Republicans have of late been setting the stage for war with China, which would seem to explain the sudden interest—after years of apathy on the part of nearly everyone but Senator Rand Paul—in determining the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Was or was not the deadly...
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Reapers and Red Lines: The Downing of an American Drone
by Ted Snider | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On March 14, A Russian jet collided with an American drone, leading to the downing of the drone in the Black Sea. The United States says that the drone was flying in international airspace when two Russian Su-27 fighter jets made nineteen high-speed passes near the...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
by Scott Horton | Mar 20, 2023 | Blog
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
by Hunter DeRensis | Mar 18, 2023 | Blog, Foreign Policy, Politics
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Election Denial Is Legally Protected Speech
by Walter Olson | Mar 13, 2023 | Featured Articles
Should the law do more to punish persons who falsely assert that an election was rigged or stolen? That’s a demand being heard from some academics and officials. But any general attempt to legislate against so‐called election denial soon runs into the First...
COI #394: Congress Votes to Indefinitely Occupy Syria
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 10, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #394, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover how Washington and Seoul’s massive war games are inflaming tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the Pentagon’s confirmation that Kiev is now using US precision guided bombs, Congress voting down a War Powers Resolution...
A Genuine Check and Balance: Privatize Law and Order
by Michael Huemer | Feb 4, 2023 | Featured Articles
This article has been reprinted with permission from Fake Noûs, the official Substack of Michael Huemer. Here, I explain the anarcho-capitalist solution to the basic social problem (from fakenous): Recap from two previous posts: - The basic problem of human...
Our System Has a Trust Deficit (And For Good Reason)
by Jeffrey Wernick | Feb 2, 2023 | Featured Articles, Politics
Trust is apparently an extremely elusive concept to implement. If you read The New York Times or Washington Post, you are told not to trust Fox News nor Newsmax nor OANN. If you listen to Fox News you are told not to trust the NYT nor WaPo nor CNN nor MSNBC. And they...
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New Episode of The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] James W. Carden on Hawks in the White House
Donald Trump campaigned on ending America's "forever wars," but six months into his presidency, he finds himself deepening U.S. involvement in conflicts he promised to resolve. This riveting conversation with foreign policy expert James Carden pulls back the curtain...
Politics Turns the Vile Into Content- Savile to Epstein
In 1988 authorities began their investigations into the allegations that important people from business and government were involved in child sex trafficking. It turned into a scandal. The investigations ended in 1990 when it was concluded that the allegations were...
Boeing, Boeing: The Saga Continues
Boeing is now a verb synonym for worthless. The K46 also leaks fuel. It's a refueler bird. It leaks fuel. If you Boeing something, things are really fucked up. https://www.twz.com/air/kc-46-tankers-boom-just-broke-off-during-f-22-refueling-mission Did I...
Epstein Definitely DID NOT Kill Himself
Texas Flood, Epstein, Assassinating ICE officers, and UFC at the Whitehouse. ALP
Call Him Daddy
Trump is Nato’s daddy, bombing Iran, and happy 4th. ALP
Tucker Carlson asks Scott Horton: How did we get into war with Iran?
How did we wind up at war with Iran? Scott Horton explains on The Tucker Carlson Show. https://youtu.be/_HVGLCRp3I8?si=gtgBPCToHUEUnyuP Chapters: 0:00 The History of Why Iran Is Such a Global Focal Point 11:16 The Jimmy Carter Doctrine 22:29 The Brutality of the...