Podcast appearances and mentions of Ivan Eland

On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints regarding the future of U.S. involvement in NATO. First on the show is James Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President at the Heritage Foundation and E.W. Richardson Fellow. Later, we hear from Ivan R. Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Independent Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty. You can find James on X, formerly Twitter, at @JJCarafano and find Ivan at @Ivan_Eland. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/future-of-freedom/support

Senior Fellow and Director - Center on Peace and Liberty - Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at The Independent Institute. Dr. Eland is a graduate of Iowa State University and received an M.B.A. in applied economics and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Washington University. He has been Director of Defense Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, and he spent 15 years working for Congress on national security issues, including stints as an investigator for the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Principal Defense Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. He also has served as Evaluator-in-Charge (national security and intelligence) for the U.S. General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office), and has testified on the military and financial aspects of NATO expansion before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on CIA oversight before the House Government Reform Committee, and on the creation of the Department of Homeland Security before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Dr. Eland is the author of Partitioning for Peace: An Exit Strategy for Iraq, Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty, The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed and Putting "Defense" Back into U.S. Defense Policy, as well as The Efficacy of Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool. He is a contributor to numerous volumes and the author of 45 in-depth studies on national security issues. His articles have appeared in American Prospect, Arms Control Today, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Emory Law Journal, The Independent Review, Issues in Science and Technology (National Academy of Sciences), Mediterranean Quarterly, Middle East and International Review, Middle East Policy, Nexus, Chronicle of Higher Education, American Conservative, International Journal of World Peace, and Northwestern Journal of International Affairs. Dr. Eland's popular writings have appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Miami Herald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Newsday, Sacramento Bee, Orange County Register, Washington Times, Providence Journal, The Hill, and Defense News. He has appeared on ABC's World News Tonight, NPR's Talk of the Nation, PBS, Fox News Channel, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CNN, CNN Crossfire, CNN-fn, C-SPAN, MSNBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC), Canadian TV (CTV), Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, BBC, and other local, national, and international TV and radio programs. - http://www.independent.org/

U.S. Should Turn Ukraine War Over to Its European AlliesA Long Day's Journey Into Putin's NightBy Ivan ElandInstead of a quick Russian victory, Russia's second invasion of Ukraine seems to be settling into a drawn-out slugfest. After Ukrainian soldiers surprisingly thwarted Russia's offensive on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital city, the gleeful United States rallied NATO nations to provide the Ukrainians with tens of billions in weapons technology.After some Ukrainian battlefield successes in throwing back the Russians in the east and south of Ukraine, which gained back some Russian-occupied territory, the United States and its allies gradually succumbed to the vision of decisively handing the Russian Bear with a stinging military defeat.Yet, Russia still has some advantages. By essentially invading Crimea and parts of industrialized eastern Ukraine in 2014 and combining this conquered territory with that of its initial gains in the east and south in the 2022 invasion, the Russians have given the Ukrainians a Herculean task to recapture such a large land area against a more significant and sometimes well-dug-in occupying force.Unless the reported low morale of the Russian force causes it to suddenly collapse—as German troops did in 1918 during World War I—the war likely will turn into a long, bloody slog.Currently, the United States provides more military aid to Ukraine than all other countries combined. If the Europeans lack some of the weapons needed by Ukraine, they can buy them from the United States and send them on. Through several recent presidential administrations, the U.S. military establishment has been trying to “pivot to Asia” to deal with the much bigger threat of a rising China, but the strategically overstretched United States—U.S. national debt has reached $31.5 trillion—has repeatedly been diverted from this objective by self-inflicted quagmires in the Middle East and providing tens of billions of aid to Ukraine.Second, the Russian fighting force has been shown to be a paper tiger, despite its large mass alone likely being able to lock up the war with Ukraine in stalemate for perhaps years—much like Russia's other foreign conflicts.Third, a better solution would be to reach a settlement that gives both countries a face-saving way out and creates the best chance for long-term stability—that is, the absence of future wars over the same ground.In the longer term, the two exhausted parties might agree to hold a referendum, or referendums, in Russian-speaking areas of Ukraine to let the people decide whether to be part of Russia, Ukraine or even a newly independent country. Such self-determination can often help settle conflicts based on ethnic or religious strife.IVAN ELAND is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty.Support the show"Wherever you find yourself is exactly and precisely where God wills you to be" Follow us on X: @CFC30290 Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-3123766 Website: https://clarityfromchaospodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Thanks for listening to Clarity from Chaos

