Sheldon Richman talks about his latest in the TGIF series, "America’s War Culture." He brings up the disturbing phenomenon that presidents are praised the most when they bomb another country, and that in lists of America's supposed greatest presidents, those who...
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1/18/19 Gareth Porter on American Withdrawal from Syria
Gareth Porter talks Trump, Syria, and America's relationship with Israel. Porter says there are quite a few instances so far in Trump's presidency where he's made a public announcement about his plans, and then his aides work behind his back to thwart him. In many of...
1/18/19 Ron Paul on President Trump’s Foreign Policy
Dr. Ron Paul joins the show for an assessment of President Trump's foreign policy so far, about half way into his first term. Paul says that compared with Bush and Obama, Trump doesn't look too bad. His instincts are better, especially in the way he questions why...
News Roundup 1/22/19
2020 Kamala Harris announces she is running for president in 2020. [Link] How the Democrat 2020 candidates reacted to Trump’s Syria withdraw. [Link] Police Shootings The former Chicago police officer who killed Laquan McDonald was sentenced to six years and nine...
Stealing Land to Build Trump’s Wall
As I have repeatedly emphasized over the years, a system of immigration controls inevitably involves immigration enforcement measures. That is, when we talk about immigration controls, we are not simply referring to a sign at the border that says: “Do not enter...
Beyond BuzzFeed: The 10 Worst, Most Embarrassing U.S. Media Failures on the Trump/Russia Story
Buzzfeed was once notorious for traffic-generating “listicles”, but has since become an impressive outlet for deep investigative journalism under editor-in-chief Ben Smith. That outlet was prominently in the news this week thanks to its “bombshell” story about...
1/18/19 Hunter DeRensis on Bill Kristol’s ‘Never Trump’ Return
Hunter DeRensis talks about his recent article on Bill Kristol's new publication, The Bulwark, which he sees as a direct successor to the Weekly Standard, and a new home for the "Never Trump" movement. The Standard made a name for itself by pushing for the invasion of...
You Don’t Want to Ride the Fence on Immigration
Immigration is shaping up to be the defining political issue of the 21st century. It is a debate that just five years ago state officials wanted to ignore, preferring that details be worked out in the quiet backrooms of capitals than on public stages with widespread...
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