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11/13/20 Doug Bandow on the Lost Opportunities of the Trump Administration

by Scott Horton | Nov 15, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Doug Bandow about the missed foreign policy opportunities of the Trump administration. Bandow laments that Trump didn't push harder to get U.S. troops out of our wars in the Middle East, theorizing that he was worried the political cost in the eyes of...

11/13/20 Mark Perry: the Revenge of Colonel Douglas Macgregor

by Scott Horton | Nov 15, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Pentagon reporter Mark Perry discusses the recent appointment of retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor to a senior advisory position under President Trump's new secretary of defense. Perry calls Macgregor one of the greatest military minds in America; after a...

Pete Quinones on the Mob, the State, and Magic

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 13, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

Pete Quinones joins Conflicts of Interest to discuss the crazy year we are living through. Pete published a documentary, the Monopoly of Violence, earlier this year. Pete breaks down his struggle to get the doc on streaming platforms like Amazon Prime. Pete compares...

News Roundup 11/12/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 12, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Axios reports Trump will bring on Col. Douglas Macgregor as a senior Pentagon adviser. [Link] Trump’s changes to Pentagon staff could be a part of his effort to withdraw US troops from bases around the world. [Link] Biden announced a 23 member Pentagon landing...

11/11/20 David Swanson: Leaving World War II Behind

by Scott Horton | Nov 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews author and peace activist David Swanson in honor of Veterans' Day, or Armistice Day, as it was originally known. Swanson begins by describing the way World War II has become the justification for just about every use of military force by the United...

Trump Fires Sec Def in Post-Election Pentagon Shake Up

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 11, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On Conflicts of Interest #32, Kyle covers the recent personnel changes at the Pentagon. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was expected to resign but was first fired by Trump. Other staff leaving their post includes the acting Secretary for policy. The changes are...

News Roundup 11/10/20

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 10, 2020 | News Roundup

US News Joe Biden plans to spend $11 trillion over ten years. [Link] A new poll shows 68% of Americans want to legalize marijuana. [Link] Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. [Link] South Korea expects the US to pay more of the cost of deploying troops to...

Biden Voters Celebrate a Return to Normal. That Is the Problem.

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 9, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest

On Conflicts of Interest #31, Kyle and Will cover a recent UK government report largely debunking the most hysterical claims about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Russian involvement. A US commander in Afghanistan says American airstrikes against the Taliban will...

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Democratic Socialist Turns Libertarian! #PorcFest2023

https://youtu.be/G2eSuiXNaaQ Once you accept the principle of government, namely that there must be a judicial monopoly and the power to tax, once you accept this principle incorrectly as a just principle, then any idea or any notion of restraining or limiting...

What War Hawks Would Sound Like If They Weren’t Psychopaths

Modern warfare almost always leads to killing lots of innocents; if governments were held to the same standards as individuals, these killings would be manslaughter, if not murder. This doesn’t mean that war is never justified. But the reasonable hawkish mood is...

The Free Market Serves the Masses, Governments Commit Genocide

Amazon is simply the best store that ever existed, by far, with incredible selection and unearthly convenience. The price: cheap. Facebook, Twitter, and other social media let us socialize with our friends, comfortably meet new people, and explore even the most...

Democracy is Mob Rule by the Ignorant, Embrace Free Markets

https://youtu.be/kQToT7640h4 A democratic vote is like the captain of a ship having to consult every passenger about the best course to chart through an approaching storm. – The School of Life, Philosophy in 40 Ideas (2020), p. 13 Watch on Odysee

The Truth About Discrimination – Walter E. Williams

If people are free to discriminate in favor of, or against, a university or wine, what argument can be made against their having that same right with respect to choosing based on the race or sex characteristics of their mates, employees, tenants, or club members? If...

Black Youth Unemployment Before Democrats Started “Helping”

Although most people are familiar with more recent statistics on black youth unemployment, not many are aware of the black/white statistics for earlier periods. Table 3.2 (below) shows that in 1948, the two were roughly equal. For that year, blacks aged sixteen to...