Interview with Dr. Ivan ElandDr. Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty. He is author of War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure.The Office of the President of the U.S. isn't what it used to be—it has morphed into an overgrown beast. So says presidential scholar Ivan Eland in his landmark new book War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure.The presidency no longer simply enforces the laws passed by Congress but literally dominates American political life. Its vast bureaucracy is flush with cash and wields powers never authorized by the Framers. But who do we have to thank for this distortion of the Constitution? Congress.The presidency, says Eland, isn't inherently imperial. It's contingently imperial. Particularly when wars loom and Congress refuses to forestall our engagement in them—with inevitable consequences. Armed conflict bloats armies and emboldens the commanders-in-chief who wield them. Presidents, for instance, now unilaterally start wars and kill Americans (and others) overseas without due process.But wars also lead to massive domestic government interference. Income tax, estate tax, gas taxes, the IRS, public housing, rent control, inflationary money printing, financial bailouts—all have their origins in wartimeThe solution is clear. Congress, says Eland, simply must refuse to fund the undeclared wars presidents seem bent on waging. Yet to do that Congress must first implement reforms detailed in this book: weaken the committee structure; eliminate the seniority system, outlaw covert destabilization of foreign governments, and back federal courts seeking to limit the national security state—and many more.In sum, liberals, conservatives, independents—anybody concerned for personal liberties and good governance—should read this pathbreaking book and grapple with its implications. For they are wide-ranging and entail staggering consequences for a free people.Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty. He is author of War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure.Support the show"Wherever you find yourself is exactly and precisely where God wills you to be" Follow us on X: @CFC30290 Follow us on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-3123766 Website: https://clarityfromchaospodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Thanks for listening to Clarity from Chaos

Selection Aftermath Polish LandingsThe Jack Blood Show 360 11-17-2022 Ivan ElandWe had a ton of issues staying connected to the guest's cell phone.Mr. Eland is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace and Liberty, Independent Institute War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure (Independent Institute Studies in Political Economy) by Ivan Eland: https://www.amazon.com/War-Rogue-Presidency-Restoring-Congressional/dp/1598133225Ivan only suggests one website: https://www.independent.org/There is only one Jack Blood!Jack Blood News:https://www.facebook.com/JackBloodNews/E-Mail and Paypaljackblood@hotmail.comJack Blood Youtube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/JackBloodJack IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6910099/The Guy Producing this Pod.OCHELLI LINKS:If You Appreciate Ochelli.com Radio Chip In and Support us: https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Effect - Uncle - Age of Transitions - T-shirts and MORE: https://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/Special Audiobook SeriesPayPal & Contact for special arrangements: blindjfkresearcher@gmail.comNETWORK:Rokfin https://rokfin.com/ChuckOchelliBitchute Channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/oxL96KiJtQLP/Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ochelliSign-up on Ochelli.comhttps://ochelli.com/membership-account/membership-levels/LIVE LISTENING OPTIONS:OCHELLI.COM https://ochelli.com/listen-live/ RADDIO https://raddio.net/324242-ochellicom/ ZENO https://zeno.fm/radio/ochelli-radio/ TUNEIN http://tun.in/sfxkxOCHELLI.COM Radio Schedule ALL Times EasternSunday Get M.A.D.with Chris Graves 8-10 pm The Age of Transitions 10-11 pm Uncle The Podcast 11pm-MidnightMonday The Ochelli Effect 8-10 pm (Mondays LIVE on hold While Audio Book Series is in production)Tuesday The Ochelli Effect 8-10 pm Wednesday The Ochelli Effect 8-10 pm Thursday The Jack Blood Show 360 6-8 pm The Ochelli Effect 8-10 pm Friday The Ochelli Effect 8-10 pm Saturday +ALL Times ALL other days Random Replays

THE VIC PORCELLI SHOW 0:00 SEG 1 John Cooper https://www.heritage.org/staff/john-cooper  16:58 SEG 2 KAMALA LALA 29:04 SEG 3  A heated discussion with Ivan Eland about his book War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure. Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty. He is author of War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure. Can A New Congress Reign in the Excesses of the Rogue Biden Presidency?

Shaun talks to Dr. Ivan Eland from the Independent Institute about the weaponization of oil. PLUS, just how corrupt is the Biden family and administration? Scott Powell tells Shaun just how many morally depraved people the Biden's surround themselves with.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty.

