On COI #420, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the UK’s plans to arm Ukraine with long-range missiles, Kiev’s demand for F-16s and other advanced weapons ahead of the “next counteroffensive,” Kiev’s claimed gains around Bakhmut, China’s efforts to broker peace in...
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Israel ‘Ready’ to Attack Iran Without US Help: IDF Chief
by Dave DeCamp | Apr 8, 2023 | News
The head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday that Israel is “ready” to attack Iran and could do so without help from the US.
3/10/23 Philip Weiss on the American Jews Waking Up to Netanyahu’s Extremism
by Scott Horton | Mar 12, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Philip Weiss joins the show to discuss developments concerning the Israeli government’s support among American Jews. They talk about a column written recently by Thomas Friedman, who is essentially a neoconservative who presents himself as a...
TGIF: Hear, O Israel — Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
by Sheldon Richman | Mar 10, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, History, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
An older generation of Americans, including Jewish Americans, admire the colonists who resisted the British king and parliament in the late 1700s. Jewish Americans go further and admire the Judeans who revolted against the Greeks and Romans (twice) in antiquity. So...
This Week At The Libertarian Institute
by Will Porter | Feb 25, 2023 | News
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.
COI #388: Biden Gives Israel a Blank Check
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 24, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #388, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the revelation that Kiev's military intelligence agency has in its possession at least one US-made Black Hawk helicopter, the Pentagon raising tensions on the Korean peninsula, Israel's apparent blank check from...
Israel Bombs Gaza After 11 Palestinians Killed in West Bank Raid
by Will Porter | Feb 24, 2023 | News
The Israeli military carried out multiple rounds of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, claiming to target sites linked to the Hamas militant group. The operations follow clashes in the occupied West Bank earlier in the day, which left at least 11 Palestinians dead.
1/5/23 Ramzy Baroud on Netanyahu’s Return
by Scott Horton | Jan 6, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Ramzy Baroud joins the show to talk about Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power in Israel. Baroud explains where things stand between the Israeli government and the Palestinian people today and warns of the prospect for a hot war in the near...
Congresswoman Demands Action After Report Finds Israel Intentionally Killed an American Journalist
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Sep 21, 2022 | News
Representative Rashida Tlaib is demanding an investigation into the murder of Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and for progressives to rethink their support of Israel. A recent report on the killing found that Israeli forces intentionally murdered the...
Zionists Have to Lie
by Scott Horton | Sep 20, 2022 | Blog
The truth does not serve to bolster their position, so they just lean hard on lies. Check out Rep. Brad Sherman here, trying to justify a law censoring the word "apartheid" from curriculum in Palestinian schools funded by the U.S. or UN.: “I believe this amendment is...
Israel Firmly Rebukes White House’s Request to Review Policies After Death of American Journalist
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 7, 2022 | News
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid issued a stern response to a request from the Joe Biden administration. After the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on Tuesday the State Department asked Tel Aviv to review its rules of engagement in the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday, Lapid fired back saying, “no one will dictate our rules of engagement to us.”
The White House Will ‘Press Israel to Review Policy’ in Response to American Journalist’s Murder
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Sep 6, 2022 | News
The Joe Biden administration said it will continue to press Tel Aviv to review its policies after the Israeli government issued a report saying its forces likely murdered Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. She was reporting on a raid in the West Bank when she was shot in the head while wearing a bulletproof press vest.
Israel Police Attack Mourners Carrying Casket of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
by Kyle Anzalone | May 13, 2022 | News Roundup
Two days after Israeli forces shot and killed Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, they beat mourners carrying the slain journalist's coffin. The Israeli police, in full riot gear, confronted the funeral procession carrying Abu Akleh’s body outside the St Louis...
Israel Murders Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
by Kyle Anzalone | May 11, 2022 | News Roundup
Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed by Israeli forces outside of Jenin. A second reporter Ali Samoodi was shot and wounded. Samoodi, who was near Abu Akleh when she was murdered, reported they came under fire from Israeli occupation forces...
Blog
The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
A Response to My Memorial Day Critics
My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...
Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle
https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...
The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”
Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other. This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
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