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Republicans Ditch ‘Free Markets’ For ‘Free Money’
The Republican midterm convention was recently held in Dallas. If that sounds strange, your instincts are correct. Usually, the two major political parties…
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Does ‘Freedom House’ Promote Freedom Or Discord?
When former CIA Director James Woolsey served as chairman of the board for the non-governmental organization (NGO) Freedom House for roughly two and a half…
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CENTCOM Chief Tells Arab States US Will Not Withdraw from Middle East
Commander of Central Command (CENTCOM) Adm. Brad Cooper organized a meeting of Israeli and Arab military officials. At the summit, he informed his counterparts…
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War Against Iran Created ‘Strategic Inventory Shortfalls’ of Key Munitions
A Pentagon Inspector General report reviewing the first four months of the war found that US munitions expenditures have created shortages in strategic weapons…
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US Plans $2.8 Billion Transfer of 40,000 2,000-Pound Bombs, 20,000 Penetrator Warheads to Israel
The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel that includes 40,000 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads, with the…
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9/10/26 The Return of Eric Margolis
Download Audio. Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. They cover the Iran war, Netanyahu’s advance…
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9/10/26 John Dudlicek on the Dire State of America’s Infrastructure
Download Audio. Scott interviews John Dudlicek, a civil engineer from Indiana, about the critical state of America’s water mains, dams and other crucial…
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Beware Contrived Scares and False-Flags
On the evening of August 4, an airport employee at Leipzig/Halle noticed a small drone resting on the apron near a parked Ukrainian Antonov freighter. It…
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U.S. Sanctions Killed 23-Year-Old, Hospitalized Woman in Iran
Operation Epic Fury, a war of aggression launched on false pretenses, has failed to topple the government of Iran or force the “unconditional surrender”…
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Iran Says Talks with Gulf States Postponed Over ‘Events in Yemen’
A planned meeting between Iran and Gulf states over the Strait of Hormuz was postponed as the war in Yemen rapidly escalates. Iranian Foreign Ministry…
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Saudi Launches Major Strikes on Yemen After Trump Rejects Direct American Attack
Saudi Arabia bombed dozens of targets in Yemen in hopes of turning back the offensive by Ansar Allah. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) requested…
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Trump Says He Is Open to Talks With Iran
President Donald Trump says he is once again open to talks with Iran. Negotiations to end the war have stalled since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was…
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Marx is Number One in Earth’s Fiction Bestsellers
  Agatha Christie is widely regarded as the most successful fiction author of all time, with over two billion copies of her detective novels sold…
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Augusto Sandino’s Ghost Should Haunt Every Latin America Hawk
On January 3, 2026, American aircraft struck targets across Caracas while special operations teams seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife…
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The Reality of Republican Socialism
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city grocery store proposal is not a serious socialist threat to free enterprise. We already know they don’t work: Baldwin…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest DARRYL COOPER: Bin Laden Is Dead. His War on America Isn’t.
World War II is the one war we’re still not allowed to talk about like history, and that’s exactly why we should. I’m joined by Darryl Cooper to dig into what…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Scott Horton: Did the US OVERREACT to 9/11
Bush says America didn’t overreact after 9/11. We don’t let that pass. Kyle Anzalone sits down with Scott Horton to walk through what Washington knew before…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest DAVE SMITH: Trump’s Failures Are Bringing the Woke Left BACK
Dave Smith joins Kyle Anzalone for a wide-ranging conversation about Trump’s failures, the changing American political landscape, and what Dave sees as the…
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North Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missiles After US-Led War Games
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, one day after the US, South Korea, and Japan concluded their trilateral Freedom…
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Zelensky Says He Is Ready to Meet Putin at G20 Summit in US
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to meet with President Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader attends the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami…
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Trump Backs Off Threats as Gulf States Prepare for Talks With Iran Over Hormuz
President Donald Trump said he does not object to Gulf states meeting with Iran to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, a significant shift after he previously…
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Could Washington Pick A Side In Sudan’s Civil War?
It must be said at the outset that what follows is necessarily speculative. There is no evidence that Washington has decided to back Sudan’s Rapid Support…
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The Saudi Facade
Stay tuned. I’m not sure there has been a more incompetent regional military power as the Saudis since Italy in WWII. They have the 8th largest military budget…
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What, If Anything, Did Americans Learn 25 Years After 9/11?
Twenty-five years since the September 11 attacks, it is trite to say that if Americans as a whole learned anything, they learned none of the right things. I…
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Unity Should Not Require Tragedy
September 11, 2001 was the day the United States stood still and Americans looked at each other in utter shock. Ask anyone where they were the morning of 9/11…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Matt Hoh: JD Vance and Ben Shapiro Attempt to Sell Israel’s War to the American People
The loudest voices keep insisting the U.S. is “winning” against Iran, but winning should be measurable and explainable, not just repeated until it feels true…
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Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘Very Shortly’ After Midterm
President Donald Trump said Americans should expect the war against Iran to continue through November’s midterm elections, predicting the conflict will end…
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Ansar Allah Captures Strategic Red Sea Port of Mokha
Yemen’s ruling Ansar Allah movement captured a key Red Sea port city. Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, has made gains since the war with Saudi Arabia…
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Iran Says US Must Meet Six Conditions to End War
An official with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said ending the war requires the US to halt its attacks and threats, unfreeze Iranian assets…
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“You Have Nothing To Hide” – short story
Kay opened the door after a series of heavy knocks. It was getting late, her husband was away for work and she just assumed it was the next door neighbours…
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Three Men In a Bar, Planning the Largest Domestic Terrorist Attack in U.S. History…
For years, an odd meeting between three men notorious in the Oklahoma City bombing literature has been reported to have taken place at a Tulsa strip club, with…
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Beware: Monetary Geniuses At Work
In Washington DC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant buffs his nail on his shirt as he intervenes in support of the Japanese yen. Well, Japan is the leading…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show: America’s Iran War Is Unraveling — Is Ukraine the Next Domino?