Todd opens the hour joined by author of "War and the Rogue Presidency"; Ivan Eland to speak on the state of the US relations between Russia and Ukraine, and how this complex situation will play out. Todd then is joined by Chris Heely of the Connecticut Catholic Conference joins Todd to speak on the recent ruling in CT on physician assisted suicide and the flaws behind it. Tune in weekdays 3-6 PM EST on WTIC Newstalk 1080 ;or on the new Audacy app!

For months, the US and UK have warned of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. And yet there has been no invasion. The Russians have made it abundantly clear that Europe's current security arrangement is untenable. The Anglo-Saxon powers talk about war, Russia talks about security. CrossTalking with Ivan Eland, Nicolai Petro, and Maxim Suchkov.

Russia's strategic patience with the West, particularly with NATO and the EU, appears to have come to an end. The West is hell-bent on lecturing Moscow; negotiating and dialoguing among equals hasn't been part of the equation for a very long time. The West is making a serious strategic error. CrossTalking with Ivan Eland, Charles Shoebridge, and Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann.

Six years after President Obama tried to usher U.S.-Cuba relations into the 21st century, the two nations -- one a superpower, the other a small, weak island -- seem moored in a bygone era when international Communism consumed Cold Warriors on both sides of the ideological divide. The Biden administration is slapping another round of sanctions on Cuban leaders after they cracked down on protesters who filled the streets in early July, angered by food and power shortages and a botched Covid-19 inoculation program. Moreover, the U.S. embargo remains in place, a punitive measure perpetuated by domestic political pressures. Can the U.S. and Cuba move on from their ugly history? Ivan Eland of the Independent Institute, a scholar of U.S. foreign policy and critic of sanctions, joins the podcast to discuss why Communism endures in Cuba.  

Senior Fellow and Director - Center on Peace and Liberty - Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at The Independent Institute. Dr. Eland is a graduate of Iowa State University and received an M.B.A. in applied economics and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Washington University. He has been Director of Defense Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, and he spent 15 years working for Congress on national security issues, including stints as an investigator for the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Principal Defense Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. He also has served as Evaluator-in-Charge (national security and intelligence) for the U.S. General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office), and has testified on the military and financial aspects of NATO expansion before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on CIA oversight before the House Government Reform Committee, and on the creation of the Department of Homeland Security before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Dr. Eland is the author of Partitioning for Peace: An Exit Strategy for Iraq, Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty, The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed and Putting "Defense" Back into U.S. Defense Policy, as well as The Efficacy of Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool. He is a contributor to numerous volumes and the author of 45 in-depth studies on national security issues. His articles have appeared in American Prospect, Arms Control Today, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Emory Law Journal, The Independent Review, Issues in Science and Technology (National Academy of Sciences), Mediterranean Quarterly, Middle East and International Review, Middle East Policy, Nexus, Chronicle of Higher Education, American Conservative, International Journal of World Peace, and Northwestern Journal of International Affairs. Dr. Eland's popular writings have appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Miami Herald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Newsday, Sacramento Bee, Orange County Register, Washington Times, Providence Journal, The Hill, and Defense News. He has appeared on ABC's World News Tonight, NPR's Talk of the Nation, PBS, Fox News Channel, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CNN, CNN Crossfire, CNN-fn, C-SPAN, MSNBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC), Canadian TV (CTV), Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, BBC, and other local, national, and international TV and radio programs. - http://www.independent.org/For Your Listening Pleasure for these Lockdown / Stay-At-Home COVID and Variants Times - For all the radio shows available on The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network visit - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv.Our radio shows archives and programming include: A Different Perspective with Kevin Randle; Alien Cosmic Expo Lecture Series; Alien Worlds Radio Show; America's Soul Doctor with Ken Unger; Back in Control Radio Show with Dr. David Hanscom, MD; Connecting with Coincidence with Dr. Bernard Beitman, MD; Dick Tracy; Dimension X; Exploring Tomorrow Radio Show; Flash Gordon; Imagine More Success Radio Show with Syndee Hendricks and Thomas Hydes; Jet Jungle Radio Show; Journey Into Space; Know the Name with Sharon Lynn Wyeth; Lux Radio Theatre - Classic Old Time Radio; Mission Evolution with Gwilda Wiyaka; Paranormal StakeOut with Larry Lawson; Ray Bradbury - Tales Of The Bizarre; Sci Fi Radio Show; Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes; Space Patrol; Stairway to Heaven with Gwilda Wiyaka; The 'X' Zone Radio Show with Rob McConnell; Two Good To Be True with Justina Marsh and Peter Marsh; and many other!That's The ‘X' Zone Broadcast Network Shows and Archives - https://www.spreaker.com/user/xzoneradiotv

Does the Biden administration’s foreign policy differ from that of Trump’s? At this point, not really. However, there is one difference. Trump challenged the bipartisan consensus and failed. Biden on the other hand appears happy to oblige. The interagency consensus is winning again. CrossTalking with Ivan Eland, Joe Collins, and Scott Ritter.

