Russian-backed authorities in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine have reported that a huge majority of voters favor joining Russia as referendums concluded on Tuesday.
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US Officials Say Finland, Sweden Likely to Join NATO in Coming Months
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 11, 2022 | News Roundup
US officials say Finland and Sweden are poised to apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO is prepared to grant the two Nordic states rapid entrance into the alliance, a move Russia views as “geared towards confrontation.”
Lunatic With a Plan: Erdogan and Turkey’s Economic Woes
by Tom Luongo | Dec 28, 2021 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the first assault on Turkey’s finances in 2018, which I wrote about multiple times (here, here, and here), I’ve been the lone voice telling everyone that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a lunatic but he’s a lunatic with a plan. That plan is to de-dollarize the...
I’m Sorry, But Most Don’t Have Access to Private Protection Services
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 4, 2020 | Blog
Many may not want to hear this but if local or state police in certain cities aren't willing to protect life and private property (I know, I know, my first podcast episode detailed Warren vs. District of Columbia), they will beg for Trump to send in federal forces and...
Totalitarian Police State
by Scott Horton | Aug 18, 2020 | Blog
Reason: When Teachers Call the Cops on Parents Whose Kids Skip Their Zoom Classes If there's one thing the public school system shouldn't be doing right now, it's making life even more hellishly difficult for parents. And yet many teachers in the state of...
Jerkin’ Yer Chain
by Scott Horton | Aug 15, 2020 | Blog
From this cool article about interrogation techniques and false confessions: In just three one-hour sessions, Shaw was able to convince 21 of her 30 college-age subjects that they’d committed a crime when they were around 12 years old — assaulted another child with a...
News Roundup 7/16/20
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 16, 2020 | News Roundup
US News Joe Biden says he is open to getting rid of the Senate filibuster. [Link] Tommy Tuberville beats Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Republican Senate primary. [Link] Trump announces the arrest of several MS-13 gang members. One member was charged with...
The Very Worst Joe Biden Clip of All by Far
by Scott Horton | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog
I'm not sure why this one doesn't get more attention, especially by good haters -- maybe it's just because it's too disgusting to look at or have to remember. The little girl in the black and red dress knows what he is doing to her as his hand moves from her shoulder...
Lyft’s Job Access Program Shows How the Market Provides Help Government Can’t
by Chloe Anagnos | Nov 5, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
A new initiative launched by Lyft is helping people in low-income communities find jobs, highlighting the main difference between private and government-backed charity. The Jobs Access Program, a partnership between the ride-share company and other organizations such...
11/27/18 George Joseph on the Rise in Federal Gun Prosecutions
by Scott Horton | Nov 29, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Journalist George Joseph talks to Scott about the significant ramp up in federal gun prosecutions during Jeff Sessions' tenure, and continuing even now that he's gone. The idea behind his program was to target the "trigger-pulling" criminals, but in reality it targets...
FPF #271 – Antiwar Democrats guest Joanne Leon
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 14, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #271, Joanne Leon joins the show to discuss the antiwar movement and the Democratic Party. Joanne gives a recent history of the Democratic Party and the divisions within the party. Joanne explains who is who in the party and what factions of the party may be...
News Roundup 6/1/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 1, 2018 | News Roundup
Trump gives Dinesh D'Souza a full pardon. [Link] Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and the EU. [Link] The TSA has a secret list of travelers the TSA finds problematic. [Link] James Bovard explains why the TSA groping countless Americans is...
New Bill in Alabama Would End Civil Forfeiture Once and For All
by Nick Sibilla | Jan 24, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice
Late Tuesday, two Alabama lawmakers filed legislation that would completely eliminate the state’s civil forfeiture laws, which let the government take and keep property without ever filing criminal charges, and replace it with criminal forfeiture. Currently, 14 states...
A 12-Year-Old Is Suing Attorney General Sessions to Legalize a Medicine That Keeps Her Seizure-Free
by Rare | Nov 13, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice
Attorney General Jeff Sessions might be a little shocked at the latest lawsuit filed against the government. Alexis Bortell’s lawsuit to legalize medical marijuana was inspired by her move to Colorado a few years ago, reports Denver’s FOX 31. The 12-year-old was...
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Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
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