Connor Freeman – writer at the Libertarian Institute – returns to the show to discuss the dual suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. As of the recording, at least 60 Afghans and 13 American soldiers were killed in the blasts. ISIS-K – a group of mostly non-Afghans...
US News Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona says public schools should legally be required to comply with CDC covid recommendations. [Link] Afghanistan The Wall Street Journal reports Erik Price is offering to fly people out of Afghanistan for $6,500 and an...
One of the major consequences of the recent COVID-19 pandemic is the toll it has taken on the economy, specifically urban economies. Cities have seen particular devastation, as the pandemic exacerbates pre-existing issues and creates new ones. If cities do not take...
Brown University’s Costs of War project released an updated report Wednesday on U.S. spending for the war in Afghanistan. The report found that since the 2001 invasion, Washington has sunk over $2.3 trillion into the war. The spending includes operations in both...
US news SCOTUS rules Biden cannot end Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy. [Link] China VP Kamala Harris visited Vietnam and offered the country more support to counter China and said the US would send more warships to Vietnam. [Link] Harris says China uses coercion and...
Despite Washington’s decision not to deploy Marines to Haiti after the July assassination of Haitian president Jovenelle Moise, the devastation of last Saturday’s 7.2 earthquake has provided U.S. leaders the cloak of humanitarian aid for doing just that. In an effort...
This month marks fifty years since President Richard Nixon closed the “gold window” that had allowed foreign governments to exchange U.S. dollars for gold. Nixon’s action severed the last link between the dollar and gold, transforming the dollar into pure fiat...
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