Clint Eastwood is not saying that Atlanta Journal reporter Kathy Scruggs traded sex for new stories. He's saying that she was a whore. This is entirely accurate. And she was not alone. Kathy Scruggs was and will always be a disgrace to journalism and humanity. Just...
The Federal Reserve recently injected billions into the repo market. But dude, what’s a repo? And how should you invest during an asset bubble? In this episode we collaborated with the libertarian real estate investor George Gammon to explain how the repo...
On FPF #426, I review the recently released on Amazon movie, The Report. The movie tells the story of the CIA torture program after 9/11 and Daniel Jones' effort put together a report on the program. The movie is well done and generally gets the narrative correct. I...
Their are multiple reports that Kamala Harris (AKA Kamala the Cop) is dropping out of the presidential race. from Politico: Kamala Harris is dropping out of the presidential race, she told staff on a call Tuesday. She will release a video momentarily announcing her...
On FPF #412, I break down the death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi is reported to have killed himself - and three of his children - after being cornered by US forces. I discuss what his death means for the future of ISIS. Trump gave a speech announcing...
It's been a small while since I covered immigration, unfortunately not because there has been no news to report. From changes in asylum eligibility to port courts to lowering the cap for refugee intake to Trump's crazy wish list and everything else in between I go...
Missed signals are costly; misplaced confidence is worse. We open by unpacking the concrete indicators that war planners watch—carrier deployments, airspace changes, and last‑minute strike deliberations—and what they tell us about the real likelihood of a U.S. hit on...
He stood composed, the wind pushed him. The trees waved and leaned above and around. Clouds considered rain, though retained a deep grey. Birds, breeze and his own breathing a convalescence of harmony. He was alone. Standing as if on a horse, the ancient position...
What happens when war becomes a market and foreign policy turns into an odds board? We dive into the uneasy world of prediction platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, where traders place bets on battlefield maps, covert raids, and even the exact words politicians will...
The Greenland drama is amusing but reality about the players is rather sobering. A casual look at Russia's habitual military presence in the Arctic for generations dispels any illusion. Europe is presently making lots of noise in a scheduled exercise in Greenland to...
A young woman lies dead on a Minneapolis street, an ICE officer pulled the trigger, and the official story leans on power instead of necessity. We open with what the footage actually shows, why the shot trajectory matters, and how a federal investigation shifts...