Stinnett Responds to NSA’s Pearl Harbor Claims

At Scott Horton's suggestion, I wrote Robert Stinnett, author of Day of Deceit: The Truth about FDR and Pearl Harbor, and asked "about the new story [1,2] that the NSA has debunked the Pearl Harbor foreknowledge narrative." His response is as follows: Memo for Anthony...

Libertarians and the Old Right

For those interested, here is my debut in the American Conservative — a review of Justin Raimondo's Reclaiming the American Right. And Jim, I don't know who these pro-Palin libertarians are, but I sure ain't one!! In fact, I was an early detractor.

Don’t Miss This Conference!

I am honored to be returning as a speaker to the second annual Future of Freedom Foundation conference on foreign policy and civil liberties, which takes place June 6 through June 8 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia, and, as last year, features a...

Antiwar Conference in Reston, VA: June 6-8

Come to the wonderful Future of Freedom Foundation conference this June, 6-8, at the Hyatt in Reston Virginia. Here's my article today discussing why I'm excited. Antiwar.com readers will find the slate of 20 speakers rather impressive, including such Antiwar.com...

Oakland Event: U.S. Militarization of Space

Mike Moore will be discussing his important new book, Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance, at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA, on Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 PM. Here are the details. Moore's book is an indispensable contribution to an issue often...

Robert Higgs In Oakland, CA, on Thu, Dec 6

The great Robert Higgs, author of many books and classic articles on political economy, and longtime opponent of the U.S. government's policy of imperial war, will be speaking at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA, this Thursday, December 6. The reception is at...

US: Prison Central

Vineyardsaker has a provocative post on Ahmadinejad's description of America as a "big prison." He posts this chilling data (emphasis added): Incarcerations per 100,000 population (sample): 1014____Texas (in 1999) (governor George W. Bush) 1013____Louisiana (2001)...

Re: Finally, an Alternative to Peace and Freedom!

Matt, here's what strikes me as the irony. Not only has the Iraq war become increasingly unpopular, but Ron Paul has repeatedly been credited by the MSM for having opposed the war back when we peaceniks were in the minority. If there were ever a time to worry that Ron...

The Washington Post Treads on My Dreams

Remember how I dreamt of more national dialogue on the war from a sane perspective? It seems the Washington Post has the precise opposite hope: They want the antiwar candidates, Ron Paul and Mike Gravel, out of the debates. These debates are "cluttered," apparently,...