Netanyahu doesn’t just hint at confrontation with Iran, he says the quiet part out loud: the aim is to bring the regime down. We play the clip, then pull apart…
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Iran Fires 20 Missiles at US Base in Jordan, US Destroys Five Iranian Tankers
The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with Iran attacking a US base in Jordan and the US striking several Iranian vessels. On Tuesday, the Iranian…
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Report: CIA Director Ratcliffe to Take Larger Role in Russia-Ukraine Negotiations
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is reportedly preparing to take on a larger role in talks with Russia as the Trump administration considers changes to its…
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Trump Did Not Oppose UK Sanctions on Israeli Settlements
President Donald Trump did not object to the UK imposing sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank during a call with British Prime Minister…
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F35 Follies: On and On and On
The F35 is a disaster and I have written about it endlessly here. The drama continues. But the F-35A remains the cheapest and least complex variant of the…
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Will You Be Killed By a Software Program?
Amnesty International recently reported on the 225th extrajudicial killing conducted by the U.S. government in its campaign against boats in the Caribbean…
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9/11, Anwar al-Awlaki and Our Unanswered Questions
In 1990, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided “full funding” for one Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki for studies in civil engineering…
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9/4/26 Elizabeth Lane on the Corruption of Georgia’s Past and the Battle for Its Future
Download Audio. Scott interviews Elizabeth Lane about the domestic and geopolitical situation facing the country of Georgia. Lane, who is Georgian, digs deep…
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9/4/26 Scooter Downey on Waking People up to the Truth About the OKC Bombing
Download Audio. Scott interviews Scooter Downey, a producer at the Tucker Carlson Network, about his new documentary series on the Oklahoma City bombing…
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US Officials Discuss Smaller Military Footprint in Middle East After Iran War
US military and intelligence officials are discussing reducing the number of American troops and permanent bases in the Middle East. CNN reported that it spoke…
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Trump Tells Putin He Wants a Rapid End to War in Ukraine
President Donald Trump held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin after his envoys met with leaders in Moscow and Kiev. According to the Kremlin, Trump…
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Qatar Warns of ‘Industrial Catastrophe’ If Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed
Qatar is warning that there will be significant global consequences if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened soon. Iran closed the Strait in response to the war…
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Ep 087 “Hybrid Warfare in the New Age: Japan Expands the Conflict Aperture (Part Two)”
Hybrid warfare Is a can of worms, a fascinating conjoining of kinetic and non-kinetic means of achieving victory or stale between warring nations. This second…
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Donald Trump Is Rearranging the Empire, Not Dismantling It
Roughly 4,000 soldiers of the Army’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, unpacked their gear in the second week of May. The Associated…
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Testosterone: Sex, Gender, and Death
“You kill people and break things for a living.”- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in Quantico, Virginia on September 30, 2025 The primary male sex hormone…
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Trump Puffs Up Engagement With North Korea, But Can We Trust Him?
At the White House on August 19, President Donald Trump said he anticipates a face-to-face session with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before December…
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Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Be Used to Fill US Strategic Reserve
President Donald Trump claimed that the US had secured majority control over Venezuelan oil reserves that will be used to refill the Strategic Reserve. “The…
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US Strikes Iran for the First Time in Weeks
US forces attacked suspected Iranian military sites in the Strait of Hormuz. The US strikes are the first in several weeks as Washington attempts to destroy…
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Netanyahu Held Secret Talks with Hamas During 2014 War
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held direct talks with a senior Hamas member during the deadly 2014 war in Gaza, according to Israeli…
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Trump Downplays Ratcliffe’s Trip to Russia, Says Putin Won’t Attack NATO
President Donald Trump described CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s trip to Russia as routine engagement. He went on to dismiss the possibility that Russia could…
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White House Planning to Reactivate Civil War-Era Court to Accelerate Theft of Iranian Oil
The US Justice Department is preparing to reactivate prize courts to “adjudicate the disposition of [Iranian] captured vessels and cargo.” Bloomberg reported…
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The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Larry Johnson on TRUMP’S IRAN WAR: “I’LL NEVER APOLOGIZE!”
Gas prices don’t rise in a vacuum. They rise when chokepoints tighten, reserves drain, and officials pretend the pain will stay contained. We sit down with…
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Sino-American Relations: From Fragile Thaw to Renewed Friction
While the tenor of U.S.-China relations cooled somewhat from the hysteria of Donald Trump’s first term and the Joe Biden years, recent events have made…
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You Should Feel Good About the Flock Debate
In a year as chaotic, violent, and economically destructive as this one has been, it is interesting that, to many Americans, the great villain of 2026 is…
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Board of Peace Chief Blasts Israel For Ignoring Gaza Truce
The Board of Peace’s High Commissioner Nickolay Mladenov warned Israel that continuing to attack Gaza is extending the conditions that caused Hamas to attack…
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Iran, Oman Reach Strait of Hormuz Revenue Sharing Deal
Iranian officials have announced that Tehran and Muscat will split the revenue generated by tolls for vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The two countries…
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US Not Planning New Strikes on Iran, Will Focus on Economic War
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has informed allies that the White House is not preparing new attacks on Iran and will instead focus on enforcing sanctions…
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A Government By Bureaucrats, For Bureaucrats
I remain amused at the outrage expressed over the revelations from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary and his behavior in front of a U.S. Senate committee. After all…