Scott talks to William Hartung about America's nuclear policy and the shocking profit motives that end up determining it. Hartung draws particular attention to land-based ICBMs, which, he explains, aren't nearly as effective, since they're fixed in one place, and for...
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6/22/21 Kalmen Barkin on Israel’s New Coalition Government
Kalmen Barkin is back for an update on Israeli politics. Naftali Bennett has just taken over as Israel's prime minister, following Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to successfully form a coalition government. Bennett, explains Barkin, is quite far on the right, yet he and...
Cost Of War: New Report On The Suicide Rates Among Active Military Personnel And Veterans
Suicide rates among active military personnel and veterans of the post-9/11 wars are reaching new peaks. This report uses governmental data, secondary literature, and interviews to document a suicide epidemic that is emerging among post-9/11 fighters as part of a...
News Roundup 6/23/21
US News The Biden Administration announced support for the Equal Act that will work to eliminate the sentencing disparities between cocaine and crack cocaine. [Link] A proposed bill will double Amtrack’s funding. [Link] Great Power Russian President Putin condemned...
COI #126: America’s War on Drugs Wreaks Havoc in Central and South America
On COI #126 Brian Saady, author and host of the Rackets podcast, comes on the show to explain how the 'war on drugs' is a deadly foreign policy. Brian breaks down the countries most impacted by the drug war: Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Honduras. Each...
Episode 594: Moving Forward In A Post-Libertarian World w/ Adam Patrick
97 Minutes PG-13 Adam Patrick is the host of the Yer Talkin Over Me Podcast. Adam invited Pete back on his show to continue their conversation from a couple weeks ago and to ask questions specific to Pete's conversation with Matt Erickson and to start the conversation...
The Con Job of the Century?
Over the course of the past century, a number of truly awe-inspiring heists have been carried out by con artists, whose modus operandi is to exploit human frailties such as credulity, insecurity and greed. Con is short for confidence, for the con artist must first...
News Roundup 6/22/21
US News California’s Coastal Commission fined a homeowner $4.2 million over a failure to remove a gate and stairs for an easement project. The homeowners said they were waiting to remove the structures once the CCC was ready to break ground. However, the CCC decided...
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