Ali Abunimah discusses the odd relationship between U.S. policing and the Israeli government. He describes the way higher-ups at many American police departments are sent on all-expenses paid trips by the Israel lobby, where they learn counter-terrorism tactics from...
War on Terror
Deadly Charms: Seduction by Serial Killers and the State
by Kym Robinson | Jun 8, 2020 | Featured Articles
There is an apparent seductive appeal to the serial murderer, those—mostly men—who are remembered for their last name and the litany of their bloody deeds. Movies, books and in some cases fan bases are dedicated to them. They inspire art, and despite their cruelty,...
How the Press Forgot the Crimes of George W. Bush
by Jim Bovard | Jun 7, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Former president George W. Bush has returned to the spotlight to give moral guidance to America in these troubled times. In a statement released on Tuesday, Bush announced that he was “anguished” by the “brutal suffocation” of George Floyd and declared that “lasting...
5/29/20 Danny Sjursen on the Futility of the War in Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | May 31, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show, Uncategorized
Danny Sjursen discusses America’s absurd Afghan War strategy for the last nearly two decades. Sjursen served in Afghanistan during the Obama surge, seeing firsthand the utter futility of America’s attempt to conquer and rule a country that for centuries...
5/22/20 Gareth Porter Debunks Claims of Iranian-Al Qaeda Alliance
by Scott Horton | May 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the decades-long attempt by neoconservative war hawks in the U.S. to link the Iranian government to terrorist activities, most notably those of al Qaeda in Iraq. This was the supposed justification for the killing of Qasem Soleimani...
5/15/20 Danny Sjursen on America’s Long Involvement in Somalia
by Scott Horton | May 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Danny Sjursen talks about America's long history of intervention in Somalia, beginning after World War II, continuing during the Cold War, and persisting today through the War on Terror. Too often, he says, the mainstream narrative around U.S. interventions starts...
5/8/20 Aaron Mehta on the Unresolved Problems with the F-35
by Scott Horton | May 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Mehta talks about all the issues with the F-35 fighter jet, a plane that has been in development for 20 years and still can’t do many of the things it was designed for. Mehta describes his long investigation into the F-35 project, which upon initial...
America, We Have To End the Wars Now
by Scott Horton | Apr 2, 2020 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Scott Horton
The Coronavirus Crisis Makes It Clear Can anyone think what our society might have spent six and a half trillion dollars on instead of 20 years of war in the Middle East for nothing? How about the trillion dollars per year we keep spending on the military on top of...
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Contours of The Global Imperial Architecture
Antiwar.com recently published an article jointly written by Institute Director Scott Horton and this author (Weeks). The piece, “Strategic Treason: The Empire Fetes Man Who Killed US Troops,” discussed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s trip to New York City, which...
The Most Important Chapter of Hayek’s Most Important Book
Economist Friedrich Hayek's most popular book, The Road to Serfdom, contains a particularly important chapter titled "The End of Truth." That chapter, with a new foreward by economist Daniel D. Klein of George Mason University, is now available to read with updated...
Standards!
Secretary of War Hegseth recently brought the perfumed princes to the Pentagram to give a short speech on standards. I am glad for the name change since the DoD has never troubled themselves with defending the nation. Someone: "How come there aren't any fat Marines?"...
Short Story – Context
He clenched his fist around the USB, impatience gripping him as he waited. He had just finished pacing only to sit down, unaware of his rocking back and forth. Once he saw her, he was back to his feet. He wanted to push it into her hand and disappear. Instead, she...
The Impasse
Liberty is only acceptable for a virtuous people.
The Great Enrichment Is Real
From about 1800 to the present the world's economy did something good, which looks to be permanent and looks to be justified. If contrary to the evidence we cling to our prejudices about economic history—our view that the Industrial Revolution was improverishng, or...
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