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Obama’s Unending Wars

by Steven Woskow | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog

David Swanson reviews the book Obama's Unending Wars: Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State. "Kuzmarov places Obama in historical context and outlines his parallels with Woodrow Wilson, another extreme militarist generally understood as a peace...

Military Industrial Complex Famous Quotes

by Mike Swanson | Jan 25, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Of course the most famous quote about the military-industrial complex comes from President Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell address, but there are many more famous quotes about it. James Madison wrote that “no nation can maintain its freedom in the midst of continuous...

TGIF: Trump Assumes Command of the American Church

by Sheldon Richman | Mar 3, 2017 | Foreign Policy, Sheldon Richman, TGIF

As Donald Trump demonstrated in his first address to Congress, no matter how loathsome a ruler may be, he can bring an assembly of politicians to its feet and disarm some critics simply by invoking the quasi-secular faith -- Americanism -- and eulogizing the latest...

Tell the Next President: No More War!

by Scott Horton | Oct 19, 2016 | Blog

Here at The Libertarian Institute our highest priority is fighting against the permanent war state, and we are determined to work with just about whoever we have to in order to make peace a reality. So it's very timely and lucky that here from the very beginning we...

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Who What Why Interview: Rethinking COVID-19 Narratives

In this 45-minute interview, Jeff Schechtman of Who What Why? and Laurie Calhoun discuss many aspects and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, including prospects for the future, drawing on observations and arguments made in Questioning the COVID Company Line:...

Who is More “Selfish”?

War is ultimately about collectivism. During crisis, individuality fades in favor of team effort. During violent conflict, particularly between governments, the world becomes, especially it seems for Americans, a giant, bloody football game: our team versus theirs, us...

TOP NEW RELEASE in Philosophy Criticism: Questioning the COVID Company Line!

Read Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times to find out a bunch of stuff which you may not have known, including: "Listen to The Science!" embodies a logical fallacy. Vaccine technology depends upon the ability of the natural...

Will This Man Prevent World War Three?

In April, Tucker Carlson, the most popular show host in American news media, was unceremoniously fired from Fox News. He has since taken to the platform "X," formerly Twitter, to continue publishing his own program. Last week, during the first Republican primary...

A Note About My Health

I have some hard news to share. I recently had a seizure. After undergoing tests, I was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer (although I have never smoked) that has spread to my brain. The average life expectancy of those with my condition is very short. I am grateful...

‘Defend the Guard’ Phone Bank Was Huge Success

This Bring Our Troops Home newsletter is reprinted with permission. To receive them in your inbox, sign up at the top of the page. Friends, I could use this newsletter to give you an update about the Republican primary debate last night. Candidates talked and talked...

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