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News Roundup 10/24/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 24, 2018 | News Roundup

A court orders Yahoo to pay $50 million and provide free credit monitoring services for 200 million people for two years. Yahoo was found responsible for a massive security breach where personal information was stolen. [Link] CNN, MSNBC, and the Daily Beast featured a...

FPF #262 – Great Powers

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 24, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #262, I discuss the US relationship with Russia and China. In a move supported by NSA John Bolton, Trump suggested the US will withdraw from the INF Treaty. The President also called for an increase in the US nuclear arsenal. Secretary of State Pompeo is...

News Roundup 10/23/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 23, 2018 | News Roundup

Trump suggests the US may withdraw from the INF Treaty with Russia. [Link] National Security Adviser John Bolton calls for the US to withdraw from the INF Treaty. [Link] Trump threatens to increase the size of the US nuclear weapons arsenal until other nations come to...

News Roundup 10/22/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorized

Several independent media outlets banned from social networks were blacklisted by Prop or Not. [Link] Tulsi Gabbard is considering a 2020 presidential campaign. [Link] Max Blumenthal reports on Nikki Haley's last speech before announcing her resignation. [Link] Jeff...

10/19/18 Sheldon Richman on Saudi Arabia and the Disappearance of Khashoggi

by Scott Horton | Oct 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Sheldon Richman talks about his latest TGIF article, "The Insidious Wiles of Foreign Influence: Trump, Bin Salman, and Netanyahu". Scott and Sheldon bemoan the fact that the killing of Khashoggi has received far more outrage from journalists, politicians, and the...

10/19/18 Justin Elliott on Sheldon Adelson

by Scott Horton | Oct 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Journalist Justin Elliott comes on the show to talk about casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who has become one of President Trump's biggest donors. Although Trump derided him early in his campaign, the two have formed a close partnership with Adelson providing tens of...

Trump, the Fed, and a Trillion Dollar Game of Hot Potato

by Alan Mosley | Oct 19, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles

This Tuesday, President Donald Trump further fanned the flames of his already contentious relationship with the Federal Reserve, referring to the central bank as his “biggest threat.” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, a Trump appointee, caught the ire of the president. Of...

10/17/18 Ted Snider on Israel’s New Foreign Policy

by Scott Horton | Oct 18, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Ted Snider explains the "Periphery Doctrine", a foreign policy strategy by which a nation, in this case Israel, can either ally itself with its immediate neighbors against its more distant ones, or "leapfrog" its neighbors to be friends with those on the periphery...

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USA Police Training: ‘Be a Ruthless Killer’

NYT: Kentucky Police Training Quoted Hitler and Urged ‘Ruthless’ Violence "Because the courts have ruled that government employees can never be held accountable for crimes you commit, so who cares?" was just implied, I guess. A slide show once shown to cadets training...

Modern Age: “What Character from Creative Literature Would Be The Best Choice For President?”

Modern Age is pleased to offer some relief that nonetheless has a measure of relevance. We asked some twenty of our friends and contributors to weigh in on the best choice for president—but not the best choice on the ballot this November. Instead, we asked them to...

Breonna Taylor Grand Jurors: Police Actions Were ‘Negligent’ And ‘Criminal’

Two grand jurors in the Breonna Taylor case said the actions of Louisville, Kentucky, police officers the day of the botched raid at her apartment were "negligent" and "criminal." "They couldn't even provide a risk assessment," one of the anonymous grand jurors,...

Joe Rogan Interviews Glenn Greenwald

Veddy interesting. Update: okay, mildly interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0rcLsoIKgA&t=455s

Don’t Make a Wrong Turn in Philly

The cops there are rabid animals. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1321274917023674368

Why We Need a Fully Free Marketplace of Ideas

No true seeker of truth can oppose the fully free marketplace of ideas. For details of the hardheaded practical case, you can do no better than to consult chapter 2 of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty. If you can't spare the time to read this short chapter and book,...