Trump announces a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum. [Link] Peter Schiff explains Trump's tariffs. [Link] Merkel was elected to be Germany's leader for a fourth term. [Link] At the UN, China is holding up new sanctions that the US wishes to be placed...
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Did Assad Deliberately Release Islamist Prisoners to Militarize and Radicalize the Syrian Uprising?
by William Van Wagenen | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The idea that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad deliberately militarized the Syrian uprising and sought to support extremist rebel groups, including ISIS, has been repeated often in the Western press. As proof of such claims, critics of the Syrian government suggest...
There is No FSA, There is Only Al-Qaeda
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 27, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
A brief overview of collaboration between the US-backed Free Syrian Army and al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front. Among Syria commentators in the West, both left and mainstream, it is commonly claimed that the Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad has attempted to...
2017 Review: Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 26, 2017 | Blog
In the lead up to the 2016 election, Candidate Trump talked a somewhat sensible policy on Syria. He wanted to end the support of rebels, and he preferred Assad to the jihadists, he desired to work with the Russians to achieve the shared goal of “knocking the hell out...
Foreign Policy Focus #122 – The Fall of ISIS with Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 24, 2017 | Conflicts of Interest
Will Porter returns to Foreign Policy Focus to cover the fall of ISIS. This episode is the second in a two-part series on the rise and fall of ISIS, the first show can be found here. In this part of the series, Will details how the US and Russia became involved in...
News Roundup 10/17/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 17, 2017 | Blog
Hillary Clinton said Julian Assange worked for Russia during the 2016 election. Hillary blamed Assange, in part, for her loss. [Link] A federal judge ruled police can seize your fingerprints to unlock devices that require fingerprints. [Link] A Florida man was...
10/2/17 Airwars’ Chris Woods on the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
by Damon Hatheway | Oct 2, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Airwars investigative reporter Chris Woods returns to the show to discuss his work documenting aerial strikes and casualties in Iraq, Syria, and now Libya. Woods explains Airwars' method of documentation, discusses how Trump's strategy compares to Obama's, and breaks...
10/2/17 Airwars' Chris Woods on the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
by Damon Hatheway | Oct 2, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Airwars investigative reporter Chris Woods returns to the show to discuss his work documenting aerial strikes and casualties in Iraq, Syria, and now Libya. Woods explains Airwars' method of documentation, discusses how Trump's strategy compares to Obama's, and breaks...
9/21/17 Joe Lauria on the 2016 U.S. election and the upcoming Iraqi Kurdish referendum
by Damon Hatheway | Sep 21, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Joe Lauria returns to the show to discuss his book on Hillary Clinton, "How I Lost By Hillary Clinton," Trump's America, and the hysteria over Russia's supposed actions in the 2016 elections. Then Lauria pivots to the Kurdish referendum in Iraq and gives an overview...
News Roundup 9/14/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog
The Department of Justice announced it would not prosecute six police officers involved in the death of Freddy Gray. [Link] The US army has moved two tank brigades to northern Poland. The US says it is responding to concerns about Russia war games. [Link] Defense...
9/6/17 Patrick Cockburn on al-Qaeda’s resurgence in Syria
by Damon Hatheway | Sep 6, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Author and journalist Patrick Cockburn returns to the show to discuss his reporting on the heavy casualties in Mosul and why they've been underreported in the media. Cockburn explains how ISIS's guerrilla war tactics increase civilian casualties, why the Syrian Kurds...
9/6/17 Patrick Cockburn on al-Qaeda's resurgence in Syria
by Damon Hatheway | Sep 6, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Author and journalist Patrick Cockburn returns to the show to discuss his reporting on the heavy casualties in Mosul and why they've been underreported in the media. Cockburn explains how ISIS's guerrilla war tactics increase civilian casualties, why the Syrian Kurds...
Why Does Assad Buy Oil From ISIS?
by William Van Wagenen | Aug 27, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
A common claim in the mainstream narrative about the Syrian conflict is that the “Assad regime” is “colluding” with the notorious terror group, ISIS. Some commentators even suggest that the Syrian government actually created ISIS in an effort to “Islamize” the Syrian...
News Roundup 8/23/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
Missouri's Governor has issued a stay of execution for Marcellus Williams. William's guilt has come under question because of DNA evidence. [Link] A jury failed to convict four men accused of committing crimes during the 2014 Bundy Ranch Standoff. Two men were...
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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.
The Tale of the Steak – A Lesson in Economics by Walter E. Williams
Consider filet mignon and chuck steak. Assume-realistically-that consumers prefer the former. Then the question becomes: why is it, despite consumer preferences, that chuck steak sells at all? The fact is that chuck steak outsells filet mignon. How does something less...
My Favorite Michael Malice Quote
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 and the only food produced...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a Tyrant Unworthy of Admiration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSMrawCmcM Volodymyr Zelenskyy has: Instituted Military Conscription (Also Known As Slavery and Forced Labor) Bombed Poland Then Lied Blaming Russia Trying to Start World War Three w/ NATO Nationalized (Monopolized) the Media Banned...
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