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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News Roundup 10/12/17
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog
Trump suggests that he may challenge the broadcasting licenses for NBC and other networks. [Link] A federal judge ruled the Dakota Access Pipeline can remain open while an environmental study is completed. [Link] Jason Ditz explains how the US government uses the word...

TGIF: The Debate Over Taxation Cannot Be Value-Free
by Sheldon Richman | May 12, 2017 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Lenin reportedly said, "The best way to destroy the capitalist system [is] to debauch the currency." If by "capitalist system"* we mean only what Adam Smith called "the obvious and simple system of natural liberty," we could improve on the quote: the best way to...
2/27/17 Conn Hallinan on the Trump administration’s belligerent and unpredictable foreign policy
by Scott Horton | Feb 27, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Conn Hallinan, a writer for Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses Trump's bombastic rhetoric and ever-changing policy pronouncements on Iran, Yemen, and North Korea; and how he could blunder into war with China if he follows through on threats to blockade China from...
2/22/17 Brad Hoff on US plans for Syrian regime change in the 1980s – eerily similar to today
by Scott Horton | Feb 22, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Brad Hoff, a US Marine veteran and writer on Middle East affairs, discusses the newly declassified CIA document from 1986 entitled "Syria: Scenarios of Dramatic Political Change," that spells out a regime change policy remarkably similar to today's anti-Assad rhetoric...
12/4/16 Brad Hoff on Syria’s ‘endless insurgency’ and expectations for Trump’s foreign policy
by Scott Horton | Dec 4, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show
Brad Hoff, Managing Editor of Levant Report, discusses why the Syrian government's recent military success in East Aleppo won't stop the insurgency any time soon; the Obama administration's treasonous support for al-Qaeda and other rebel groups in Syria that...
08/18/15 Gareth Porter: the Iran Nuclear Agreement
by Scott Horton | Aug 18, 2015 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist and historian, discusses why the Iran nuclear agreement won't usher in a new era of sensible US foreign policy in the Middle East, and how Obama's occasional anti-Iran rhetoric limits his administration's...
04/15/10 Lt. General Robert G. Gard: Loose Nukes and Iran’s Program
by Scott Horton | Apr 15, 2010 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show
Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr., Chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, discusses the 'terrorists with nukes' rhetoric at the Nuclear Security Summit, unsecured fissile material in countries that are beyond the limited scope of Nunn-Lugar, the...
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Democratic Socialist Turns Libertarian! #PorcFest2023
https://youtu.be/G2eSuiXNaaQ Once you accept the principle of government, namely that there must be a judicial monopoly and the power to tax, once you accept this principle incorrectly as a just principle, then any idea or any notion of restraining or limiting...
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...