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This Week At The Libertarian Institute

by Will Porter | Aug 5, 2023 | News

The Empire never sleeps – but neither do we. Missed a story? We’ve got you covered. Check out this week in review at the Libertarian Institute.

Ukraine Strikes Russian Commercial Port with Drones for First Time

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 5, 2023 | News

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian commercial port for the first time since the start of the war. Novorossiysk was shut down for a few hours after it was hit by Ukrainian air and sea drones.

COI #455: Is the Draft Coming Back?

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 3, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #455, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest on US government surveillance, Russia, China, and Palestine. Connor breaks down a report from the White House recommending the renewal of a controversial law which enables Washington to spy on foreign...

Challenging Objectivism’s Unobjective Insults

by John Weeks | Aug 3, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

During a July 10, 2023, broadcast of The Yaron Brook Show, Chairman of the Board of the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) Yaron Brook accused American historian Tom Woods of being a “moral subjectivist,” a “religionist,” an “anarchist,” “pro-Putin” and an “American hater.”...

British Arms Industry Giant Reaps Huge Windfall, Amid West’s Tensions with Russia and China

by Connor Freeman | Aug 2, 2023 | News

Amid the surge in NATO members’ military spending as a result of the war in Ukraine, BAE Systems announced that - during the first half of this year - its net profits soared with a 57 percent increase. The British arms industry giant reported its huge windfall on...

Poland Opens HIMARS Academy, Establish New Brigade Near Belarus

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 2, 2023 | News

Poland announced the formation of a new artillery brigade as well as a new training center for the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). The HIMARS will be positioned near the country’s border with Belarus as tensions between Warsaw and Minsk build. Polish...

News Roundup 8/2/2023

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 2, 2023 | News Roundup

US News The Joe Biden administration released a report endorsing the renewal of a controversial law which enables US intelligence agencies to spy on foreign nationals and American citizens on Monday. The Institute Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday...

Talking to Russia: Five Things You Won’t Believe Are Being Said Behind Closed Doors

by Ted Snider | Aug 2, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

On July 6, it was revealed that secret back-channel talks have been held between former U.S. officials and “prominent Russians believed to be close to the Kremlin.” The U.S. officials do not represent the Joe Biden administration but have briefed the White House....

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Anyone Can Be a Capitalist, part 2

"It might be argued that only the 'rich' can afford to be capitalists, i.e., those who have a greater amount of money stock. This argument has superficial plausibility, since ... for any given individual and a given time-preference schedule, a greater money stock will...

Anyone Can Be a Capitalist, part 1

"[A]ny man can be a capitalist if only he wants to be. He can derive his funds solely from the fruits of previous capitalist investment or from past 'hoarded' cash balances or solely from his income as a laborer or a landowner. He can, of course, derive his funds from...

Billion Dollar Disasters Continue to Steam Ahead

Word. The Zumwalt-class destroyer will never be the battleship of the twenty-first century. It’s the U.S. Navy’s version of the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. Yet another multi-billion dollar failure. Yet, the instant that the Zumwalt-class appears to...

Martial Law in South Korea & Ukraine’s No-Fly Zone: New Episode of the Kyle Anzalone Show

Are we witnessing the dawn of a new geopolitical crisis in Asia? As South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declares martial law over perceived threats from the North, the region teeters on the edge of upheaval. This episode of the Kyle Angelo show dives into the...

Crash Chronicles: Fat Amy Continues the Cringe

One billion dollars for twisted metal for ten F35 crashes, soon you're talking real money. The incident rate with respect the US Air Force (USAF) has continued to decline since the 1950s as safety practices have increased and technology has matured. During the 1950s,...

The Royal Navy Shrinks to Insignificance

A crashed RN F35 on the seafloor.* My readers knew all of this already; the Royal Navy will not be mission effective as a blue water navy after 2030 and the era of aircraft carriers is over. Eight billion dollars for future fish apartments. Eight billion dollars. Kit...