US News A new study shows that vaping is more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapies at helping people quit smoking. [Link] Several ICE detainees are on hunger strikes. ICE is force feeding six of the detainees. [Link] A man dies in a Georgia prison...
US foreign policy
News Roundup 1/31/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 31, 2019 | News Roundup
US News A new bipartisan bill would make animal cruelty a federal crime. [Link] Baltimore will stop prosecuting marijuana possession offenses. [Link] Facebook blocks ad transparency tools from working. [Link] Google removes a map of ‘Kurdistan’ at the request of the...
FPF #304 – Worst of Trump in 2018 guest Will Porter
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 30, 2019 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #304, Will Porter returns to the show for part two of the year-end review show. We discuss the worst of Trump's foreign policy decisions in 2018. Will breaks down the important events in Yemen, Russia, Iran, and China. We examine the influence that John Bolton...
News Roundup 1/24/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 24, 2019 | News Roundup
Venezuelan Regime Change The US recognizes Juan Guaido as interim president of Venezuela. [Link] Juan Guaido declares himself interim president of Venezuela. [Link] Venezuelan president Maduro cuts diplomatic ties with the US and gives US diplomats 72 hours to leave...
The Baby Hitler Paradox
by Scott Shearin | Jan 22, 2019 | Blog
Apparently one of the latest things the cool kids are talking about is debating whether or not they would kill baby Hitler. Supposedly this is a bit of a "Pro Life" argument. Parenthesis used since both sides of this debate are so hideously titled. This article is not...
News Roundup 1/16/19
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 16, 2019 | News Roundup
FBI Investigates Trump Glenn Greenwald breaks down the FBI investigation of Trump following the firing of James Comey. Greenwald explains how the investigation turned up nothing and was dangerous. He highlights the failures in the mainstream media’s coverage of the...
News Roundup 12/4/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Dec 4, 2018 | News Roundup
Two US police departments canceled a planned training with the Israeli military. [Link] Lt Gen Frank McKenzie begins his confirmation process to become CENTCOM Commander. [Link] The Intercepted Podcast explains how the US foreign policy created the crisis on the...
News Roundup 11/20/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 20, 2018 | News Roundup
Some Trump Administration officials feel John Bolton is becoming the decision maker in US Foreign Policy. [Link] General Dunford complains that tech companies are not working enough with the Pentagon. [Link] US troops deployed to the southern border should complete...
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump’s Iran War Is a Catastrophic Miscalculation! US to Lift Sanction of Iran as Oil Prices Spike
$200 billion is not a rounding error, it’s a signal that Washington is settling in for a long Iran war while pretending it can buy its way out of the consequences. We walk through the Pentagon’s latest funding push, why leaders keep hinting the price tag will rise,...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Netanyahu vs. Trump: Inside Israel’s SECRET Battle to Keep the Iran War ALIVE?!
The part that doesn’t get said out loud often enough is this: you can be “aligned” in a war and still be on a collision course. We dig into why U.S. goals in Iran and Israel’s goals in Iran don’t just differ, they actively clash and how that clash shows up in...
‘The Iron Giant’ and Generational Militarism
Among the films that formed my childhood, the Iron Giant is a black sheep. From its loving treatment of classic sci-fi horror to its somber handling of nuclear holocaust, the film is deeper than any of us realized as kids. Of course now, as adults, and especially as...
When They Came
First, they came for the writers, but I could not read. Then, they came for the artists, but I could not see. When they came for the musicians, I was unwilling to hear. Eventually they came for me, but I could no longer think.
Time Marches On… a Patrick MacFarlane Update
This post first appeared on Pat MacFarlane's email list, "What They're Not Tellin' You" Sign up for that here. The last few months I've been especially conscious of how time is passing us by. This being my original Liberty Weekly mailing list, some of you have been...
Anti-War Blog – Pointless Wars are Tradition
Over a decade ago, the US and Western nations would feign concern for the loss of innocent life while they waged a war. Terms such as Collateral or Unintentional would be thrown around, even when all evidence points in the opposite direction. There was a need for...











