A series of antiwar protests over the weekend saw Western European citizens in mass demanding their governments pursue diplomacy with Russia and halt arms shipments to Kiev. As the current conflict in Ukraine turned one year old, major demonstrations – which saw...
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Latvian FM: NATO ‘Should Not Fear’ Moscow’s Response to Strikes Inside Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has urged NATO to permit Ukraine to launch strikes inside Russian territory, saying the alliance should not fear Moscow’s response. The White House has resisted sending Kiev long-range missiles with the ability to hit targets in Russia.
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
Cultural Marxism’s Origins: How the Disciples of an Obscure Italian Linguist Subverted America
by Sam Jacobs | Oct 14, 2020 | Featured Articles
You may have heard the terms “Cultural Marxism,” “Critical Theory” or “Frankfurt School” bandied about. And while you might have an intuitive approximation of what these terms mean for America in the 21st century, there’s a good chance that you don’t know much about...
WSJ: To Curb the Coronavirus, Hong Kong Tells the World Masks Work
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog
See here: "In Hong Kong, there was never any doubt about the need for face masks. Most people here, including an epidemiologist helping guide the response, are adamant that widespread mask use has been crucial in keeping the city from becoming a viral hot zone. “If...
WSJ: Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported
by Scott Horton | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog
MILAN—In the town of Coccaglio, an hour’s drive east of here, the local nursing home lost over a third of its residents in March. None of the 24 people who died there were tested for the new coronavirus. Nor were the 38 people who died in another nursing home in the...
Ten Reasons the COVID-19 Threat May Be Inflated
by Koen Swinkels | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog
COVID-19 is a very serious problem that should be taken very seriously by individuals, organizations, businesses and governments but there are ways in which the public may get an exaggerated sense of the threat: 1. In general: Once a dominant narrative is formed (in...
Doctors In Italy: We No Longer Help Those Over 60
by Steven Woskow | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog
This is why people that work in U.S. health care are trying so hard to keep the number of cases down. When medical systems become overwhelmed, they have to make heartbreaking decisions about who lives and who dies. "As his department receives coronavirus patients who...
As Coronavirus Explodes in Italy, Doctors Are Forced to Choose Who Gets Care
by Scott Horton | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
From The Atlantic via Defense One: Two weeks ago, Italy had 322 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. At that point, doctors in the country’s hospitals could lavish significant attention on each stricken patient. One week ago, Italy had 2,502 cases of the virus, which...
Look On The Bright Side
by Steven Woskow | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
It's not all bad news: "The comments came days after spread of the coronavirus forced the weeklong closure of two F-35 related facilities in Italy and Japan―a sign the outbreak had begun to impact operations within the American defense industrial base."
The 80th Anniversary of the Start of WWII in Europe
by Scott Horton | Sep 1, 2019 | Blog
Just remember, the whole damn thing was Woodrow Wilson's fault. Even Winston Churchill, top suspect in the sinking of the Lusitania, later told William Griffin, editor of the New York Enquirer in August 1936 (though he later denied saying it): “America should have...
News Roundup 6/6/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 6, 2018 | News Roundup
The US government estimates Medicare will be insolvent by 2026. [Link] A report claims that National Security Advisor John Bolton was barred from attending the meeting between Trump and Kim Yong Chol by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. [Link] Bowe Bergdahl will not...
The Antiwar Comic: Know Your Deployments!
by Tony DiGerolamo | Nov 4, 2017 | Blog
Hardest part about making these comics is to make them entertaining. I mean, some of the info is just depressing when you think about it or it's a bunch of numbers and stats. Case and point... For more comics visit The Webcomic Factory
With Bank Bailouts, Italy Secures Moral Hazard
by Eric Schuler | Jun 30, 2017 | Economics, Featured Articles
Over the past weekend, two more Italian banks were forced to close due to insolvency. As is often the case, bad loans were the cause of the downfall for both banks. They made too many risky bets on borrowers that didn't pay off. Banca Populare di Vicenza SpA and...
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My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
War and Delusion: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...
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