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Another Failed Coup

by Scott Horton | May 2, 2019 | Blog

Bernard at MoonofAlabama seems to agree with my speculation, as I told Dave Smith yesterday, that perhaps Maduro had his defense minister, chief judge and head of the presidential police pretend to change sides just to lure Guaido and Trump-Pompeo-Bolton into...

Trump’s Iran Hawks Are Nuts

by Scott Horton | Jan 13, 2019 | Blog

Mike Pompeo: US will never accept Hezbollah presence in Lebanon. Jason Ditz: That's funny, they're part of the ruling coalition government the U.S. supports there.

FPF #262 – Great Powers

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 24, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #262, I discuss the US relationship with Russia and China. In a move supported by NSA John Bolton, Trump suggested the US will withdraw from the INF Treaty. The President also called for an increase in the US nuclear arsenal. Secretary of State Pompeo is...

FPF #221 – Afghan Peace Talks

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 18, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #221, I discuss potential peace talks between the US and the Taliban. The US signaled its willingness to directly talk with the Taliban in statements from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan General Nicholson. Talks could...

Media, Hardliners Play Up North Korean Nuclear “Deception” Claim

by Gareth Porter | Jul 13, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Just as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was about to leave for denuclearization negotiations in Pyongyang, a spate of media stories reported that North Korea is deceiving the Trump administration by seeking to hide some of its nuclear facilities. Those stories suggest...

The Failures of Rand Paul

by Rob Faust | May 25, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics

Rand Paul has been considered Constitutional conservative and a non-interventionist. Both are admirable labels to have. However, over the last year, Senator Paul has failed at being either of these things. As a self-described Constitutional conservative Senator Paul...

FPF #198 – The Phantom Enemy

by Kyle Anzalone | May 25, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #198, I discuss the 12 demands the US gave Iran in a speech by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Many of the demands are based on false information or where agreed to in the JCPOA. Other demands require Iran to completely dissolve Iranian sovereignty. I show how...

The Looming Iran Conflict

by Rob Faust | May 16, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

President Trump’s announcement last week to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was the latest step towards military conflict with Iran. The decision comes after the confirmation of a hawkish Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State and places us on a...

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Thomas Szasz: Champion of Freedom

Today is the 104th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Szasz (1920-2012), the great if unappreciated libertarian and defender of individual autonomy and dignity. A psychiatrist by profession, for over 50 years, Szasz was the foremost critic of the social-control system...

Iran Attack Liveblog (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

My live coverage of Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel Saturday night, as it happened. Obviously much of this information has either been confirmed, disproven or become obsolete by now, but the thread is full of interesting details that didn't make it into my...

The Dogs of War are in Heat

The dogs of war are always in heat. They bark, they gnaw, they kill and breed. Civilisation a chimera, chewing through bones, tearing at flesh, the killers are never in defeat. No matter how well behaved they act, whatever laws claim to be their collar and what kennel...

Iranian-Americans Weigh in On Tehran’s Attack on Israel

National Iranian American Council (NIAC) president Jamal Abdi has commented on Tehran's major drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday night. NIAC has worked to improve US-Iran relations and spent years pushing for increased diplomacy. We are deeply concerned...

Good Resource on Antifa

All of us want fairness and whatever your position on the J6 protests, the Federal government response to that incident and the contrast in handling the very violent Antifa perpetrators and incidents makes one take pause on the behavior of the US DoJ and its tentacled...

A Strategy for Victory – Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Ph.D.

https://youtu.be/70oW1bau5Tg Th e strategy was dictated by the quasi-libertarian, stateless medieval starting point, and it suggested itself “naturally,” fi rst and foremost to the top ranks of social authority, in particular to feudal kings. In a nutshell, it boils...

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