Congress has introduced several pieces of legislation to constrain Trump's foreign policy. [Link] Philip Giraldi explains how to reform the access to security clearance that intelligence officers continue to hold after leaving government work. [Link] Senator Rand Paul...
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News Roundup 8/6/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 6, 2018 | News Roundup
The Pentagon is using 'Other Transaction Authority' to spend money without Congressional approval or oversight. [Link] The 2019 NDAA requires the Pentagon to create a post to track civilians killed by the US. [Link] The FBI reveals payments to Trump Dossier author...
News Roundup 8/3/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 3, 2018 | News Roundup
Senate Republicans and Democrats introduced a new bill that would strengthen sanctions against Russia. [Link] An employee of a migrant housing facility has been fired for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. [Link] Senator Rand Paul will visit Russia next...
News Roundup 8/2/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 2, 2018 | News Roundup
Senate Democrats circulated a memo on heavily increasing government regulation of the internet. [Link] Congress passes the 2019 NDAA authorizing $716 billion in military spending next year. [Link] State Senator Richard Black explains the importance of Wikileaks....
News Roundup 8/1/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 1, 2018 | News Roundup
John Kelly says he will remain Trump's chief of staff through 2020. [Link] A federal judge temporarily blocks the release of 3D printed gun blueprints. [Link] Colorado police shoot and kill an innocent homeowner. The police were responding to a call of a break-in, and...
News Roundup 7/31/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 31, 2018 | News Roundup
Air Marshals are now monitoring travelers who are on secret lists. [Link] A federal judge rules Albuquerque's civil asset forfeiture law violates due process. [Link] Wikileaks has changed the world. [Link] Justin Raimondo on the violence in Nicaragua. [Link] Ecuador's...
News Roundup 7/30/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 30, 2018 | News Roundup
A judge dismisses the murder for hire charge against Ross Ulbricht with prejudice. [Link] In 2018, the city of Chicago has agreed to pay $45 million in settlements for police misconduct. [Link] An ICE detainee with schizophrenia commits suicide after spending 21 days...
FPF #226 – Israel Attacks Syria…Again guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 30, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #226, Will Porter returns to the show to discuss Israel's continued bombing of Assad's forces in Syria. The Syrian Civil War has continued to drag on, and the Israeli actions are effectively protecting ISIS. The Syrian Kurds are looking to make a deal with...
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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...
War and Delusion: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...
Crime and Poverty
“The theory that crime is caused by poverty is not supported by the known facts. The very poor, in fact, tend to be just as law-abiding as the rich, and perhaps more so. To argue otherwise is to libel multitudes of people who keep to decency under severe difficulties,...
Don’t Be Silent
We should reject the fashionable idea that one should never write or post anything that possibly could be used by bad people for bad purposes. That admonition brings two things to mind. First, it fails its own test. If good people avoid a topic because even...
Can There Be Only One Race?
I'm old enough to remember this 1960s Lay's Potato Chips commercial. (Hell, I'm almost old enough to remember when plays were in black and white!) In the commercial a man (Bert Lahr, the cowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz) faces a challenge from the devil, who has a...
How Not to Defend “Capitalism” Against” Socialism”
I challenge you to show me a lamer "debate" over "capitalism" and "socialism." (Don't worry; it's not about Bill Maher.)
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