Patrick Cockburn discusses the recent killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani at an airport in Baghdad. Cockburn is surprised by the boldness of the move, and thinks Iran will respond, though not necessarily in a dramatic or immediate way. More likely, he says,...
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A Coup in Bolivia
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #418, I discuss the events in Bolivia that led to Morales' resignation. Mainstream sources and groups claim Morales deserved to be removed from power after violating term limits and rigging a recent election. I explain the alternative narrative that Morales was...
America, F*ck Yeah!
by Scott Horton | Nov 2, 2019 | Blog
CIA's former(?) "moderate" jihadist terrorists blast DoD's Kurdish YPG friends with U.S. TOW missile. https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/status/1190711269197799425 You had better take your hat off and put it over your heart when we all sing government's special song...
10/18/19 Patrick Cockburn on the Winding Down of the War in Syria
by Scott Horton | Oct 21, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Patrick Cockburn about the situation with the Kurds in Syria. Scott calls Syria a win-win-win-win: The Kurds have negotiated a deal with Assad that will give them some autonomy and protection from Turkey, Turkey gets a roughly 30-mile border buffer with...
Blowback: CSIS Study Says 4 Times As Many Militants Since 9/11/2001
by Steven Woskow | Oct 1, 2019 | Blog
Blowback from the US war on terror is actually creating more terrorist. Zerohedge is reporting the results from a study published by Center for Strategic and International Studies including a map showing where the expansion of terrorism has occurred. "Despite nearly...
9/27/19 Patrick Cockburn on the Changing Nature of Global Warfare
by Scott Horton | Sep 28, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Cockburn discusses the recent attacks on a Saudi oil facility, an American drone, and two Japanese tankers, all of which have been pinned to various degrees on Iran. It's unclear to what extent Iran actually was involved—it's always possible that this is a...
6/14/19 Peter Ford on the Jihadis Left in Syria
by Scott Horton | Jun 16, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Peter Ford about the latest in Syria and Iraq. America and the allied "coalition" have made the same mistake over and over again in the Middle East, says Ford, and President Trump seems to be walking the same path; he claims one day that he wants to...
6/14/19 Patrick Cockburn on the Disastrous Results of US Policy in the Middle East
by Scott Horton | Jun 16, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to the great Patrick Cockburn about war and politics in Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, and the general disaster that has resulted from America's thinking it could completely remake the Middle East. Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent...
News Roundup 5/9/19
by Kyle Anzalone | May 10, 2019 | News Roundup
A Florida city is attempting to seize the home of an elderly man who let his grass get too long while he was caring for his dying mother. [Link] The US lifts sanctions on a Venezuelan general who defected. [Link] A deputy of Juan Guaido was arrested by the Venezuelan...

Empire Failures guest Marko Marjanovic
by Kyle Anzalone | May 6, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
Marko Marjanovic returns to FPF to talk about Venezuela and Syria. Kyle and Marko discuss how US regime change efforts in Venezuela have failed to topple Maduro. The US actions have hurt the Venezuelan people and increased Maduro's popularity. In Syria, Assad is...
Hilarious Hillary
by Scott Horton | May 2, 2019 | Blog
She just can't help herself. Please remind me again about your own obstruction and deletion of 30,000 emails from your time as secretary of state. Tell me, were any of those regarding your "foundation"'s business with the Saudis while you were supporting their jihad...
4/26/19 Patrick Cockburn on an Undefeated ISIS
by Scott Horton | Apr 26, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Independent Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn about ISIS, who, despite claims of their defeat, are back waging a guerrilla campaign in Iraq. Discussed on the show: We Can Finish ISIS - but Only if the West Winds Down Its Proxy Wars...

NZ Shooter’s War on the Grey Zone guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 22, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss the New Zealand shooter's motive. The shooter wanted a war on the 'Grey Zone' in an attempt to try to drive cultures further apart. He was willing to commit disgusting acts of violence to achieve those ends. Will compares the...
News Roundup 11/1/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 1, 2018 | News Roundup
The US intelligence budget increased 11.6% this year. [Link] The brother of the king of Saudi Arabia returns to Saudi Arabia. [Link] Turkey claims Jamal Khashoggi was stranged as soon as he entered the consulate. [Link] Republican Senators tell Trump to suspend...
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AOC is Dumber Than I Thought: Minimum Wage Edition
Progressives will admit higher prices hurt those with the lowest incomes, but when it comes to raising the price of labor they ignore that very economic reality: Charging more for X discourages X from being consumed. When you raise the price of employing someone:...
Another Successful Fundraiser and the Year Ahead
I cannot express how grateful I am, and all the staff and writers here at the Institute are, for your vote of confidence in our work. We've got an incredible year ahead. I'm working on my new book with Darryl Cooper now, Provoked: America's Role in the Russia-Ukraine...
Health Department Pours Bleach on “Unregulated” Food for Homeless!
https://youtu.be/K2-ME6D1bB0 If the government didn't have a monopoly on security, only rich people would be able to have security just like when the government got out of other businesses, the only cars produced were limousines, the only clothes produced were tuxedos...
All I ever wanted to do was find a way to pay Will Grigg
William Norman Grigg was the kindest, smartest, best educated and most eloquent American spokesman for the cause of liberty, on the radio or in print — ever. But the poor guy was always broke, trying to hold together a giant family while writing freelance articles for...
Race, Climate, Islam, and WWIII – Libertarian Institute Roundtable
https://youtu.be/QDn52vTDg-k …[W]e now have the first complete data set of all suicide terrorist attacks around the world from 1980 to 2009,…research on who becomes a suicide terrorist showed that virtually none could be diagnosed as mentally ill, while many were...
My Body My Choice: Abolish the FDA
If you visit FDA.gov you will find a section titled "products we regulate". Such products include: food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco, cosmetics, and vaccines. The word "regulate" in this case translates to "we have a legal monopoly on what consenting adults...