"The next time you watch a former U.S. commander or senior defense official on television wax about some magic solution to Afghanistan's problems, save yourself the trouble and change the channel. The sustainable stalemate is a myth, nothing more and nothing less." ...
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News Roundup 8/27/21
Brazil YouTube suspended payments to 14 Brazilian accounts it says pushed ‘election misinformation.’ [Link] Afghanistan The Afghan Health Ministry reports 113 people were killed in the suicide bombing by ISIS-K at Kabul airport. Thirteen American soldiers are among...
News Roundup 8/26/21
US News Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says public schools should legally be required to comply with CDC covid recommendations. [Link] Afghanistan The Wall Street Journal reports Erik Price is offering to fly people out of Afghanistan for $6,500 and an...
News Roundup 8/25/21
US news SCOTUS rules Biden cannot end Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy. [Link] China VP Kamala Harris visited Vietnam and offered the country more support to counter China and said the US would send more warships to Vietnam. [Link] Harris says China uses coercion and...
Our Fifty Year Inflationary Legacy
This month marks fifty years since President Richard Nixon closed the “gold window” that had allowed foreign governments to exchange U.S. dollars for gold. Nixon’s action severed the last link between the dollar and gold, transforming the dollar into pure fiat...
8/20/21 Daniel McAdams on Hubris of the Foreign Policy Establishment
Scott talks with Daniel McAdams about his recent appearance on RT, where he challenged the Western Media's narrative about China. McAdams says they have it backward, criticizing China for its best actions, such as economic engagement, while seemingly wanting to import...
8/20/21 Dave DeCamp: An Update on the Afghanistan Evacuation
Dave DeCamp joins the show to give an update on the effort to evacuate Westerners and their allies from Kabul. He explains that the evacuations are moving at a good clip. So far, the Biden Administration has resisted pressure to send troops into Kabul as there has...
News Roundup 8/21/21
US News The FDA gives full approval for the Pfizer covid vaccine. [Link] Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to six months in prison for burning a BLM flag and having a ‘high-capacity magazine’ in DC. [Link] China The Quad - an informal anti-China alliance of the US,...
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