tilting toward his main rival, Benny Gantz. Plitnick theorizes that...
If Face Masks Are Mandatory, Then It’s Time to End Mask Patents
by Nick Hankoff | Apr 22, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
President Trump is convening with governors to reopen the economy, which will likely mean some sort of compulsory face mask order. Now is the time to seriously consider scrapping the patents on masks such as the N95. Government at all levels has severely overreacted...
Essential, Yet Illegal?
by Craig Cesal | Apr 20, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
The U.S. federal government does a bunch of things that mystify me. They cannot discriminate in conferring benefits based on race, oh, unless it is affirmative action. Government agents cannot search you or your home without first earning a warrant, unless they think...
4/17/20 Jacob Sullum on the Political Response to Coronavirus
by Scott Horton | Apr 19, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Reason Magazine senior editor Jacob Sullum talks to Scott about some of the latest coronavirus news. He comments on President Trump’s headline-making claim that he has the sole authority to decide if and when the economy would reopen, which Sullum asserts really...
4/16/20 Ramzy Baroud on Palestine, Coronavirus, and Joe Biden
by Scott Horton | Apr 19, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks with Ramzy Baroud about the ongoing crisis for Palestinians in the West Bank, and in particular in the Gaza Strip, who face forced confinement and military occupation as parts of their daily lives. Baroud is reminded of the partial quarantine most...
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The US Submarine Force is Sunk
When you look at the larger disaster of American arms and readiness, all the services are in the hazard of being mission ineffective. The US Navy surface fleet has been an unmitigated building debacle with the Little Crappy Ships, Zumwalt class and the USS Ford...
Israeli Govt. Thugs Attack Associated Press
Israel is not a Western democracy. It's a typical oriental despotism that does not share our values. Supporting them is against America's national interests.
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The Conscientious Objector As Hero
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor granted in the US armed forces. Out of the 41 million who have served in the U.S. military, the Medal has been presented to only 3,517 service members (618 awarded posthumously) who went above and beyond the call of...
The Pentagon Follies Continue
The most expensive paper tiger in Earth's history. The F35 continues to bleed out the treasury for no return. The House Armed Services Committee draft version of the bill, released today, also includes $33.8 billion in defense spending at other federal agencies such...
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan is seeking arrest warrants against two Israeli leaders, including Netanyahu, and three Hamas officials.
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