Kate Gould joins the show to talk about her work with the Friends Committee on National Legislation lobbying for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The house just passed a resolution invoking the War Powers Act, which should send the motion to...
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Walter Jones and the Vote to End US War on Yemen
by Ron Paul | Feb 18, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In a fitting legacy for my friend Walter Jones, Jr. who passed away last week, the US House made history by voting in favor of H.J.Res. 37, a resolution “Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been...
News Roundup 2/15/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 15, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Trump tweets California should return $3.5 billion to the federal government after the state announced it would only complete a small part of the planned high-speed rail. [Link] Andrew McCabe ordered the obstruction of justice investigation of Trump. [Link]...
Who Dares Criticize Israel?
by Warren Beale | Feb 13, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Over the last few weeks, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) found herself in a whirlwind of accusations of anti-Semitism. But none more than this week when she dared to say what many have been afraid to mention for decades. The fact that Israel holds tremendous influence...
News Roundup 2/12/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 12, 2019 | News Roundup
US News An Arizona police officer tased a man 11 times for no reason. The officer pulled down the man’s pants and attempted to tase his genitals in front of his children. The officer is still on the force. [Link] US and National Guard soldiers deployed to the southern...
News Roundup 2/11/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 11, 2019 | News Roundup
US News The great antiwar Congressman Walter Jones has died. Eric Garris discusses Jones’ dedication to being antiwar. [Lnk] Trump nominates David Bernhardt to be Interior Secretary. Bernhardt formerly worked as an oil lobbyist. [Link] Senator Ron Wyden introduces S....
News Roundup 2/8/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 8, 2019 | News Roundup
State of the Union Responses Jason Ditz explains Trump did not focus on his plans to end wars. [Link] Scott Horton and Pete Raymond discuss Trump’s SOTU. [Link] 2020 Tulsi Gabbard says Assad is not the enemy of the American people. [Link] Tulsi Gabbard says an NBC...
News Roundup 2/6/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 6, 2019 | News Roundup
US News Peter Van Buren argues the establishment media engages in tabloid journalism. [Link] A judge rules against a Wikileaks lawsuit that would expose any sealed indictments against Julian Assange. [Link] A Belarusian escort who claimed to have evidence that Trump...
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Money to Burn: Pentagon Blues
I often quip to the TSA slack-jawed shamblers at the airport when I fly that I am happy the TSA exists because think of how much more homelessness there would in the USA if the unemployable weren't in shitty government jobs hassling peaceful travelers. The DoD has...
Little Crappy Ships Continue to Waste Money, Again
The next to last floating dumpster of the Little Crappy Ship (LCS), USS Beloit, was launched, yet another future fish apartment complex; the USS Cleveland, the final ship of the Freedom class, is under construction and will be delivered in 2025 (don't hold your...
Submarine Blues: Over-budget and Not Underwater
I often bag on the US Navy surface fleet as a sad shadow of the fleet that used to be. The nuclear submarine fleet is joining that maritime house of woe. U.S. Navy Captain Jerry Hendrix, who in a recent assessment observed: “In fact, production of new submarines...
Pegasus Down: The Refueler Follies March On
The KC46A is the replacement for the renowned KC135 refueling bird which had the last production aircraft rolled out in 1965. The KC46A is plagued with problems to include the bone-headed notion to put the refueling crew in the cockpit instead of the rear of the...
Blaming Freedom
Freedom is nearly always blamed for the bad consequences of unfreedom, that is, of government intervention. Take immigration. We hear these days that migrant gangs are killing, terrorizing, and stealing from Americans. Some immigrants without government papers have...
Insurrection of the Mind.
Star Trek Insurrection is not one of the better films in the series, but it seeks to address issues of humanity that sometimes only science fiction can. Immortality, the value of life and human relationships with technology. It is fitting that the film starts with the...
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