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Help Daniel Davis Help South Sudanese
by Scott Horton | Jul 7, 2017 | Blog
The great Daniel L. Davis, Afghan "surge" whistleblower of 2012, is traveling to Uganda to help the South Sudanese refugees from the horrible civil war being waged in the aftermath of the U.S.-engineered secession from the government in the north. Help support his...
6/17/17 Gareth Porter on the Next Big ‘Surge’ Into Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Jun 18, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Historian and journalist Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis, discusses Trump, Mattis and McMaster's coming escalation of the Afghan war and why it cannot be won.
5/12/17 Retired Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis on a new US troop ‘surge’ in Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | May 12, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Retired Lt. Col. Daniel L Davis discusses why previous US troop increases didn't help win any battles for the hearts and minds of Afghans, and why this newest mini-surge being considered by the Trump administration won't either. Over 15 years after the US occupation...
4/21/17 Eric Margolis on Trump’s foreign policy for Afghanistan and North Korea
by Scott Horton | Apr 21, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis, a journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the signs of an impending US troop surge in Afghanistan to finally "win" the war after 16 years; and the potentially disastrous consequences if Trump's bellicosity on North Korea ever turns into...
1/11/17 Hope Hodge Seck on the deployment of 300 Marines to Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Jan 11, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show
Hope Hodge Seck, a writer for Military.com, discusses the Obama administration's last-minute deployment of a 300-Marine team of advisors to Helmand province in Afghanistan, where the Taliban is resurgent and no reliable opposition exists.
12/2/16 Ray McGovern on Gen. David Petraeus as possible Secretary of State in Trump administration
by Scott Horton | Dec 2, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the overblown achievements of media-favorite Gen. David Petraeus, who gave us the Iraq War "surge" propaganda, a failed counterinsurgency program in Afghanistan, then was run out of his job as CIA director for passing...
Zombie Regulations Emerge at Midnight
by Sherzod Abdukadirov and Jerry Ellig | Nov 16, 2016 | Economics, Featured Articles
With the hotly contested election behind us, it’s now officially midnight in Washington. The “midnight period”is the time between Election Day and Inauguration Day, which has historically seen a surge in last-minute regulation by the outgoing administration. The surge...
Al Nusra Is Stronger Than Ever
by Colin P. Clarke | Nov 4, 2016 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Three months after its “split” from al Qaeda, which in reality is simply a feint, Jabhat Fateh al Sham (JFS), formerly known as Jabhat al Nusra, may pose a more significant long-term threat to the West than the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). While the West...
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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
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...