A Defense Department official told Congress that the Pentagon is acting on plans to build a multi-layered air defense system in Guam, where Washington keeps several military bases. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is requesting $1.5 billion to begin stationing new radars and interceptors on the island next year.
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3/24/23 Dan McKnight on Defend the Guard’s Victory in Arizona and How You Can Help Keep the Momentum Going This Monday
by Scott Horton | Mar 25, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Dan McKnight returns to the show to talk about Defend the Guard’s recent success in Arizona and how you can help bring about another victory this Monday in Texas. Defend the Guard is state-level legislation that bars Congress from deploying...
3/17/23 Eric Brakey on Monday’s Defend the Guard Hearing in Maine
by Scott Horton | Mar 18, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show
Download Episode. Scott talks with Eric Brakey, now serving in the Maine Senate, about the Defend the Guard hearing scheduled for Monday at 1 PM EST. Scott and Brakey discuss the nationwide effort to pass the legislation, which would block Congress from deploying...
Is the Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure the First Domino?
by Doug French | Mar 13, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles
If you watched the Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify before the senate and the House, you heard over and over that banks are well capitalized. The non-sequitur should inspire the Shakespearean quote “Methinks you protest too much.” The very next day after the hearings,...
COI #361: Zelensky Turns Up Heat on Russian Orthodox Church
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 13, 2022 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #361, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the Senate’s impending vote on a War Powers Resolution to end US support for the Saudis’ war in Yemen, Kiev’s sanctions and arrests against Ukraine’s Russian-tied Eastern Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian government's...
Political Cynicism Won on Tuesday
by Jim Bovard | Nov 10, 2022 | Featured Articles, Politics
Cynics had another great Election Day on Tuesday. Expectations of a vast red wave became little more than scattered sightings of Democratic road kill. President Joe Biden took a “no red wave” victory lap in a White House press conference Wednesday and promised to make...
Gen. Don Bolduc Did Not Get “Hit”
by Connor Freeman | Nov 4, 2022 | Blog
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire has been getting under the skin of LP Senate candidate Jeremy Kauffman's war hawk opponents. Kauffman has been excluded from the debates, which the party is protesting. The latest controversy involves Republican candidate...
Want Health Care for Everyone? End the Regulatory Regime (feat. Blake Masters)
by Keith Knight | Oct 7, 2022 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/Yhcm5pegHPE Some critics of the free market argue that property rights are in conflict with “human” rights. But the critics fail to realize that in a free-market system, every person has a property right over his own person and his own labor, and that...
The Senate is Back – Yemen Campaign is On
by Scott Horton | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
The House returns next week. Go to 1833STOPWAR.com for talking points and then CALL 833STOPWAR and they will connect you right to Congress. If we can all focus on this together for just a few weeks, it could really make the difference. Please get involved, especially...
U.S. House Endorses Accepting Finland and Sweden Into NATO, 394 to 18
by Dave DeCamp | Jul 20, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
The bipartisan consensus for expanding NATO remains strong as the House approved a resolution on Monday endorsing Sweden and Finland’s memberships in a vote of 394-18, with only Republicans voting in opposition. On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee easily...
This Week At The Libertarian Institute
by Will Porter | Jun 24, 2022 | News Roundup, Uncategorized, Weekly Update
The Empire never sleeps – but neither do we. Missed a story? We got you covered. This week in review at the Libertarian Institute: News June 24, 2022 – Senate Dems Press Biden to Investigate Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Ahead of Israel Trip Senate...
COI #283: Biden Brings the US Closer to War With Iran
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 2, 2022 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #283, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest news on Iran and the dwindling chances of the U.S. returning to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Connor breaks down two major Israeli attacks inside Iran including the assassination of a...
Senate Republicans Block Sweeping Domestic Terror Bill
by Will Porter | May 27, 2022 | News Roundup
GOP lawmakers have voted to kill a major anti-domestic terrorism bill which would have created a series of new law enforcement units and a special task force to root out “Nazism” within US security agencies, blocking the legislation in the Senate after it narrowly passed in the lower chamber.
Politicians & the Press Are Verifiably Lying About Inflation
by Keith Knight | Mar 26, 2022 | Don't Tread on Anyone
https://youtu.be/L6sL6hqaqwg ... persistent inflation is brought about by continuing and chronic increases in the supply of money ... Murray N. Rothbard, Ph.D., America’s Great Depression, p. xxvii Jeremy Kauffman is the founder and CEO of the decentralized content...
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Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
Free Book: An Anarchist Critique of the COVID Mandates
I’ve had the opportunity to write a short book offering what is essentially an anarchist critique of COVID mandates. This includes the accusation that states did most of the killing rather than the virus. The 123-page book, Measuring the Mandates: Questioning the...
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
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