The European Court rules Snowden exposed illegal spying. [Link] A reported UN claim that China massively imprisoned Uyghers, actually originated from the US. The US source did not provide evidence for the claim. North Korea will allow international inspectors to...
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News Roundup 9/19/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 19, 2018 | News Roundup
The Space Force will cost $13 billion over the first five years. [Link] The US will not permit Canadians who work in the legal marijuana industry to enter the US. Customs and Border Patrol plan to continue to enforce marijuana laws forcefully. [Link] Trump imposes new...
FPF #248 – Russian Plane Downed in Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 19, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #248, I discuss recent developments in the Syrian Civil War. An attack by Israel led to the Syrian government accidentally downing a Russian surveillance plane. Turkey and Russia reached an agreement to put the Syrian government offensive in Idlib is on pause....
News Roundup 9/18/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Google developed a prototype search engine for China. The prototype censored results and connected searches with phone numbers. [Link] A man remained free for 15 years and raped three women because the rape kits went untested. [Link] The US will reduce the maximum...
9/12/18 Peter Ford on the Approaching Syrian Suez Crisis
by Scott Horton | Sep 17, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Peter Ford is a former UK ambassador to Syria and Bahrain before beginning work at the UN. Ford is interviewed on his article "Is a Syrian Suez Approaching". Ford talks about the setup of the pretexts for the escalation of the conflict, up to and including American...
Antiwar Radio
by Scott Horton | Sep 16, 2018 | Blog
This morning on Antiwar Radio: Patrick Cockburn on Iraq and Syria. 8:30 Pacific, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, kpfk.org.
News Roundup 9/14/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 14, 2018 | News Roundup
The US budget deficit is $898 billion over the past 11 months. [Link] The State Department approves a $2.6 billion weapon sale to South Korea. [Link] The State Department pushed Twitter to ban an Iraqi politician. [Link] Two Russians charged by the UK of poisoning of...
News Roundup 9/13/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 13, 2018 | News Roundup
A stockpile of one million bottles of water was revealed in Puerto Rico. FEMA did not distribute the water as people suffered after Hurricane Maria. [Link] The US hostility towards Russia and China is pushing the two powers closer together. [Link] Fighting between...
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Message to Jacobin Magazine: Economic Suppression is Far Worse Than Voter Suppression
Imagine two criminals: Criminal 1: Forcibly stopped a woman from having a 1 in 10 million vote to determine the governor of New York Criminal 2: Forcibly stopped a woman from getting the job of her dreams via occupational licensing regulations even though a...
The Antiwar Comic: The Previous Deals
We're back with a new strip! As timely as today's headlines! Well, sorta, not really, because nothing ever changes, does it? For more comics, visit The Webcomic Factory.
The “Greedy Private Property” Deception
A "property right" entitles one party to exclude another from interacting with a scarce part of the universe - i.e. to have a property right in my car entitles me to exclude others from driving it to Dallas when I wish to drive it to Phoenix. There is no...
Freedom = Social Cooperation = Prosperity
https://youtu.be/qg02oeR17ug …Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, became one of the wealthiest men in the world by figuring out how to cut the price of just about everything to the benefit of everyone, but especially of lower-income consumers. That’s one of the other...
Scott Adams Tweeted Something So Imbecilic It Ruined My Thanksgiving
I wasn't expecting to see a compelling argument for letting the state raise kids instead of parents, but here it is. - Scott Adams The situation is as follows: Person X committed murder Person X was raised by a Parent Y who is an explicit bigot and advocate of...
An Economics Lesson for Idiot Robert Reich
...Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, became one of the wealthiest men in the world by figuring out how to cut the price of just about everything to the benefit of everyone, but especially of lower-income consumers. That’s one of the other virtues of the free market:...
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