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We Had First Flock, Yes, But What About Second Flock?
The 1998 action thriller Enemy of the State (RIP Gene Hackman) imagined a world in which government surveillance could follow an ordinary citizen almost…
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China Is Winning the Iran War
The same campaign that’s reportedly weakening Iran is also indirectly strengthening China’s economic and strategic position in the Middle East. Israel and the…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest BILL BUPPERT: Are the Houthis a Real Threat to Saudi Arabia and the American Empire?
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has dragged on for years, but one detail should stop you in your tracks: the New York Times reports Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
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5 Men Arrested Near US-Run Airbase in UK Released on Bail
Five men arrested by British police near the US-run RAF Fairford on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses have been released on bail. On Sunday, five…
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US Intel Says Saudi Arabia Has Not Ruled Out Developing Nuclear Weapons
Multiple outlets report that a US intelligence assessment presented to Congress said Saudi Arabia has not ruled out pursuing nuclear weapons. The White House…
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Iranian Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Causes Injuries to Eight Marines
NBC News reports that eight Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian anti-ship cruise missile attacked the vessel they were traveling on in the…
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RedDR’s Russian Bromance
In 1942, Franklin Roosevelt wrote Winston Churchill a letter with one of the most arrogant lines of the entire war: “I think I can personally handle…
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No, Bad Schools Aren’t Underfunded
The New York Times Magazine recently published an essay by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the “brains” behind the 1619 Project, titled, “By Fighting…
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Let Europe Defend Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump sat beside Finnish President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office on October 9, 2025, and turned a meeting about icebreakers into a…
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9/25/26 Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick on the State of Israel’s Lobby in 2026
Download Audio. Scott interviews the Quincy Institute’s Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick about their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign…
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9/25/26 Rich Baris on the Most Under-Appreciated Trends in American Politics
Download Audio. Scott interviews Rich Baris about his new book and the broader political trends he’s uncovered through his work as a pollster. Baris shares…
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Trump Says He Rejected Iranian Proposal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says he rejected a proposal from Iran that would have led to the rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Iran reportedly…
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Trump Told Xi Chinese Support for Iran Is ‘Totally Unacceptable’
During their meeting last week, President Donald Trump told President Xi Jinping that Chinese support for Iran was “totally unacceptable.” US Ambassador to…
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White House Will Use $400 Million Ukraine Aid Fund Before Deadline
The White House is moving to use nearly all of the remaining $400 million in military aid Congress appropriated for Ukraine before the funds expire at the end…
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Chatting w/John Weeks
John joined me to have a casual Friday night chat about whatever we felt like talking about.
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North Korea: Will Keep Nuclear Weapons Forever
North Korean state media published a statement reaffirming its commitment to maintain nuclear weapons in response to the US, Japan, and South Korea issuing a…
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Iran Says ‘Many Differences’ Remain With US After New Talks
A senior Iranian official said the two sides remain far from a potential deal after US and Iranian officials held their first known indirect talks since the…
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9/19/26 Ben Aris: A Deep Dive on the State of the War in Ukraine
Download Audio. Scott interviews Ben Aris about the war in Ukraine. Aris uses his deep expertise of Russian society and the ongoing war to give us a window…
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US Sanctions Ground Iranian Flights Across Region, Air Travel With China Continues
In response to US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector, several Middle Eastern states have suspended flights operated by Iranian airlines. However…
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Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution Passed By House
The Senate narrowly voted to reject legislation that would require President Donald Trump to end the war against Iran. The Senate voted against the War Powers…
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Another Summit, Same Limits: What to Expect from Trump and Xi in Washington
When President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing this past May, the outcome was largely as anticipated: ceremonial pomp, a handful…
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Sudan and the Chemical-Weapons Question
Located in Northeast Africa, Sudan receives relatively little attention in discussions of global geopolitics. This is despite the country being embroiled in a…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Lt. Col. KAREN KWIATKOWSKI: Rescued Pilot Finally Surfaces, Hegseth Goes on Tour
A miracle survival story can be true and still be used as propaganda, and that tension is exactly what we can’t ignore. We bring back Lt.Col. Karen Kwiatkowski…
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Rubio Says Putin Invited to G20 Summit in US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami later this year. Rubio…
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Republicans Pressure White House to Release $15 Billion in Arms and Military Aid to Taiwan
Four Republican Senators penned a letter calling on the White House to approve massive weapons sales to Taiwan. According to sources speaking with Reuters, US…
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Trump, South Korean President Discuss Seoul’s Nuclear Submarine Program, Uranium Enrichment
President Donald Trump met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss Seoul’s right to enrich uranium and…
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Crazy Cultural Commissar Trump
President Donald Trump signaled that he is entitled to raze the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if he is not permitted to add his name to the building’s…
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Was Russia’s Prewar Diplomacy In Good Faith? A Disagreement
Editor’s Note: The following letter was received by the Institute from Dr. Michael K. Launer, Emeritus Professor of Russian at Florida State University…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: Impeachment, Empty Arsenals and a War Without End
Sixty thousand bombs is not a headline you just scroll past, especially when the bill is picked up by U.S. taxpayers. We start by unpacking reports that…
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Trump Says He Is Deciding Between a Deal or ‘Annihilating’ the Islamic Republic
President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that he is considering making a deal with Iran, but also may choose to annihilate the Islamic Republic. “I…
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UK to Provide Military Support to Saudi Arabia in War With Ansar Allah
