Sheldon Richman, Executive Editor of the Libertarian Institute and author of TGIF "The Goal Is Freedom" every Friday on the Institute's site, is interviewed on his new article "Trump, North Korea, and Iran." This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen...
North Korea
Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious
by A. Trevor Thrall and Erik Goepner | Jun 18, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
It was an electrifying sight that captured the imagination of millions of people living on the crisis-weary Korean Peninsula but sent many Americans spinning into paroxysms of anger and cynicism, depending on their politics and knowledge of the rocky history of US...
TGIF: Trump, North Korea, and Iran
by Sheldon Richman | Jun 15, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
As one of the original settlers of the sparsely populated territory situated between the deranged and warring states of Antitrumplandia and Philotrumplandia, I'm breathing easier today. Anyone who longs for peace and an end to the big-power nuclear threat can only...
Trump, Kim Arrive in Singapore for Tuesday Summit
by Jason Ditz | Jun 12, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The historic Trump-Kim summit is just 48 hours away, and both leaders have arrived in Singapore. Kim arrived on an Air China plane Sunday afternoon local time, and Trump arrived just hours later at Paya Lebar Air Base. This caps weeks of questions around the summit....
FPF #205 – Trump Bucks Establishment, Eyes Diplomacy
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 11, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #205, I breakdown Trump's press conference after the G7. Trump said that Russia should rejoin the G7 without giving Crimea back to Ukraine. Trump stated that a successful summit with Kim Jong Un would be a minimum of establishing a dialog. He also said he...
Senate Dems Threaten Legislation to Undermine North Korea Nuclear Deal
by Jason Ditz | Jun 5, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
A letter from a number of ranking Senate Democrats, including Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), is setting out a series of demands for any denuclearization deal with North Korea. The letter suggests they intend to undermine any sort of deal made in the Trump-Kim summit next...
FPF #202 – Trump/Kim Summit Revived
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 4, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #202, I discuss Trump decision to recommit to the Summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12th. A North Korean official, Kim Yong Chol, traveled to the US to meet with Mike Pompeo, then met with President Trump. After the meeting, Trump said he planned to...
News Roundup 5/25/18
by Kyle Anzalone | May 25, 2018 | News Roundup
Justin Raimondo explains that Judge Napolitano was right Russiagate. [Link] The FBI entrapped a 17-year-old Texan and accused him of plotting a terror attack. [Link] Illinois police can remove a 13-year-old child from the home who has been left home alone. [Link]...
Blog
American Israel Supporters: Fake
Everyone is sick and tired of murderous, dishonest Israel. So they use ChatGPT to fake it. “I gotta reevaluate my opinions due to this new information.”
Now They Figure It Out…
Too little and too late and once the smaller companies get Pentagon contracts, they will be destroyed in the Pentagon's Soviet acquisition system. “While the Armament Directorate remains committed to our highly-capable legacy products, we have become convinced that...
Language, Race, and Man
“Man belongs neither to his language nor to his race; he belongs to himself.” --Ernest Renan
The Frigate Follies Get Worse and Worse
Déjà vu, it's happening again. The surface navy failures manifested in the Littoral Combat Ship, the Zumwalt and the USS Ford will soon have another ship to add to that gallery of maritime incompetence that showcases the modern US Navy. I say again, construction...
Democracy and Free Stuff
Democracy: the matching up of people who want free stuff with politicians who promise free stuff. Problem: free stuff as they all imagine it does not exist. However, it does exist in the market, as explained by Frédéric Bastiat in Economic Harmonies, chapter 8,...
They Kept Sending Us Bombs…Anti-War Blog
As I saw the photos of US politician Nikki Haley scribbling on an Israeli shell bound for Rafah, it’s metal splinters and high explosives likely to rip a small child too pieces, it had me thinking. I once saw a clip of a US Air Force man who was asked why they were...
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