Dave Forsyth and Ivan Eland discuss his Independent Institute article Big tech's Gravest Sin Working with the Security State. Big Tech is another crony capitalist industry living on government contracts and has along standing relationship with government. We also discuss it is time to stop coddling Saudi Arabia

Why is big tech taking such an open stance against, rather than for, freedom of speech? Thomas L. Knapp has been covering internet freedom issues for years and he has a compelling explanation: Big tech is playing Monopoly, and it's going to lose. Big tech has improved our lives in so many ways. Unfortunately, they've also managed to partner with the security state in ways that we're now just beginning to understand. Ivan Eland has a great article on why this form of crony capitalism is a huge mistake. The war on dissent is picking up speed with a new, and official, push to address what some politicians are calling "domestic terrorism." As Philip Giraldi explains, this is precisely what to expect when your national security apparatus has been politicized. One of my heroes is a young woman named Sophie Scholl. She, along with other members of the White Rose, were willing to speak the truth without regard to what it might cost them. More people should know her story and emulate her example. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

After a disruptive week we return to the halycon days of very-early January 2021 to finish our discussion on Presidential rankings with Emily Glankler. You can vote in our poll here: https://www.strawpoll.me/42426603 We parse the difference between defense and security, tell ghost stories, and try to remember what John Tyler did for the country. We discuss Ivan Eland's book Recarving Rushmore at length. You can find more Glanktastic-views and opinons on the Anti-Social Studies podcast and youtube channel. Get Glanked! Reach out at contact@pronoiatheater.com

Ivan Eland, defense analyst and author of books such as Recarving Rushmore and War and the Rogue Presidency, sits down with David Gornoski to discuss the history of America's warhawk policies from both the Democratic and Republican parties. The two look particularly at the practice of starting wars from false flags and the myth of retribution. Did the US know that the Japanese would attack Pearl Harbor? Whose side are we on in Syria? How does war relate to the ancient religious practice of human sacrifice? Watch the video on YouTube. Visit A Neighbor's Choice website at aneighborschoice.com

Senior Fellow and Director - Center on Peace and Liberty - Ivan Eland is Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at The Independent Institute. Dr. Eland is a graduate of Iowa State University and received an M.B.A. in applied economics and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Washington University. He has been Director of Defense Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, and he spent 15 years working for Congress on national security issues, including stints as an investigator for the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Principal Defense Analyst at the Congressional Budget Office. He also has served as Evaluator-in-Charge (national security and intelligence) for the U.S. General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office), and has testified on the military and financial aspects of NATO expansion before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on CIA oversight before the House Government Reform Committee, and on the creation of the Department of Homeland Security before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Dr. Eland is the author of Partitioning for Peace: An Exit Strategy for Iraq, Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty, The Empire Has No Clothes: U.S. Foreign Policy Exposed and Putting "Defense" Back into U.S. Defense Policy, as well as The Efficacy of Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool. He is a contributor to numerous volumes and the author of 45 in-depth studies on national security issues. His articles have appeared in American Prospect, Arms Control Today, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Emory Law Journal, The Independent Review, Issues in Science and Technology (National Academy of Sciences), Mediterranean Quarterly, Middle East and International Review, Middle East Policy, Nexus, Chronicle of Higher Education, American Conservative, International Journal of World Peace, and Northwestern Journal of International Affairs. Dr. Eland's popular writings have appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Miami Herald, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Newsday, Sacramento Bee, Orange County Register, Washington Times, Providence Journal, The Hill, and Defense News. He has appeared on ABC's World News Tonight, NPR's Talk of the Nation, PBS, Fox News Channel, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CNN, CNN Crossfire, CNN-fn, C-SPAN, MSNBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC), Canadian TV (CTV), Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, BBC, and other local, national, and international TV and radio programs. - http://www.independent.org/

It appears a new Cold War is in play – this time waged against China. What are the terms of engagement? What does it mean to win? And is an all-out war possible? How did the US and its allies find themselves in this situation? CrossTalking with Winnie King and Ivan Eland.

