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This Week At The Libertarian Institute

by Will Porter | Jul 30, 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.

British Official Says Nuclear War Threat Higher Than During the Cold War

by Dave DeCamp | Jul 29, 2022 | News Roundup

British National Security Advisor Stephen Lovegrove warned on Thursday that there is a greater risk of nuclear war today than there was during the Cold War due to a lack of communication channels.

Cuban Missile Crisis Things

by Scott Horton | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog

This old New Yorker piece about Curtis LeMay has some details about the Missile Crisis that I did not know and want to save here for someday. So we all already knew that 1: the USSR did already have operational short and medium range missiles in Cuba, but Khrushchev...

News Roundup 7/26/2022

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 26, 2022 | News Roundup

US News There have been over 1,000 fatalities on the US southern border since Biden took office. Reuters Lockheed Martin has experienced an increase in demand for its HIMARS systems after the US transferred several to Ukraine. Newsweek President Biden and Deputy...

Biden Builds Anti-Iranian Axis During His Middle East Trip: COI #305

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 22, 2022 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #305, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman break down the latest news on Iran, the JCPOA, President Joe Biden’s Middle East trip, and the economic crisis facing Europe. Connor discusses Biden’s trip to Israel where he signed a joint declaration with the Israeli...

News Roundup 7/22/2022

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 22, 2022 | News Roundup

US News The White House introduces a $37 billion law enforcement spending plan. VOA Italy Italian Premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after his ruling coalition fell apart. AP Ukraine War The wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Olena Zelenska, addressed...

News Roundup 7/19/2022

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 18, 2022 | News Roundup

US News Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he delivered a letter to President Biden last week where he pleaded for the US not to prosecute Julian Assange and renewed an offer to grant asylum to the WikiLeaks founder. AWC Anthony Fauci says he will...

A Vital Book for Sane People

by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Jul 18, 2022 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

The top seller on Amazon for books devoted to war and peace as of this writing, Scott Horton's newest offering, Hotter than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, is a timely must read. As Washington barrels heedlessly along into Cold War II, the American public...

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Typo is back to discuss the current political environment, libertarianism, perfect v good, and Trump’s appointments.

Pentagon Pork Parade: Fat Amy Continues to Prove Pigs Can Fly

Pig can fly on occasion as the F35 Porkulus Project continues to bleed oceans of money. Welcome to Clown World: the F-35 requires nearly 9 million lines of computer code. Meanwhile, Apollo 11's Lunar Lander needed only 145,000 lines of code. There are three variants...

Marine Failure Follies Cascading

I just spent my last podcast episode making the case to dismantle and eliminate the US Marine Corps and they are doing a splendid job of sealing the deal through their latest acquisition fiascos and the Osprey aircraft follies continuing to fall down on the job....

New Ships for an Impossible Mission: The Marines Stumble Again

Yesterday I discussed the reasons why we need to dismantle and close down the United States Marine Corps. One of those reasons is the Light Amphibious Warship (now called the Landing Ship, Medium, LSM), a small landing ship which would ferry small Marine units...

Biden’s Middle East Legacy: Reality or Illusion? New Episode of the Kyle Anzalone Show

In this episode of the Kyle Anone Show, we unpack the narratives being crafted by officials in the waning days of the Biden administration. Jade Sullivan's recent interview with Ian Bremmer reveals surprising developments in the Middle East that have shaped our...

Competition Is Cooperation

"The pricing process is a social process. It is consummated by an interaction of all members of the society. All collaborate and cooperate, each in the particular role he has chosen for himself in the framework of the division of labor. Competing in cooperation and...