On FPF #227, I discuss Trump's foreign policy. It appears Trump is using the same plan with Iran that he believes brought North Korea to agree to denuclearize. I explain how Trump misunderstands how the peace process developed in North Korea and why a similar US...
Pakistan
7/27/18 Eric Margolis on Imran Khan’s Election in Pakistan
by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Foreign correspondent Eric Margolis is interviewed on Imran Khan's winning campaign in Pakistan and the geopolitical implications of his election. Khan's biography, his political activities, and Margolis's thoughts on Pakistan's political direction is discussed in...
News Roundup 7/30/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 30, 2018 | News Roundup
A judge dismisses the murder for hire charge against Ross Ulbricht with prejudice. [Link] In 2018, the city of Chicago has agreed to pay $45 million in settlements for police misconduct. [Link] An ICE detainee with schizophrenia commits suicide after spending 21 days...
News Roundup 7/25/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 25, 2018 | News Roundup
A Georgia sheriff buys a $70,000 Dodge Charger with civil asset forfeiture money. [Link] Trump says he is ready to make a real deal with Iran. [Link] More than half of Germans believe Europe can defend itself without US assistance. [Link] South Korea will reduce...
News Roundup 7/12/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 12, 2018 | News Roundup
A poll of Germans finds they do not want US troops in their country. [Link] Trump demands NATO member states spend 4% of GDP on defense. [Link] Macedonia is invited to join NATO. Macedonia's membership will be contingent on reaching a deal with Greece over the...
Diversity Agonies
by Craig Cantoni | Jul 8, 2018 | Featured Articles
The racial diversity movement began with R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., with his 1990 Harvard Business Review article, “From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity.” His thesis was that with the growth of racial minorities in the nation, it would behoove companies to...
6/29/18 Alyssa Sims on Drone Strikes in Libya
by Scott Horton | Jul 3, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Drone expert Alyssa Sims joins Scott to talk about the strikes in Libya and the difficulty in getting accurate estimates of civilian casualties. She explains that in some cases researchers have to resort to finding pictures of dead bodies on social media and...
Fool's Errand – A Late Review
by Zack Sorenson | Jul 2, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
When Scott Horton first published Fool’s Errand, I immediate bought and read about three quarters of it. Then I stalled. My excitement for this wonderful book soared, and I remember reading it so enthusiastically that I brought it with me into the wilds of an Oregon...
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The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration's abduction and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old green-card holder and permanent legal resident of the United States, is horrifying not just for him and his pregnant wife, a U.S. citizen, but as a sign of things to come....
Roast in Hell Karl Marx
On this day when Karl Marx became a good communist.
Parenting w/Kyle Matovcik
Kyle joined me to discuss what to expect when becoming a parent. Alp
Chinese Chess Moves: A Tectonic Shift in Exquisite Platforms
If the Saab 37 Viggen and the F16 had a love child, it is the Chinese J-10C. The realignment begins, you are witnessing a tectonic shift away from US influence in all the conflict hot-spots on Earth. Meanwhile, the J-10C is equipped to fight against modern threats in...
All Flesh is Forfeit
Be afraid. Be very afraid. Aerial robotics dominate the battlefield. For the remainder of this century, ALL flesh is forfeit in the combat theater. The Kursk Thunder Run
Why Economic Growth Comes from Saving, Not Spending
Keith Knight and I debunk Paul Krugman’s argument that government spending is the cure for economic slumps.
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