Daniel Larison

February 15, 2022

Gerald Feierstein makes a very weak case for designating the Houthis as terrorists. First, he acknowledges that he previously opposed the designation when the Trump administration did it, but now claims that it is worth doing: The letter, which was ultimately signed by nearly 100 former U.S. diplomats and military officers, argued that a designation […]

Ana Milosavljevic

February 15, 2022

On Friday, February 11th antiwar groups United Against War and Militarism, Veterans for Peace, and Massachusetts Peace Action protested at Elizabeth Warren’s office in Boston to demand that she invoke a War Powers Resolution to end US involvement in the nearly 7 year-long proxy war in Yemen. While Warren has expressed nominal opposition to US […]

Bring Our Troops Home

February 14, 2022

(Boise, Idaho) – Today Eric Garris, longtime libertarian activist and Director of Antiwar.com, formally endorsed the "Defend the Guard" movement. The Defend the Guard Act is state-based legislation which would prohibit the deployment of a state’s National Guard units into active combat without a declaration of war by Congress, as required by Article I, Section […]

Kyle Anzalone

February 14, 2022

Weapons from US allies are pouring into Ukraine: Stinger missiles from Lithuania, drones from Turkey, MANPADS from Poland, anti-tank weapons from the UK and artillery systems from Estonia – all as Congress debates whether to send more “lethal aid” atop the $200 million already authorized. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky now finds himself in a predicament. […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

February 14, 2022

The US continues to insist that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could come “at any moment,” while the Russians insist they have no interest in an invasion. Is Russia about to call Biden’s bluff? Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.

Walt Zlotow

February 13, 2022

The Afghan economy has crashed into ruin from 20 years of U.S. warfare. The UN’s World Food Program estimates 23 million of Afghanistan’s 40 million people face starvation. The economy is in free-fall, putting Afghanistan into humanitarian crisis. But the Biden administration is fueling Afghanistan’s descent into darkness by holding $7 billion in Afghan funds […]

Ray McGovern

February 12, 2022

Turns out Scott and I now agree on slim likelihood of Russia invading Ukraine. But that might just mean that we’re both wrong now. Our views Friday afternoon on The Critical Hour may garner more interest, given the announcement just now that Biden and Putin will hold a conversation Saturday morning. Listen to “British Foreign […]

Kyle Anzalone

February 11, 2022

A recently declassified Pentagon report on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has renewed attacks against President Joe Biden from across the political spectrum. No doubt, the lack of foresight on the rapid collapse of the US-built Afghan government is inexcusable and created needless chaos. New reporting on the August 26 suicide bombing at the Kabul […]

Conflicts of Interest

February 11, 2022

On COI #230, Dave DeCamp – News Editor at Antiwar.com – joins Kyle Anzalone to discuss Yemen, Iran, and China.  Dave updates the recent Saudi attacks in Yemen. January was the deadliest month for Saudi civilian casualties since 2016. However,  at the start of his administration, Joe Biden had pledged to reduce military support for […]

Scott Horton

February 11, 2022

At our core, we are anti-interventionist libertarians in the Rothbardian–Paulian tradition. But we are single issue and non-sectarian, featuring great journalism and commentary from across the political spectrum. This playlist is an overview of my recent book, Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism, which summarizes the last 40 years in the Mideast. […]