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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Pinker on Peace and Enlightenment
"If, despite impressions, the long-term trend, though halting and incomplete, is that violence of all kinds is decreasing, I think that calls for a rehabilitation of the ideals of modernity and progress, and it's a cause for gratitude for the institutions of...
The US Paper War Tiger is Way Behind
The Ukraine and Russian forces have been building drones for less than three thousand dollars and the "Affordable Mass" efforts in the US had an original floor price of three hundred thousand dollars because that is the way the American "defense" acquisition system...
Caution: Hard Times Ahead
Comfort is a thief. Life is hard. Do more and suck less. Class dismissed.
Yet Another US Navy Surface Ship Fiasco
As I have mentioned, the US Navy can't catch a break from the cavalcade of calamities that is Navy shipbuilding for two generations. First they removed the 155mm gun when it was disclosed it was 800 thousand dollars a round Advanced Gun System (AGS) then it took five...
We: Records 1-5
Reading We, a Russian dystopian novel.
The US Navy Does the Right Thing: At Last
This is the first US Navy decision I can get behind in years. The US Navy just cancelled its Constellation class frigate program because it is absolutely incapable of building hulls and ships that work. They have not launched a successful surface ship since 1991 with...
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