Gareth Porter explains how DHS misled Americans to believe that Russia hacked state voter sites. [Link] A Texas police officer was convicted of murder and receive a sentence of 15 years. The officer opened fire on a car full of people moving away from the officer....
Syria
News Roundup 8/29/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 29, 2018 | News Roundup
Max Blumenthal on the dark legacy of John McCain. [Link] Peter Van Buren on the Tweets that got him banned from Twitter. [Link] The judge in the case of Guantanamo Bay detainees being tried for crimes related to 9/11 retires. [Link] Doug Bandow argues against military...
FPF #239 – Turkey Loses in Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 29, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #239, I discuss how Turkey is a loser in the Syrian Civil War. I break down an article by Joost Hilterman on Turkey's role in the Syrian Civil War. Turkey's plan to back Sunni resistance to Assad failed as it looks like Assad will retain power in Syria. The US...
News Roundup 8/28/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 28, 2018 | News Roundup
The USDA will buy $1.2 billion in farm products and provide $5 billion in aid payments to farmers. [Link] The top US student loan official has resigned. [Link] Trump canceled Pompeo's trip to North Korea after receiving a belligerent letter from North Korea. [Link]...
News Roundup 8/27/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 27, 2018 | News Roundup
Lt Gen Kenneth McKenzie will replace Gen Votel as the head of CENTCOM. [Link] The US Navy will reactivate the 2nd Naval Fleet. The Fleet will patrol the Atlantic to combat Russia. [Link] During the March expulsion of diplomats between the US and Russia, US spies were...
FPF #238 – Putin’s Travels
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 27, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #238, I discuss Russian President Putin's trip to Germany and Austria. I explore an article by Gilbert Doctorow on the importance of the trip and how Trump's foreign policy has impacted Russia's relationships with Europe. I update news on North Korea, Syria,...
NeoCons Not Ideologues; They’re Just Corrupt
by Zack Sorenson | Aug 26, 2018 | Blog
Thanks LRC.com for this gem reported at zero hedge. Russia warns of "chemical provocation" as John Bolton cites intel warning of imminent use of chemical weapons by Assad (or whatever). You know the worst thing about Neo Cons? It's one thing for American Power to be...
John McCain Was a Horrible Person and Horrible Senator and I’m Glad He’s Finally Dead.
by Scott Horton | Aug 26, 2018 | Blog
Is this really supposed to be a thing: social pressure to "honor" -- and never diminish -- John McCain like he was some kind of hero? He wasn't. He was a terrible man. He was a liar, a warmonger, a servant of the neoconservatives, who pushed for every bloody and...
Blog
Cops Handcuff Man for Carrying a Walking Stick Thinking It Was a Gun
We should be very grateful to farmers and home builders, because without them we would not have as much food or as many homes. That in no way means we should blindly do whatever farmers and home builders tell us to do. Same goes for any group claiming to...
A Pro-Life Foreign Policy
I deeply appreciate those who defend the life of the unborn. It's also important for those who defend innocent life to take that very same principle and apply it to humans in other geographical areas, even if a group of people called "congress" have "declared...
Gen. Don Bolduc Did Not Get “Hit”
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...
Tom Woods Debunks the “Socialist Sweden” Myth
There’s plenty to say regarding Sweden: (1) its “socialist” policies were made possible by wealth created under an essentially capitalist economy (as recently as the 1950s, remember, government spent less as a percentage of GDP in Sweden than in the U.S.); (2)...
10 War Propaganda Tactics Elites Always Use
We don’t want war, we are only defending ourselves The other guy is the sole responsible for this war Our adversary’s leader is evil and looks evil We are defending a noble purpose, not special interest The enemy is purposefully causing atrocities; we only commit...
Marxist-Leninist Admits Libertarians Are Right About Cuba and North Korea!
I asked a self-described "Marxist-Leninist" why do people risk life and limb to escape mostly socialist Cuba to the much more free market United States? And why is South Korea wealthier than North Korea? He had a one word answer: Sanctions. Sanctions are when...
Podcasts
Shop Our Books
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.