War and Foreign Policy

Anthony Blinken‘s term as US Secretary of State will be ending, although not soon enough. 

Is it possible that the Anglo-led hatred of Russia in the nineteenth century had the effect of turning Russia away from the West, making the Russian soil more fertile for anti-liberal ideas like Bolshevism?

While men like Murray Rothbard and Ludwig von Mises believed in “just” war, nonetheless, they did not believe that wars lead to “just” outcomes, as war leads to destruction of civilization. The outcome of the American war of secession proved that point eloquently.

In this review of Scott Horton's book, Enough Already, we see that the wars the US has waged for the past quarter century in the Middle East have been a disaster. Millions of deaths and a massive refugee crisis later, the unmistakable verdict is in.

Ryan, Tho, and Zach Yost talk about some recent efforts by Polish lobbyists to shame Americans into spending more treasure (and maybe also American lives) on waging wars for Eastern European states. 

Sponsored by Andy Hord.

Throughout the Trump years, many of the worst war hawks have abandoned the GOP. However, others are trying to rebrand the same old neoconservative interventionism as part of a new “America First” agenda. Don’t fall for it.

Throughout the Trump years, many of the worst war hawks have abandoned the GOP. However, others are trying to rebrand the same old neoconservative interventionism as part of a new “America First” agenda. Don’t fall for it.

The Ukraine war rages on and while the media and political classes repeat the “Putin started it” mantra, the evidence points elsewhere. The US government and its European allies have provoked Russia for years, hoping it would lead to an outbreak of war.

After Trump narrowly escaped another assassination attempt, the establishment seems uninterested in the motives of the would-be shooter. Perhaps that’s because he’s echoing the same simplistic narratives about the Ukraine war and Trump that they demand we all believe.