With Russia in the news, David P. Goldman joins Scott to talk about the history of U.S.-Russia relations since the fall of the Soviet Union. He describes the policies supported by neocons at the time, in what ways those policies were effective, and the impact they've...
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Individuals Are the Ultimate Nullifiers
by Michael Maharrey | May 31, 2018 | Featured Articles, Politics
Individuals are the ultimate nullifiers. Legislation can set the stage to nullify federal acts by withdrawing cooperation and removing a lawyer of laws, but ultimately nullification is most effective when individuals are willing to do the things governments prohibit....
News Roundup 10/25/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog
In Honolulu, you can be fined for looking at your phone while crossing the street. [Link] Senator Jeff Flake announces he will not seek reelection. [Link] An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was sentenced to seven years in prison for taking bribes and sex...
Why China’s Support of Spain Against Catalonia Independence Makes Sense
by James Holbrooks | Oct 14, 2017 | Blog
This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Through its Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday, China officially showed support for the Spanish government as it works to suppress an independence movement in the semi-autonomous region of Catalonia. “The...
Why China's Support of Spain Against Catalonia Independence Makes Sense
by James Holbrooks | Oct 14, 2017 | Blog
This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Through its Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday, China officially showed support for the Spanish government as it works to suppress an independence movement in the semi-autonomous region of Catalonia. “The...
News Roundup 10/3/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog
The suspected gunmen in the Las Vegas shooting has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock. Reports now say more than 50 were killed in the shooting. The FBI says Paddock had no connection to the Islamic State. [Link] [Link] US warships will now travel with...
News Roundup 9/26/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 26, 2017 | Blog
Trump put a new travel ban in place. Sudan was left off the list this time. [Link] Three Republican Senators now oppose the Graham Cassidy health care reform bill. The Senate will be unable to pass the bill without their support. [Link] H.R. McMaster said North Korea...
News Roundup 4/20/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog
Trump called Erdogan to congratulate him on the victory in the referendum vote. [Link] A man spent three years in jail for murder but was just released after the prosecutor who got him convicted admitted the case was weak. [Link] Experts warn that the US missile...
4/10/17 Conn Hallinan on Turkish President Erdogan’s move toward totalitarianism
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Conn Hallinan, a Foreign Policy in Focus columnist, discusses Turkey's nationwide voter referendum on centralizing more authority in the presidency while reducing checks and balances within the government; how Erdogan's paramilitary supporters could thwart a popular...
4/3/17 Patrick Osgood on Iraq’s present crisis and future prospects
by Scott Horton | Apr 3, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Osgood, Kurdistan Bureau Chief for IraqOilReport.com, discusses the referendum on Kurdish independence, battling ISIS in Mosul and beyond, the impact of low oil prices on Iraq's economy, and whether Iraq can become a cohesive functioning state without a...
White House: Trump Expects Russia to Give Crimea to Ukraine
by Jason Ditz | Feb 15, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Also Expects to Get Along With Russia According to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, President Trump “expects” Russia to both make the level of violence in Eastern Ukraine go down, and to unconditionally “return” the Crimean Peninsula to the Ukrainian...
News Roundup 12/5/16
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog
Trump picks Ben Carson to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. [Link] Air B&B settles its lawsuit with New York City. New York City passed a law that will fine people for advertising their apartments for less than a 30-day stay. Air B&B dropped the...
Democrats, Trump, and the Ongoing, Dangerous Refusal to Learn the Lesson of Brexit
by Glenn Greenwald | Nov 9, 2016 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice
The parallels between the U.K.’s shocking approval of the Brexit referendum in June and the U.S.’ even more shocking election of Donald Trump as president last night are overwhelming. Elites (outside of populist right-wing circles) aggressively unified across...
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Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
War and Delusion: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...
Crime and Poverty
“The theory that crime is caused by poverty is not supported by the known facts. The very poor, in fact, tend to be just as law-abiding as the rich, and perhaps more so. To argue otherwise is to libel multitudes of people who keep to decency under severe difficulties,...
Don’t Be Silent
We should reject the fashionable idea that one should never write or post anything that possibly could be used by bad people for bad purposes. That admonition brings two things to mind. First, it fails its own test. If good people avoid a topic because even...
Can There Be Only One Race?
I'm old enough to remember this 1960s Lay's Potato Chips commercial. (Hell, I'm almost old enough to remember when plays were in black and white!) In the commercial a man (Bert Lahr, the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz) faces a challenge from the devil, who has a...
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