Download Episode. Scott talks with Ted Snider about former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent claim that the Minsk agreements were never meant to bring peace to the Donbas. Merkel said that instead, they were implemented to give Ukraine time to build up its...
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Surveillance, Both Public and Private
by John Whitehead | Jan 24, 2023 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
“We live in a surveillance state founded on a partnership between government and the technology industry.”— Law Professor Avidan Y. Cover In this age of ubiquitous surveillance, there are no private lives: everything is public. Surveillance cameras mounted on utility...
Germany: Ukraine Losing Hundreds of Soldiers Every Day
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 24, 2023 | News
The German foreign intelligence service assesses that Kiev is losing a “three-digit number” of soldiers daily, according to a report in Der Spiegel. Berlin informed politicians of the assessment during a secret meeting this week.
Nations Push to Break Stalemate Over Sending Tanks to Ukraine
by Connor Freeman | Jan 24, 2023 | News
Over the weekend, other NATO members’ pressure on Berlin continued to mount while bipartisan American lawmakers have issued demands that Washington lead by example and send its own heavy tanks to Ukraine.
News Roundup 1/23/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 23, 2023 | News Roundup
Russia The German foreign intelligence service assesses that Kiev is losing a "three-digit number" of soldiers daily, according to a report in Der Spiegel. Berlin informed politicians of the assessment during a secret meeting this week. AWC The Pentagon has decided to...
News Roundup 1/19/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 19, 2023 | News Roundup
Russia The US and its allies are holding a series of meetings this week in Europe where new pledges for military aid to Ukraine are expected to be made, and more countries might agree to arm Kyiv with tanks. AWC Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley...
US, China Vow to Increase Communication to Avoid Conflict in High-Level Meeting
by Dave DeCamp | Jan 19, 2023 | News
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with China’s top economic official, Vice Premier Liu He, in Switzerland on Wednesday as Washington and Beijing continue to maintain high-level contacts.
Ukrainian Ambassador: ‘Silly’ to Pretend Kiev Won’t Become a Member of NATO
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 10, 2023 | News
A Ukrainian official said it was logical for Kiev to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. The country’s Ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, claimed it was “silly” to exclude Kiev from the Brussels-based alliance because...
Senator Says US Should Remain in Ukraine Until ‘Putin Is Out’
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Jan 9, 2023 | News
Senator Angus King said the US should not put a timetable on support for Ukraine and remain involved in the war until “Putin is out.” Comparing the current situation with Russia to the Allies’ failure to stop Nazi Germany before World War II, the Maine senator insisted on more Western aid for Kiev.
South Korea Says it Will ‘Punish’ North for ‘Provocations’
by Will Porter | Dec 29, 2022 | News
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has vowed more aggressive retaliation to military action by Pyongyang, calling to “punish” the DPRK soon after Seoul unveiled a new $440 million military spending package.
FBI Pushed Twitter to Suppress Hunter Biden Laptop Story, Paid Company Millions
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 19, 2022 | News
The intelligence community worked to ensure Twitter would quash The New York Post's report on Hunter Biden's laptop. New internal documents released by Twitter show the company received over $3 million from the FBI in the run-up to the 2020 election. Michael...
Skynet Delayed: Killer Robot Proposal Defeated in San Francisco
by Michael Maharrey | Dec 13, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Under intense pressure from grassroots activists, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors reversed course and banned killer robots in the city. The San Francisco Police Department’s plan to arm robots came to light under a police militarization transparency law passed...
Three Democratic Lawmakers Make Diplomatic Visit to Cuba
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 11, 2022 | News
A delegation from the Congressional Progressive Caucus has traveled to Havana to meet with the Cuban president, holding a rare high-level sit-down with officials from the heavily sanctioned island, which remains under a Cold War-era trade embargo.
Canada Plans More Taiwan Strait Transits
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Canadian warships will sail through waters claimed by China at an increased pace, according to a high-ranking official in Ottawa. Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly announced the new policy after NATO members discussed adopting a more confrontational approach towards Beijing.
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Christopher Hitchens Lied About the Cause of Terrorism
"The suicide murder community is almost perfectly faith based." - Christopher Hitchens On Real Time With Bill Maher, Hitchens claims that because an Islamist in the 1800's used the Koran to justify atrocities, it means that today the issue with Al-Qaeda is due to the...
War is a Euphemism for Mass Murder
To kill one man is to be guilty of a capital crime, to kill ten men is to increase the guilt tenfold, to kill a hundred men is to increase it a hundredfold. This the rulers of the earth all recognize, and yet when it comes to the greatest crime — waging war on another...
Empower the Working Class: Abolish Occupational Licensing
It's time to consistently apply the "my body my choice" principle. If consenting adults want to engage in economic activity, no third party should forcibly stop them. Democrats always say "voting once every two years between two politicians is how you express...
Death By Climate: Down 97% in Last 100 Years
Our schools provide many hours of lessons on climate change, but I wonder how many teachers, let alone pupils, are aware that climate-related deaths have decreased by as much as 97 per cent over the past 100 years, as the OFDA / CRED data show. - Why don’t we ever...
Black Youth Unemployment: Before and After Progressives Started “Helping”
A constant trend is progressivism is to use the state to coercively control others under the guise of "helping" them, make things worse, then ignore the problems you caused and never apologize. Sallie Mae loans didn't make college affordable. The Federal Reserve...
What Kind of Liberal?
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I am a Locke-Smith liberal.
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