Download Episode. Matt Taibbi returns to the show in an interview recorded while he was at the Republican National Convention. He and Scott talk about the Trump assassination attempt, likely replacements for Joe Biden (the interview was recorded before Biden...
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News Roundup 7/18/2024
US News Republican Hawks Want Mike Pompeo and Tom Cotton in Trump’s Cabinet AWC Russia NATO Appoints Senior Official To Represent Alliance in Ukraine AWC Germany Plans To Slash Ukraine Spending in Half AWC China China Stops Arms Control Talks With the US Over Arms...
NATO Strengthens Ties with Asian Partners, Angering Beijing
The North Atlantic alliance agreed to step up its military presence in the Indo-Pacific to address a perceived threat from China. The bloc is using a gathering to mark its 75th anniversary to expand its presence in China’s near-abroad, a move sure to anger the...
If Joe Biden Isn’t Running the Government, Who Is?
After a disastrous debate performance two weeks ago and a weak damage-control interview last Friday, it’s finally become clear to almost everyone that President Joe Biden is not running the federal government. Every four years, we’re supposed to pretend that a single...
Russia Rules Out All Nuclear Talks With US Until Washington Adopts a ‘Sane’ Approach
A top Russian diplomat stressed that the Kremlin is unwilling to engage with the White House on arms control issues due to the Biden administration's Russophobic stance. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov argued that President Donald Trump left the...
The Cato Institute’s Disgraceful Embrace of NATO
On July 9, 2024, the Cato Institute is holding a conference entitled “NATO at 75, Rebalancing the Transatlantic Alliance.” That title should come as a surprise to committed libertarians. When the modern libertarian movement emerged after World War II, one prominent...
House Votes To Bar State Department From Citing Gazan Health Ministry
If passed into law, US diplomats would be unable to discuss casualty figures from Palestinian sources that are generally considered credible. During the debate of the State Department funding bill, the House added a provision that would bar American diplomats from...
FBI Requests 20-Year Wait Before Producing OKC Records
It’s been about nine years since Utah attorney Jesse Trentadue filed a Freedom of Information Act request for records about a CIA asset and FBI informant who helped fund the Oklahoma City bombing, as well as for records about a neo-Nazi bank-robbery gang also involved...
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