US News Representative Justin Amash introduces a bill to end civil asset forfeiture. [Link] New York City issued rules that prevented diners from using a restaurant's bathroom. The rule was reversed after protests from restaurant owners. [Link] San Francisco has...
Ray McGovern reflects on the ways America's foreign policy and national security state have changed since his time in the CIA. In particular, he warns that Michael Morell, one of Joe Biden's top picks to head the CIA, is categorically unqualified to do so based on his...
On COI #46, Joanne Leon - Host of Around the Empire - returns to the show to talk about Biden's likely pick for CIA Director, Mike Morrell. Morrell was involved in lying the US into the Iraq War. While he admits he made mistakes in the lead-up to the war, he deflects...
One would think it’s just a given that when the government or one of their cut-outs is pushing to do something that will harm the individual, you don’t support them in any way, shape or form. Dave Smith paraphrased Daniel McAdams on a recent episode of my podcast...
On COI #45, Kyle discusses Biden's pick for Secretary of Defense, Gen Lloyd Austin. Austin retired from the military four years ago. His recent departure from the military puts the civilian control of the military in question and will require Austin to get a waiver...
President Donald Trump seems uninterested in ending any “endless wars.” Before leaving office, he could and should do so in Afghanistan, for example, where U.S. forces—while losing the longest war in our history—have led a brutal occupation for nearly 20 years....
The mayhem of the presidential elections left the American policy-makers locked in heated arguments about the future of the U.S. domestic and foreign policy alike. One of the most pressing issues on the agenda is the Middle East developments, especially the U.S. role...
US News The Senate voted against two bills that would have blocked arms sales to the UAE. [Link] The US sanctioned three people and three businesses under the Global Magnitsky Act. [Link] The US sanctioned a man they claim to be a Chinese crime boss and three of his...
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