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 Iron Giant’ and Generational Militarism
Among the films that formed my childhood, the Iron Giant is a black sheep. From its loving treatment of classic sci-fi horror to its somber handling of nuclear holocaust, the film is deeper than any of us realized as kids. Of course now, as adults, and especially as...
When They Came
First, they came for the writers, but I could not read. Then, they came for the artists, but I could not see. When they came for the musicians, I was unwilling to hear. Eventually they came for me, but I could no longer think.
Time Marches On… a Patrick MacFarlane Update
This post first appeared on Pat MacFarlane's email list, "What They're Not Tellin' You" Sign up for that here. The last few months I've been especially conscious of how time is passing us by. This being my original Liberty Weekly mailing list, some of you have been...
Anti-War Blog – Pointless Wars are Tradition
Over a decade ago, the US and Western nations would feign concern for the loss of innocent life while they waged a war. Terms such as Collateral or Unintentional would be thrown around, even when all evidence points in the opposite direction. There was a need for...
Taliban Defeats Five American Presidents
GEN McChrystal was a martial disaster. What wrong looks like… This is what happens when your architects fall in love with their processes so much they forget about the objective. Military students should really study why graduate-level white papers, PowerPoint slides,...
Understanding the Nativist new-Right
There is a surge among the liberal democracies towards a nativist conservatism. The United States experienced the lie of Donald Trump’s MAGA and the misplaced promise of an America First, once a dirty word, now a salvation for not only the war wracked planet but the...
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