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News Roundup 10/13/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog

Ron Paul interviews Robert Perry on the state of journalism in the US. [Link] Trump is expected to reveal his new policy for Iran today. [Link] Trump is not expected to decertify the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran but will place more sanctions on the IRGC. [Link] The...

News Roundup 10/11/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog

Trevor Aaronson explains how the FBI attempted to bully a man into becoming an informant. [Link] Trump said he would change US healthcare with the power of the pen. Rand Paul said he has been working with Trump on healthcare policy. [Link] Trump will reveal his Iran...

News Roundup 10/10/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog

Kelley Vlahos discusses a new documentary about burn pits from the Iraq War. [Link] The Russiagate saga continues to produce stories that lack evidence. [Link] Russia warns that there will be negative consequences if the US leaves the Iran nuclear deal. [Link] The US...

News Roundup 10/5/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog

Representative Tim Murphy announced he will retire after this term. Murphy is currently in a scandal for encouraging his girlfriend to have an abortion. [Link] The Washington Free Beacon reports that several unnamed sources tell them that Trump will withdraw from the...

News Roundup 10/3/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog

The suspected gunmen in the Las Vegas shooting has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. Reports now say more than 50 were killed in the shooting. The FBI says Paddock had no connection to the Islamic State. [Link] [Link] US warships will now travel with...

News Roundup 9/29/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog

Trump will give Puerto Rico a ten-day waiver from the Jones Act. [Link] The US economy grew 3.1% in the second quarter. [Link] General Dunford has been confirmed for a second term as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [Link] The US Embassy in Syria Tweeted,...

Foreign Policy Focus #97 – Trump's Dangerous Tweet

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 25, 2017 | Conflicts of Interest

On Foreign Policy Focus #97, I discuss Trump calling Kim Jung Un a madman on Twitter. This is Trump's most dangerous Tweet so far. If Trump thinks Un is a madman, then Trump could decide to wage preemptive war North Korea. I review the road that led us to the mess in...

Foreign Policy Focus #97 – Trump’s Dangerous Tweet

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 25, 2017 | Conflicts of Interest

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