The UK will deploy an RAF midair refueling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia as it wages a war against Ansar Allah in Yemen. “Following a request from the Saudi…
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North Korea Touts Successful Test of New Weapon of ‘Great Significance’
North Korea claims to have successfully tested a missile system it previously labeled as hypersonic. “The Missile Administration of the Democratic…
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9/18/26 Charles Goyette on the Economic Mess the Government Has Gotten Us In
Download Audio. Charles Goyette returns to the show to talk about the terrible, unsustainable and outright destructive economic situation the US government…
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9/18/26 Brian McGlinchey on the Deadliness of Washington’s Sanction Regime
Download Audio. Scott interviews Brian McGlinchey about an article he wrote recently telling the story of Ameneh Abbasi, a 23-year-old Iranian woman who died…
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A Second Ryder Truck? New Oklahoma City Revelations
One of the enduring mysteries of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing case is the little-known but well-documented and indisputable fact that Timothy McVeigh and the…
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Blowback at the Bab el-Mandeb: How State Planning Lost the Red Sea
The United Arab Emirates spent eight years and a fortune trying to own a stretch of water. It bought proxies, seized islands, built runways and naval bases…
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Ep 088 “Hybrid Warfare in the New Age: The Future Forward (Part Three)”
Hybrid warfare is a can of worms, a fascinating conjoining of kinetic and non-kinetic means of achieving victory or stale between warring nations. We continue…
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UN: 130,000 Displaced, 110 Civilian Casualties in Yemen as Conflict Rapidly Escalates
United Nations officials said nearly 130,000 people have been displaced and more than 100 civilians killed or injured as the conflict in Yemen rapidly…
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Iran Threatens to Expand ‘Geography of War’ If US Launches New Attacks
Iran said it was prepared to escalate the war by using new weapons and expanding the scope of the conflict if the US launches a new major attack on the Islamic…
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Trump Called Off Strikes on Yemen After Repeated Appeals From Saudi Crown Prince
President Donald Trump met with top officials about conducting strikes against Ansar Allah in Yemen after receiving multiple requests from Saudi Crown Prince…
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Counterterrorism on a Budget
After years of fighting with the sclerotic and loathsome UK Ministry of Defense to clear his manuscript for publication, the hero of the 2019 Nairobi terrorist…
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The Case of Rep. LaMonica McIver and the Growth of the Security State
U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) was born in 1986 in Newark and has lived there ever since. She grew up in a public high rise with three younger…
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Donald Rumsfeld’s New Europe Is Waiting For Its Second Act
On January 22, 2003, Donald Rumsfeld stepped behind the podium at the Foreign Press Center in Washington and, with one answer to a Dutch public television…
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State Department Warns Yemen-Saudi Conflict Could ‘Escalate Rapidly’
The State Department issued a warning to Americans in the Middle East that the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah in Yemen could “escalate rapidly.”…
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Report: Pentagon Underreports US Deaths in Iran War
The Washington Post reported that it spoke with multiple US officials who confirmed that more American soldiers have been killed in the war against Iran than…
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Japan Warns Regional Tension ‘Growing Increasingly Severe’ After North Korean Missile Test
North Korea conducted another missile test on Sunday, prompting Japan to warn that the regional security situation is “growing increasingly severe.” Japanese…
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9/18/26 Kyle Anzalone on the Houthi Escalation
Download Audio. Scott interviews Kyle Anzalone about the latest news in foreign policy. They discuss the escalation between the Houthis and Saudis, the…
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9/14/26 Elfadil Ibrahim on How the Iran War is Impacting Iraq
Download Audio. Scott interviews writer and analyst Elfadil Ibrahim about the current state of Iraqi politics. The US-backed Iraqi government sits in a…
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Ordinary Men Chp 9-10 w/John Weeks
We continue reading and commentary of Ordinary Men.
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The Autobiography of the World’s Most Successful Concrete Mushroom Farmer
Why don’t the US communist fan-girls and drones advocate for reading these tomes? Hoxha should make the Mamdanis and other Marxoid dullards swoon with…
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State Department Approves Massive $24 Billion F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia
The State Department approved a $24.3 billion sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia. The announcement comes as the Gulf kingdom is requesting military assistance from…
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Defense Minister Says Pakistan Will ‘Fulfill Our Duty’ to Saudi Arabia Amid Attacks from Ansar Allah
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad was prepared to fulfill its obligations under the Mecca Agreement as Saudi Arabia battles Ansar Allah in…
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UN Report: Reasonable Grounds to Believe US Committed War Crimes in Iran
A UN fact-finding mission concluded that the US intentionally targeted a school building in Iran that was struck on the opening day of the war, rejecting the…
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Pacific Caution at the Forum: Washington’s Shadow over Canberra’s Security Push
The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, held in Koror, Palau, from August 31 to September 3, offered a revealing window into the limits of an…
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Destruction of Saudi Pipelines Bring Us From Crisis to Catastrophe
The war in the Middle East keeps getting worse for President Donald Trump. The campaign to defeat Iran and establish a new order in the Middle East that left…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: America’s Middle East Crisis Has Become a Catastrophe
One comment from Donald Trump cuts through the usual talking points: Ukraine should stop hitting Russian diesel refineries. We dig into why that matters, what…
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Trump Rebuffed Saudi Request to Attack Ansar Allah After US-Houthi Talks
US officials secretly met representatives of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement over the weekend in Oman as President Donald Trump rejected a request from Saudi…
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House Votes to End Iran War for Third Time
The House of Representatives passed a third War Powers Resolution calling on President Donald Trump to end unauthorized hostilities against Iran. The following…
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North Korea Slams US Plan for ‘AUKUS 2.0’ with South Korea and Japan
North Korean state media published an article slamming the US for encouraging South Korea and Japan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. The author argued…
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Failure to Launch: This We Won’t Defend
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) spends one third of one percent of the DoW budget on missile defense of the homeland. One third of one percent. Approx ten…