Scott talks to Brett Wilkins about Project SHAD, a Cold War era bioweapons test program that exposed thousands of American sailors to chemical and biological weapons. These veterans have been seeking redress for a slew of ailments allegedly caused by exposure to these...
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Three Ways the Coronavirus Is Benefitting Political Decentralization
by Tho Bishop | May 23, 2020 | Featured Articles
The coronavirus pandemic, and resulting government response, has created one of the greatest disruptions to daily life in modern American history. With much of the country now focused on “reopening,” pundits and policymakers have focused their attention on what the...
News Roundup 5/22/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 22, 2020 | News Roundup
US News The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence. [Link] Trump’s arms control negotiator says the US is prepared to spend Russia and China into oblivion to win another nuclear arms race. [Link] China A bipartisan group of Senators will...
Trump Withdraws from Another Important Treaty with Russia
by Kyle Anzalone | May 22, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #495, I discuss the US leaving the Open Skies Treaty. The treaty allows for member states to conduct surveillance flights over each other. The treaty is key to keeping countries informed about each other's military capabilities. Without the treaty in place, war...
Do Lockdowns Save Lives?
by Wilton Alston | May 21, 2020 | Featured Articles
Appearances are of four (4) kinds: Things are as they appear to be; Things neither are nor appear to be; Things are, but do not appear to be; Things are not, but yet appear to be. ~ Epictetus, Phrygian Philosopher Despite what seems to me incontrovertible data...
5/18/20 Trevor Timm on FISA, the Patriot Act, Chelsea Manning, and Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | May 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Trevor Timm about a recent U.S. senate vote that would grant the government access to Americans' browser history without a warrant. This shameful vote is surprising to those who thought that even Washington insiders would have stood up to a civil...
News Roundup 5/20/20
by Kyle Anzalone | May 20, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
US News Senator Rand Paul says no-knock warrants should be abolished. [Link] Sam Jacobs explains how civil asset forfeiture has led to rampant police abuse and policing for profit. [Link] An email from Susan Rice from inauguration day has been released. The email...
Trump Fires IG Looking Into Saudi Weapon Sales
by Kyle Anzalone | May 20, 2020 | Conflicts of Interest
On FPF #494, I discuss Trump's decision to fire the State Department Inspector General. At the time the IG was fired, the office was looking into State Department head Mike Pompeo. Pompeo a target because the State Dept continued to push to sell weapons to Saudi...
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Unlawful Shield
Check out Cato's great new project Unlawful Shield, "Dedicated to Abolishing Qualified Immunity." "Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine invented out of whole cloth by the U.S. Supreme Court that protects government agents, including particularly law enforcement...
Robert Higgs: Astute Socialists Opt for Participatory Fascism in Practice
From the Independent Institute: "Astute socialists (if that’s not an oxymoron) opt for participatory fascism, not outright socialism, in practice. They know that outright socialism—the nationalization and central control of all the major means of production—is a...
The Onion Calls It: John McCain Edition
So, I think they published this in the "John McCain will die soon but hasn't died yet" phase of the news cycle a couple of days ago. Still, The Onion killed it. "John McCain Requests His Ashes Be Launched Into Iraq" You know, one last hurrah. Apropos, when Bush or...
NeoCons Not Ideologues; They’re Just Corrupt
Thanks LRC.com for this gem reported at zero hedge. Russia warns of "chemical provocation" as John Bolton cites intel warning of imminent use of chemical weapons by Assad (or whatever). You know the worst thing about Neo Cons? It's one thing for American Power to be...
Episode 147: Intersectional Feminism is Cancer and Here’s Your Cure
40 Minutes Mance invited "Jen the Libertarian" to come on the show and talk about her recent podcast entitled, "Toxic Intersectionality and White Guilt." Most libertarians hear these terms and immediate shut down, but with the influence these "schools of thought" have...
John McCain Was a Horrible Person and Horrible Senator and I’m Glad He’s Finally Dead.
Is this really supposed to be a thing: social pressure to "honor" -- and never diminish -- John McCain like he was some kind of hero? He wasn't. He was a terrible man. He was a liar, a warmonger, a servant of the neoconservatives, who pushed for every bloody and...
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