400 CONGRESS MEMBERS URGE TRUMP: SAFEGUARD ISRAEL DURING SYRIA EXIT “With the region in flux, it remains critical that we reiterate to both friend and foe in the region that we continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself,” the Congress members wrote. How does...
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Elizabeth Warren is a Racist
by Scott Horton | Feb 23, 2019 | Blog
Against anyone in Israel's way: "[O]ver time realities are bearing down on Israel, demographic realities, births and deaths. What the region looks like." Philip Weiss: "Warren parrots the 'demographics' talk that would be the death penalty for a liberal politician in...
FPF #254 – Close Call in the South China Sea
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest, Scott Horton
On FPF #254, I discuss a close call between US and Chinese Navy ships. The US ship was conducting a 'freedom of navigation' mission in waters claimed by China. The Chinese ship carried out maneuvers that brought it very close to the US ship. I review the history of...
FPF #229 – Korean Peace Moves Forward
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 6, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #229, I look at the difference between the US media portrayal of the Korean peace process and what is actually happening in the region. The US media has focused on stories that indicate North Korea and Trump are ruining the peace process. However, North and...
8/01/18 Nasser Arrabyee on Yemeni War
by Scott Horton | Aug 3, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Nasser Arrabyee, reporter from Sana'a, Yemen, is interviewed on the status of the current battle of Al Hudaydah on the Red Sea. The Saudi war in Yemen is also discussed, as is the US's support for the Saudis and regional tensions with Iran and the Saudi coalition....
Taliban Issues Open Letter Calling for Peace Talks With US
by Jason Ditz | Feb 15, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Taliban Wants to Solve War 'Through Peaceful Dialogue Late last month, President Trump announced the US is unwilling to engage in any peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. The Taliban, however, has now issued an open letter on the matter saying that they do want peace...
The Antiwar Comic: Is Catalonia Free?
by Tony DiGerolamo | Sep 30, 2017 | Blog
So is Western Democracy really a free system? If it were, you could leave it when you want to. You can change the rules with a vote, right? And self-governance could be achieved simply by organizing people behind it. For more comics, visit The Webcomic...
4/30/17 Gareth Porter on the Deep State’s real priorities in the war on terror
by Scott Horton | Apr 30, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses why the entire war on terror since 2001 has been a "bait-and-switch" operation wherein the US pretends to fight terrorism...
4/17/17 Ted Galen Carpenter on Trump’s schoolyard strategy for dealing with North Korea
by Scott Horton | Apr 17, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Ted Galen Carpenter, senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, discusses Trump's strategy of pressuring Kim Jong-un by leveraging China's influence; how the Trump administration's middle-school mentality on North Korea makes for a...
3/29/17 Paul Kawika Martin on the UN conference to ban nuclear weapons
by Scott Horton | Mar 29, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Paul Kawika Martin, the Political and Communications Director for Peace-Action.org, discusses why the US and the world's other nuclear powers are not participating in a UN conference aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons; and the very real danger and disastrous...
03/29/17 Paul Kawika Martin: the New Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons
by Scott Horton | Mar 29, 2017 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Paul Kawika Martin, the Political and Communications Director for Peace-Action.org, discusses why the US and the world’s other nuclear powers are not participating in a UN conference aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons; and the very real danger and disastrous...
1/16/17 Joey Lawrence on his 2015 journey to Kurdistan
by Scott Horton | Jan 16, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Joey Lawrence, a portrait photographer and war documentarian, discusses his 2015 trip to the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Syria, where he lived among the hospitable Kurdish people and photographed the men and women who are fighting against ISIS.
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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...
Political Discrimination vs. Market Discrimination – Walter E. Williams
Gross racial discrimination alone has never been sufficient to prevent blacks from earning a living and bettering themselves by working as skilled or unskilled craftsmen and as business owners, accumulating considerable wealth. The fact that whites sought out blacks...
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