On COI #361, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the Senate’s impending vote on a War Powers Resolution to end US support for the Saudis’ war in Yemen, Kiev’s sanctions and arrests against Ukraine’s Russian-tied Eastern Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian government's...
NDAA
This Week At The Libertarian Institute
by Will Porter | Dec 10, 2022 | News
The Empire never sleeps – but neither do we. Missed a story? We’ve got you covered. Check out this week in review at the Libertarian Institute.
COI #303: Massive Pentagon Funding Bill Includes Training for Ukrainian Pilots on American Planes
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 18, 2022 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #303, Kyle Anzalone discusses the NDAA, war in Ukraine and Biden's Middle East trip. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...
This Week At The Libertarian Institute
by Will Porter | Jul 15, 2022 | News Roundup, Weekly Update
The Empire never sleeps – but neither do we. Missed a story? We’ve got you covered. Check out this week in review at the Libertarian Institute.
COI #208: Biden Signs Massive Pentagon Funding Bill
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 31, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On the final COI of 2021, Kyle Anzalone discusses Biden's phone call with Putin, the 2022 NDAA, and recent news about Israel's oppression of Palestinians. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin...
News Roundup 12/30/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 30, 2021 | News Roundup
Covid Georgia will spend $100 million to hire medical staff and deploy 200 National Guard soldiers to medical facilities. [Link] Over 3,000 Navy reserve sailors missed the deadline to take the covid vaccination. [Link] US News Illinois bars the state employee pension...
News Roundup 12/28/2021
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 28, 2021 | News Roundup
Covid The CDC says people who test positive for covid but do not have symptoms only need to quarantine for five days. The CDC then recommends five days of mask-wearing. The World Bank says nearly 100 million people fell into poverty during the covid pandemic. [Link]...
COI #192: American Backed Apartheid
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 23, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #192, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss how Washington is provoking war on multiple fronts. Kyle reports that the NDAA is being held up in the Senate pending votes on myriad proposed amendments. Connor then covers NDAA amendments which seek to end U.S....
Conflicts of Interest #190: Congress Is Set to Give Highly Corrupt Pentagon Hundreds of Billions
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 18, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #190, Kyle Anzalone discusses Congress closing in on passing a near $800 billion funding bill for the Pentagon as it fails in every category. A report from the Pentagon inspector general found the agency has failed to make much progress tackling its sexual...
COI #170: Congress Takes Another Step Towards #DraftOurDaughters
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 30, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On Conflicts of Interest #170, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. The 2022 NDAA funds the Pentagon with $780 billion for the next year, but also contains scores of other new laws. One measure requires women to register under the...
COI #101 – Saboteurs Plot the Iran Nuclear Deal’s Destruction
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 26, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #101, Will and Kyle update stories on Iran, Afghanistan, Ukraine and the problem-plagued F-35 fighter jet. The F-35 program's executive officer admitted to lawmakers last week that a major system upgrade had been placed on a "strategic pause" as developers...
News Roundup 12/29/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 29, 2020 | News Roundup
The House overrides Trump’s veto of the 2021 NDAA. The Senate will also likely override the veto. [Link] Biden calls for modernizing US defense capabilities to face China and Russia. [Link] A digital watchdog, the Sada Social Center, reports that Facebook is...
Congress Fights to Keep Troops at War guest Dave DeCamp
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 7, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
Dave DeCamp, the assistant news editor at Antiwar.com, returns to COI to talk about several of his recent articles NATO Report: China is the Top Threat Congress to Use NDAA to Block Troop Withdrawals Senate May Block $23 Billion Arms Sale to UAE Trump Threatens to...
News Roundup 12/4/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 4, 2020 | News Roundup
US News Democrats are pushing a Covid “relief” bill that spends $900 billion. The Republican leadership is pushing a $500 billion bill. [Link] Biden will call for Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration. [Link] The NDAA passed by Congress...
Blog
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...
Shop Our Books
Voluntaryist Handbook
by Keith Knight
Hotter Than The Sun: Time To Abolish Nuclear Weapons
by Scott Horton
[playlist artists="false" images="false"...
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism
by Scott Horton