US News Congressman Walter Jones enters hospice care. [Link] Roger Stone has been indicted on seven counts including lying to the FBI and witness tampering. Stone was arrested in an early morning raid by the FBI. He was released on bail. [Link] FaceBook will merge the...
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Civil Asset Forfeiture Suffers a Crushing Defeat
by George Leef | Jan 25, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
There are a few issues where Americans on both sides of our political divide are in agreement and one of them is the wrongfulness of civil asset-forfeiture laws. Under those laws (which exist at federal, state, and local levels), a person can be deprived of his...
News Roundup 1/23/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 23, 2019 | News Roundup
Defense Spending Matt Taibbi explains how the government can now legally lie on public spending reports. [Link] The 2019 defense budget has nearly $20 billion in earmarks. [Link] NATO The House passes a bill that will prevent any US funds from being used to withdraw...
Wall Talk
by Brandon Smith | Jan 14, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
There’s a lot of Wall talk going on these days, but both political sides’ proposed solutions would seem to make everyone in this country less free. Is there a way to address these border issues in a way that would increase personal freedom instead? Looking at each...
Weird Idea: Why Can’t CA Illegals Be California, But Not US, Citizens?
by Zack Sorenson | Jan 10, 2019 | Blog
Gavin Newsom. Speak of it. What if CA Mexican citizens were granted residential recognition, and voting rights, in California, but not federal recognition? I'm sure there's some legal nuance. Still, I can imagine if CA Mexicans have full participation in California's...
2019, The Palestinian Reality Check
by Warren Beale | Dec 17, 2018 | Featured Articles, Op Eds
In recent weeks there has been a plethora of news surrounding of all things, the Trump administration and its policies. Between the talking points, much of the news has found one way or another, a comparison to the Palestinians and Israelis. For example, this week...
News Roundup 11/19/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 19, 2018 | News Roundup
A must read article by Gareth Porter on the Permanent War Complex. [Link] The Pentagon fails its first-ever audit. [Link] A third journalist has been killed this month in Mexico. [Link] Max Blumenthal explains that US-backed Ukrainian Neo-Nazis are training Ameican...
News Roundup 10/5/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 5, 2018 | News Roundup
Trump is expected to sign the FAA Reauthorization bill on Friday. [Link] In a letter to Senator Kaine, the Pentagon claims to have the authority to conduct near limitless military actions. [Link] The US pulls out of international agreements to avoid being subject to...
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The Kyle Anzalone Show with Jim Webb: Trump to Netanyahu: ‘You’re F**king Crazy’
Trump didn’t just get “frustrated” with Netanyahu. He confirmed he told him, “Are you effing crazy,” and that single moment raises a bigger question: if the White House is truly fed up, why does the region still look like it’s sliding toward wider war? Jim Webb joins...
The Other Side of the Slap
I spent a lot of time dealing with the victim of violence. That betrayal only a lover can express, the sinister switch from affection or at least the performance required to invent love, to twist into a tantrum of rage. The bruising and cuts, a secondary blistering to...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Meeting in Situation Room to Decide on Iran Deal
A deal with Iran sounds simple until you read the fine print. We dig into the reports of a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift parts of the pressure campaign, then ask the uncomfortable question: is this “freedom of navigation,”...
The Kyle Anzalone Show with Daniel McAdams: Axios Says US–Iran Deal Reached as U.S. and IRAN Trade Missile Fire
Congress is hollowing out, and the consequences show up first in foreign policy. Dan McAdams returns to talk with us about what Thomas Massie’s primary loss signals for antiwar oversight, why the Ron Paul era of forcing floor debates through appropriations fights is...
To Baptize the State w/John Weeks
John and I skip reading Rules for Radicals this week and discuss ideas that have been bogging us down for the last few months.
Trump Continues to Test Limits of Iran Ceasefire, How Will Tehran Respond?
A ceasefire is supposed to lower the temperature, not provide new vocabulary for the same war. We unpack reports that the U.S. bombed targets in Iran after a ceasefire and why calling it “self-defense” can still function as a direct escalation. I walk through what...
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