In just an eight day period in May, the West authorized sending both long range Storm Shadow cruise missiles and F-16 fighter bombers to Ukraine, reversing a policy of not providing Ukraine with weapons that can strike inside Russia in place since the start of the...
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Peace Mission Led By 6 African Countries to Promote Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire
by Connor Freeman | May 23, 2023 | News
Six African leaders are seeking to bring Kiev to the negotiating table for peace talks with Moscow, even as Russian troops remain in annexed Ukrainian oblasts, Pretoria said on Monday. The peace mission is expected to visit both countries’ capitals early next month.
Russian Official: Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Crimean Fuel Depot Ablaze
by Connor Freeman | May 1, 2023 | News
A Ukrainian drone strike on an oil storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol caused a massive fire, according to a Russian official cited by the Associated Press on Saturday.
COI #414 US Ambassador Denounces Ceasefires as ‘Cynical’
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 28, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #414, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the top American diplomat in Hungary blasting Budapest’s “cynical” calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine, increasing military tensions between Washington and Moscow in Syria, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s...
New Florida Bill Would Ban Central Bank Digital Currencies
by Michael Maharrey | Apr 3, 2023 | Featured Articles
A bill introduced in the Florida House would ban the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. Rep. Wyman Duggan (R) brought House Bill 7049 (H7049) to the House Commerce Committee on March 28, and the committee voted along party lines to officially...
Was the Iraq War the Biggest Con of the 21st Century?
by Jim Bovard | Mar 23, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The Iraq War was spawned by a deadly combination of political depravity and media complicity. Unfortunately, on the twentieth anniversary of the war, both elements of that conspiracy are being whitewashed. Instead, politicians and their pundit accomplices are...
Reapers and Red Lines: The Downing of an American Drone
by Ted Snider | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On March 14, A Russian jet collided with an American drone, leading to the downing of the drone in the Black Sea. The United States says that the drone was flying in international airspace when two Russian Su-27 fighter jets made nineteen high-speed passes near the...
Israel and Its U.S. Lobby Dealt Major Blow by China-Saudi-Iran Peace Initiative
by Grant F. Smith | Mar 15, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On Thursday the The New York Times ran yet another report about Saudi Arabia’s entry into an “Abraham Accord,” but if only certain conditions could be met. It quoted longtime Israel lobby heavyweight Martin Indyk and reported on the American Israel Public Affairs...
Growing Number of Dems/Republicans Split Over Military Aid to Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 2, 2023 | News
A growing number of Republican voters oppose military aid for Ukraine, while Democrats remain committed to arming Kiev, according to recent polls. Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Congress approved $113 billion in aid for Kiev. A Pew Research poll conducted in...
The Ohio Train Derailment, Safety Regulation, and the Historical Improvement in Rail Safety
by David Kemp and Peter Van Doren | Mar 1, 2023 | Featured Articles
Earlier this month, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a large fire, releasing hazardous materials, and prompting emergency crews to conduct a controlled release and burn of toxic vinyl chloride. Fortunately, no lives were lost,...
The Antiwar Movement is Reborn
by Ron Paul | Feb 28, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On February 19th, the National Mall in Washington, DC saw its largest antiwar rally in 20 years. The speakers list included four former U.S. presidential candidates and a broad and diverse collection of antiwar activists from beyond the left and right. The aptly-named...
Nuland: US Supports Kiev “Hitting” Crimea
by Dave DeCamp | Feb 22, 2023 | Featured Articles
Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, said last week that the US is “supporting” Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and called Russian military installations on the peninsula “legitimate targets.” Nuland made the comments when asked about a...
How Ron Paul Gets Liberty Right
by Lew Rockwell | Feb 20, 2023 | Featured Articles
The great Dr. Ron Paul has been right about all the major issues that confront the world today. He is right about the Fed, the Ukraine war, the FBI, and so much else. How has he managed to do that? What has given him wisdom unique on the political scene today? The...
COI #382: Ukraine Ramps Up Effort to Get Western-Made Fighter Jets
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 10, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #382, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover rapidly increasing tensions with Russia and China. Kyle breaks down Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s pitch for fighter jets on his European tour, the UK’s plan to begin training Ukrainian pilots on NATO...
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The US Government Has Been Lying About How to Lose Weight for Decades
https://youtu.be/TUADs-CK7vI Fat Fiction Movie Website Research by Ann F. La Berge: How the Ideology of Low Fat Conquered America Turns out a low-carb diet does far more to help people lose weight than a low-fat diet.
The “Rich Get Richer” Myth
Some 94 percent of Americans who reach “top 1 percent” income status will enjoy it for only a single year. Approximately 99 percent will lose their “top 1 percent” status within a decade. Now consider the top 400 U.S. income-earners—a far more exclusive club than the...
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...
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