62 Minutes Some Strong Language Daniel got his PhD in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley in 1998. He taught adjunct in the department for many years but after becoming displeased with academia, he started writing independently and doing a series of podcasts. He wrote a little...
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Democrats Push Cold War and Impeachment
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 24, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #447, I discuss the Democrats push to demonize Russia in a failing attempt to impeach Trump. Rep Adam Schiff has led with Cold War rhetoric to try to pump up a lacking case. The narrative the Democrats are pushing forward against Trump is dishonest and...
Year Zero: When Is War Appropriate?
by Tommy Salmons | Jun 27, 2019 | Blog, Year Zero
In Episode 50 Tommy takes a look at the latest tensions with Iran, and the possibility of a hot war. 10 minutes before bombing strategic targets in Iran Trump called off the attack. He said he didn't want to kill people over the loss of a drone. Tuesday, he began with...
Livestream on Iran guests Will Porter & Steven Woskow
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 21, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On the first FPF Patreon's Livestream, I'm joined by Will Porter and Steven Woskow to talk about Iran, the new Defense Secretary, and Venezuela. Iran shot down the unmanned US spy drone in (or near) Iranian airspace. The Trump administration has responded with hawkish...
US-Led Bombing Campaign in Syria Killed 1,600 Civilians and Left Raqqa ‘Most Destroyed City in Modern Times’: Study
by Steven Woskow | Apr 28, 2019 | Blog
Julia Conley at Common Dreams reviews the results from a study conducted by Amnesty International and Airwars. The report—"Rhetoric vs. Reality: How the 'Most Precise Air Campaign in History' Left Raqqa the Most Destroyed City in Modern Times"—is detailed on...
Buttigieg: What a Silly Clown
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2019 | Blog
Read the leftists at Current Affairs H-bomb him to death here. This part is funny: Here’s another remarkable thing you’ll notice throughout Shortest Way Home: When Pete Buttigieg reports having meetings with people, it’s usually party bosses and advisers rather than...
Houston’s Botched Police Raid is Case Study on how Cops Spin and Twist the Truth
by Carlos Miller | Mar 2, 2019 | Featured Articles, Politics
The coverup began from the get-go when the president of the Houston police union lashed out at police accountability activists last month, blaming them for the botched no-knock raid that left four cops shot, two citizens dead and many questions unanswered. "Enough is...
The US and Russia Must Stop the Race to Nuclear War
by Mikhail Gorbachev | Mar 13, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
When I became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, I felt during my very first meetings with people that what worried them the most was the problem of war and peace. Do everything in order to prevent war, they said. By that time, the superpowers had accumulated...
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They’ll Ruin Your Country Then Piss on You for Sayin’ So
It should be no surprise that the faux-conservative "Rich Men North of Richmond" at the National Review don't approve of the meteoric rise of singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony. "Just what is it this time?" you might ask—did he oppose slaughtering a million Iraqis? No,...
The Gov’t Sterilized the “Feebleminded” in My Hometown
When I was in middle school, the bus route would take us past a mysterious, old campus with an array of decaying brick buildings. I always thought it was dark and ominous looking. Little did I know, a century prior, hundreds of people had been committed and sterilized...
The Trinity Test Killed Babies…Yeah, You Read that Right
The wanton and reckless disregard for human life shown by the Manhattan Project boggles the mind. Despite my criticism of the Christopher Nolan Film "Oppenheimer," it did include the infamous fact that Manhattan Project scientists believed there was a chance that the...
Tom Woods Show Episode 2378: Contradictions and Stupidities of Public Health
Tom Woods and I recently discussed the Coronapocalypse and Questioning the Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times: The Tom Woods Show Episode 2378: Contradictions and Stupidities of Public Health https://youtu.be/ez1hCYAOuHM
The Army Panicked When it Discovered This Shocking Fact
In 1947, Brigadier General SLA Marshall made an announcement that shocked the military world and changed combat forever. The startling news came when Marshall published "Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command," a study that he conducted during his service as...
You’ll Never Believe this Fact About Dr. Seuss
During WWII, a children's author and cartoonist smeared American's largest political organization opposing US involvement in WWII. It may surprise you that this children's author was none other than Theodor Seuss Geisel, or Dr. Seuss. But just what was this group Dr....