The Kyle Anzalone Show with Dave Smith on the Midterm Elections and the Iran War
May 7, 2026
Trump’s second term was supposed to be the reset: less chaos, fewer neocons, and a renewed focus on problems at home. Instead, we’re watching an Iran conflict spiral while the administration sells the public a fantasy of easy wins and controlled escalation. I’m joined again by Dave Smith from Part of the Problem to revisit […]
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Ron Paul on The Staggering Cost of the Iran War
May 7, 2026
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s claim that the Iran war has cost the US $25 billion is laughable. The actual cost according to a new study is at least three times more than that. And that leaves out other costs such as opportunity costs. And what did the US get […]
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The Kyle Anzalone Show with Larry Johnson: Midterm, Markets, and Missiles
May 6, 2026
The scariest part of the U.S.-Iran standoff isn’t the loud headlines. It’s the quiet math of distance, missiles, and leverage at the Strait of Hormuz. We sit down with Larry Johnson to unpack Iran’s reported “new” framework and why it may be the same core message: lift the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, and Iran […]
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William Astore on The Iran Debacle
May 6, 2026
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. The worst of the Iran War may be over, according to this report from NBC News: Oil plunged and markets surged amid a report the U.S. and Iran are nearing a deal to end the war as gas prices jumped past $4.50. Officials in Washington and Tehran […]
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Ron Paul asks: ‘Project Freedom’ or ‘Project Market Manipulation’?
May 6, 2026
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Just two days into the US Administration’s “Project Freedom,” the project has been abandoned. No ships followed the US-claimed route out of the Hormuz Strait. It was a farce. But it did move markets as did its abandonment under the guise of yet another “deal” in the works. Which […]
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Freedom Flotilla Coalition Boats Continue Voyage to Gaza
May 6, 2026
Each of the four boats belonging to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) continues to sail toward Gaza. As of this writing, the vessels have completed approximately 10% of their journey since departing from Siracusa, Sicily, at 4:15 PM on Saturday, May 2. Live streaming from each boat allows viewers to track their individual paths, which […]
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It’s Time for the US to Acknowledge Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal
May 5, 2026
Some members of Congress are finally calling attention to Israel’s illegal nuclear weapons program: A group of House Democrats is urging the Trump administration to publicly acknowledge Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons program, a move that would abandon decades of U.S. policy but confirm what has been an open secret among intelligence officials since the late […]
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Ron Paul: Hegseth Claims We’re in a Different War With Iran
May 5, 2026
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a press conference today in which he rolled out the new White House line that Operation Project Freedom is separate from Epic Fury. That old war is over and we won. This is a new one and it will also soon be over. Presumably […]
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John Mearsheimer asks What Went Wrong?
May 5, 2026
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 4 May 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s popular podcast talking with Glenn about how the US and Europe ended up in so much trouble today. We spent little time talking about the specifics of the Iran war — which is highly unusual these days — and instead concentrated on […]
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The Kyle Anzalone Show with Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski : Iran: The Next Forever War?
May 4, 2026
“The one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single year is the United States military.” We start there, because that claim tells you a lot about how Washington sells war and how quickly moral language gets flipped into marketing. I’m joined again by Colonel Karen Kwakowski to unpack the Iran conflict through […]
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