You've surely heard about Justice Arthur Engoron in New York imposing a ludicrous $455 million in fines and interest on Donald Trump and his corporation. Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, obviously approves of the decision, but somehow wants to punish Trump in this...
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What Really Happened on October 7?
by William Van Wagenen | Feb 19, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On 7 October, Hamas carried out an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel. Under the cover of a barrage of rockets, fighters from the Hamas military wing, the Qassam Brigades, broke through the Gaza border fence to attack nearby military bases and settlements...
Washington, Pro-Democracy? Depends on the Country
by Ted Snider | Feb 19, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Pakistan just held an election; Venezuela is about to. Both incumbent governments have banned the leading opposition figure from competing. The United States sanctioned one and was silent on the other. What was the difference? Not international law or responsible...
2/8/24 Joe Kent on the American Troop Deployed in Iraq and Syria
by Scott Horton | Feb 11, 2024 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Joe Kent returns to the show to talk about the American mission in Iraq and Syria. Before three Americans were killed by a drone on the border of Syria two weeks ago, the troops stationed there were said to be on an anti-ISIS mission. But now US...
Congress Attacks Critical Aid Organization Over Baseless Israel Accusations
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 7, 2024 | News
Congress and the White House are punishing the United Nations and its Palestinian aid agency over Israeli claims that some members of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) participated in the October 7 Hamas attack. Tel Aviv has failed to produce any evidence to back...
Israel Withholding Intelligence Dossier on UNRWA Participation in Hamas Attack
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 5, 2024 | News
Israel is refusing to release the full intelligence dossier it compiled about the 12 members of the UN Palestinian aid agency it alleges participated in the Hamas October 7 attack. The US and several other countries cut funding in response to the Israeli assertion,...
The Reagan Lesson w/ Scott Horton #nowarwithiran
by Keith Knight | Feb 1, 2024 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/FEkXkFM6o0w?si=B0_CfuSEd-2lhcpJ War is ultimately about collectivism. During crisis, individuality fades in favor of team effort. During violent conflict, particularly between governments, the world becomes, especially it seems for Americans, a giant,...
Murray Rothbard’s ‘War Guilt in the Middle East,’ Spanish Translation
by Murray N. Rothbard | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism
Editor's Note: This Murray Rothbard article was originally featured in the Spring-Autumn 1967 issue of Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought, and is republished with permission of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Credit for the translation belongs to Mamela...
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The Waco Tragedy
Last year, I sat down with author David Hardy and filmmaker Dan Gifford for a 13-hour in-depth review of the ATF, FBI and US Army's slaughter of the Branch Davidians of Waco, Texas on this day in 1993. Also feat. James Tabor, Paul Fatta, David Thibodeau, Jim Bovard,...
TSA Gets a Raise
Are you bummed because inflation's got you again wit' yer broke ass? Well take heart. Federal Government employees are doing better than ever at your expense. So at least they've got that going for them.
Lexington and Concord: The Fire Begins
The divorce proceedings between London and America began on this day in 1775, 249 years ago. In Episode 011 of my podcast, I did a historical memorium to the events at Lexington and Concord. In honor of this day, give it a listen.
The “Israel Has the Most Moral Army in the World” Trope
Delusional supporters of Israel’s genocide in Gaza claim the IDF is “the most moral army in the world”. Here’s the stark reality.
Wheels Within Wheels: Complexity is Real in War
“The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible. Had you not seen it all from birth and thereby bled it of its strangeness it would appear to you for what it is, a hat trick in a medicine show, a fevered dream, a trance bepopulate with chimeras...
F35 Fat Amy Follies: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Two Trillion Dollars... Pretty soon, we're talking real money. So we put this in perspective: Two trillion U.S. dollars in $100 notes would be 1,356 miles high. If they were one dollar bills, it would be 135,600 miles high (the moon is 238,900 miles from Earth)....