The American-led isolation of Iran is springing leaks all over. It seems that wherever Iran knocks, everyone answers. Except the United States. Instead, the U.S. continues to close the door, following a long pattern with Iran of undermining its own interests. In 2016,...
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7/11/24 Laurie Calhoun on Anthony Blinken and All the Terrible People Running American Foreign Policy
by Scott Horton | Jul 15, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott is joined by Libertarian Institute Senior Fellow Laurie Calhoun to talk about Anthony Blinken. Using the recent transfer of F-16s to Ukraine as a jumping-off point, the two discuss Blinken’s terrible tenure as Secretary of State and reflect...

Trump’s Attempted Assassination and the Betrayal of the Heroic Ethos
by John Weeks | Jul 15, 2024 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
On Saturday, former president Donald Trump came within less of an inch of being assassinated by a rooftop sniper during an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A Secret Service counter sniper “neutralized the shooter,” but not before Trump and at least two rally...

Parody of a Statesman: Antony Blinken, Secretary of War
by Laurie Calhoun | Jul 8, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
For Halloween last year, the United States’ highest ranked diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, dressed his son and daughter up as Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian flag, respectively. At a White House event on that day, Blinken’s...
The Cato Institute’s Disgraceful Embrace of NATO
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Jul 2, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism
On July 9, 2024, the Cato Institute is holding a conference entitled “NATO at 75, Rebalancing the Transatlantic Alliance.” That title should come as a surprise to committed libertarians. When the modern libertarian movement emerged after World War II, one prominent...
Julian Assange and the Criminalization of Journalism
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Jun 25, 2024 | Blog
Julian Assange was persecuted for over a decade for heroically exposing the criminal organization in Washington, DC. His crime was doing journalism.
Assange Released from Prison After Agreeing To Plead Guilty to Espionage Act Violation
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 25, 2024 | News
The plea bargain allows the Wikileaks founder to return to Australia after a court date in the Mariana Islands WikiLeaks reports that its founder, Julian Assange, was released from UK prison on bail and is in the process of returning to Australia. Court documents...
Exposing Elite Cynicism With Satirical Truth
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jun 25, 2024 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall’s How to Run Wars: a Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite is a sharp, sardonic critique of America's perpetual engagement in wars abroad and the erosion of civil liberties at home. The book, newly published by...
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The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks
The Global Censorship Complex and the Local Voice of Liberty with John Weeks John Weeks (@weeksjf) examines the evolution of free speech, the nature of state power, and the rise of what he calls the "global censorship complex." Drawing from anthropology, political...
163rd Anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s Victory in the Battle of Front Royal
This is reprinted from Jim Bovard's blog and expands on a post originally from 2023. Today is the 163th anniversary of the battle of Front Royal, Virginia (the town near where I was raised). On May 23, 1862, almost all the Yankee soldiers in Front Royal were captured,...
Future Fish Apartments R Us
Aircraft carriers are the crossbow and chariot of the 21st century. Very expensive 20th century modalities not fit for purpose in 21st century peer naval combat. Carriers like the USS Ford can barely function but the sentence above applies to even best of class in...
End of the Road w/Gord
Gord is back discussing how trucking is the canary in the coal mine you need to be paying attention to. ALP
The DoD Rights a Wrong
Hell freezes over occasionally. On May 7, 2025, the Department of Defense published a memo in which it admitted in writing that the implementation of its covid shot mandate was unlawful. This echoes similar remarks made by Secretary Pete Hegseth in a video released on...
Dave DeCamp : Trump Speaks Directly w/ Putin. Is Peace Possible in Ukraine? – New Episode of The Kyle Anzalone Show
Dave DeCamp returns to the show to discuss Trump's foreign policy from Yemen to Ukraine. 1. Will Trump Help with the Genocide 2. Crossing Iran’s Redlines 3. Trump Talks to Putin and Zelensky 4. Pentagon Hides Casualties