Scott talks to Kevin Gosztola and John Kiriakou about the trial of drone whistleblower Daniel Hale, who was just sentenced to 45 months in prison for crimes under the espionage act. Hale's case is unlike some other recent whistleblowers, in that he freely pled guilty...
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Paying Your “Fair Share” of the Warfare-Welfare State
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Jul 19, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
A recurring theme in national tax debates is the idea that everyone should pay their “fair share” of taxes. While that aspiration’s validity is widely taken for granted, the stark reality is there’s no such thing as a “fair share” of federal taxes. To understand why,...
News Roundup 6/30/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 30, 2021 | News Roundup
Foreign Policy The House voted to repeal the 1967 and 1991 AUMFs that authorized fighting communism in the Middle East and the Gulf War. [Link] The Pentagon will not take action against ex-SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher admitted on a recent podcast that his unit...
News Roundup 6/10/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 10, 2021 | News Roundup
US News Police departments are not turning over data on use of force. [Link] The US government will buy 1.7 million doses of the five-day antiviral treatment drug molnupiravir. The drug is made by Merck and does not have FDA emergency approval for Covid-19. [Link] The...
News Roundup 6/7/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 7, 2021 | News Roundup
US News Chicago students from black and brown majority schools are being funneled into classes taught by the military. [Link] The Department of Justice plans to give ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism. [Link] After a pause, weapons makers are once again...
5/28/21 John Kiriakou on the Persecution of Daniel Hale
by Scott Horton | May 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
John Kiriakou discusses the case of hero whistleblower Daniel Hale, who helped expose the White House's secret drone assassination program during the Obama administration. Hale has pled guilty to one charge under the espionage act, in an effort to win the mercy of the...
5/7/21 Alfred McCoy: How Washington Lost the Ultimate Drug War
by Scott Horton | May 10, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Professor Alfred McCoy about the history of the drug trade during America's decades-long involvement in Afghanistan. Before the 1980s, McCoy explains, drugs were not a significant part of the Afghan economy—but that all changed when President Bush's...
Congress’ Obsession With Unreadable Laws
by Jim Bovard | May 10, 2021 | Featured Articles, Politics
“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap,” Napoleon is reputed to have said more than two centuries ago. Boundless ignorance is also not a handicap, as Congress demonstrated last December by approving a 5593-page bill without reading it. Plenty of activists and...
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It NDs Today: The Swiss Adopt a Lemon
The Gods help them in this very silly selection by the Swiss armed forces. ND is a negligent discharge where the pistol fires when you haven't asked it to. Most inconvenient. So the Swiss are buying a gun that technically failed the evaluation just to keep the...
The Evergreen State Pays the Green Toll of Stupidity
I cover mostly military topics here at the LI Blog per my charter but on occasion I cover other topics. The Washington State ferry system is in tatters. It continues to get worse barely a week into the new year: Washington State Ferries needs 17 boats to operate at...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Patrick Henningsen: Venezuela: America’s Next Disaster?
A president is kidnapped, the government remains, and we’re told it isn’t regime change. We pull back the curtain on what our guest calls “regime changeover,” a strategy that uses spectacle and lawfare to force leverage without admitting occupation. From sanctions...
Pentagon Fraud: A Feature and Not a Bug Part XVII
The easiest solution to this is stand the entire military industrial complex down until they fix this. But that is far too responsible. The fraud you are seeing in MN, WA and MA is large but the financial mismanagement in the Pentagon is hundeds of billions of dollars...
New US Army Tank Just in Time for Retirement
“You can ignore reality, but you cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” - Ayn Rand I have said that aircraft carriers are the chariot and crossbow of the 21st century not fit for purpose on the oceans and the tank is certainly a nominee for that notion....
Trump Announces US Take Over of Venezuela, Kidnaps Maduro & Bombs Caracas
A pre-dawn post, a capital in darkness, and a president in cuffs aboard a U.S. ship—what started as a “one-night raid” is already morphing into something far bigger. We unpack how the strike on Venezuela unfolded, why the official story leaves key gaps, and what it...
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