On FPF #210, I discuss a brief ceasefire in Afghanistan. The ceasefire held for three days at the end of the Islamic holy month. After the ceasefire expired, fighting resumed with the Taliban killing as many as 50 Afghan soldiers. I address the massive Department of...
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Just War? Christian Leaders Must Avoid Becoming Court Prophets
by Jeff Wright | Jun 8, 2018 | Featured Articles, Politics
Disappointingly (but not surprisingly), a prominent evangelical leader has once again provided alleged moral justification for war in the Middle East. Russell Moore is to be commended for the cautious and thoughtful manner in which he approached this crucial question....
News Roundup 5/3/18
by Kyle Anzalone | May 3, 2018 | News Roundup
A Puerto Rican Air National Guard plane crashed in Georgia killing all nine on board. [Link] The US is advancing testing of a new nuclear gravity bomb. [Link] The proposed AUMF will give the president power to detain Americans indefinitely. [Link] The US transferred...
4/27/18 Samuel Oakford on the Atrocities Committed in Mosul and Raqqa
by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Airwars reporter Sam Oakford returns to the show to discuss his latest work, "Raqqa: A City Destroyed Then Forgotten" and "They're Still Pulling Bodies out of ISIS' capital." Scott begins by asking—what do we know about Mosul and the coalition assault to take the city...
US Presidents are No Match for the Deep State
by Marc Joffe | Apr 24, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Our three most recent Presidents were elected on relatively non-interventionist platforms but became decidedly more hawkish once in office. Although much is made of the exceptionalism of Donald Trump’s presidency, like George W. Bush and Barrack Obama before him, he...
Against War in Syria
by Jeff Deist | Apr 13, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
By the Editors of the Ludwig von Mises Institute: President Donald Trump has announced that he plans new missile strikes against the Syrian regime in response to an alleged chemical attack on Syrian civilians in a rebel-held suburb of Damascus. The US has offered no...
News Roundup 4/9/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog
Peter Van Buren explains the dangers of forcing journalists to register as Foreign Agents. [Link] A Chicago detective is accused of framing over 50 people for murder. The cop is now retired, a free man, and collects a $75,000 pension from the city. Some of his victims...
On Scott Horton’s Conversion To Islam; Relocation To Iran
by Zack Sorenson | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog
I know that many of us are a little surprised by Scott's sudden announcement, but in truth, it's not as bad as some make it out to seem. Because, come on guys, I'm yanking your chain. Everyone knows that if Scott moved somewhere it would be RUSSIA. April...
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Fat Amy Follies Break the Bank
The F35 continues to disappoint. Socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else. Incentives matter. You want to see over-promise/under-deliver fixed? Limit total compensation for the top 10 executives in any year they miss their own promises. It's really that...
Mass Production Equals Mass Consumption
[R]elative shares in national income have remained substantially constant over the last hundred years. This, however, is true only if we measure them in money. Measured in real terms, relative shares have substantially changed in favor of the lower income groups. This...
Murder
Why would anyone think that condemning a murder must imply any particular judgment about the victim?
Crossing the Rubicon
I am saddened by Charlie Kirk's passing and the method by which he left this life. Whether you agree with him or not, there is never a good reason for this kind of speech cancellation to take place. Kirk took the fight to Ground Zero for American government...
Charlie Kirk’s Assassin Caught
My thoughts on the news that they caught Charlie Kirk's murderer.
Charlie, Iryna, and MMA
My boy Kym is back to discuss the news and MMA.
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