War and the Rogue Presidency, With Ivan Eland by Ron Paul Liberty Report

Ivan Eland is a senior fellow at the Independent Institute. He has a PhD in Public Policy from George Washington University and has been director of Defense Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, and he spent 15 years working for Congress on national security issues. Earlier this year he published War and the Rogue Presidency … Continue reading "CO133 Ivan Eland on Presidential Overreach"

Ivan Eland is a senior fellow at the Independent Institute. He has a PhD in Public Policy from George Washington University and has been director of Defense Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, and he spent 15 years working for Congress on national security issues. Earlier this year he published War and the Rogue Presidency … Continue reading "CO133 Ivan Eland on Presidential Overreach"

The last time Congress declared war was on December 8, 1941. In the years since then we have gone from a relatively limited executive branch — as spelled out in James Madison's system of checks and balances — straight through the imperial presidency of undeclared wars in Korea and Vietnam, to a rogue Presidency in which all bets are off.Historian, economist, and foreign policy expert Ivan Eland has written a new book linking the cancerous growth of the military and executive branch to Congress's on-going abdication of responsibility.War and the Rogue Presidency: Restoring the Republic after Congressional Failure is Eland's latest with the Independent Institute. Senator Rand Paul calls it a must-read for “for anyone seeking a safer, freer, and more peaceful world.”I've covered the growth of the administrative state dozens of times on my show, but Eland has a fresh take on how the erosion of checks and balances has taken place — not all at once, but in a ratcheting of executive power during wartime.He shows how most major economic interventions have their origin in war: whether its taxes (i.e., income tax, progressive taxation, double taxation, tax withholding, tax expenditures, the estate tax, gas taxes, etc.) or social programs (i.e., Social Security, expansion of Medicaid, public housing and rent control, grants-in-aid to state).Even government regulation of marriage, as opposed to the common law tradition, arose out of a Civil War interest in monitoring the moral activity of widows receiving pensions from the government.Eland walks readers through this surprising history — including Abraham Lincoln's “inept autocratic” wartime presidency — and the attempts by Congress to push back against growing executive authority. Eventually, he brings us to the present, in which Congress has pretty much stopped trying to check the President's authority.Eland makes an especially convincing case for conservatives to oppose the “rogue presidency.” He writes:CONSERVATIVES SHOULD BE leerier of jumping into wars, not only because wars kill and destroy and because the American superpower might become overextended, especially in a time of high national debt and fiscal crisis, but also because war makes the government — that is, the executive branch — expand rapidly at home, even in areas unrelated to national security.President Trump and the current Republican Congress are at an inflection point. After so many decades endless wars, we may be finally reaching agreements in Afghanistan and elsewhere to bring troops home. Yet Trump continues to face stiff pressures from advisors like John Bolton, who not only warn against troop drawdowns in the Middle East, but seem to be banging the drum for war in other distant regions like Iran.Listen now to learn how Congress can resume its constitutional authority to declare war, and constrain the rogue elements of the executive branch in their thirst for power.

A call for returning the power to declare war to the Congress

Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, agree on at least one thing: that they would not balance the budget and that the debt will increase under the latest spending plan. Ivan Eland from the Independent Institute explains how the increase in the federal debt affects us all.

Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at Independent Institute, Ivan Eland, discusses with John Howell what's being going on in the middle east and President Trump.

On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Ivan Eland, senior fellow at the Independent Institute and director of the institute's Center on Peace & Liberty; and Whitney Webb, staff writer at MintPress News.The Trump administration has been on high alert in response to what military and intelligence officials have deemed specific and credible threats from Iran against US personnel in the Middle East. But US President Donald Trump is frustrated with some of his top advisers, who he thinks could rush the United States into a military confrontation with Iran and shatter his long-standing pledge to withdraw from costly foreign wars, according to several US officials. Trump prefers a diplomatic approach to resolving tensions and wants to speak directly with Iran's leaders. All of this while my first guest warns that with the beat of Washington's war drums continuing to grow, particularly following the Monday reports of a government plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to counter Iran, the threat of an “accidental” provocation or a “false flag” is also becoming increasingly likely.Four activists who had been protesting in the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington, DC, for more than a month were arrested Thursday and forcibly removed from the building. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of anti-war organization Code Pink, told the Associated Press that police entered the building early in the morning to arrest the protestors. The US Secret Service confirmed officers had helped agents from State Department's Diplomatic Security Service execute arrest warrants against people inside the embassy: Kevin Zeese, Margaret Flowers, Adrienne Pine and David Paul.Carlos Ron, deputy foreign minister for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government, tweeted Thursday that US officials entering the building “is an unlawful breach of the Vienna Convention,” an international treaty that created a legal framework for diplomacy between countries. All of this action is taking place in Washington, DC, while it is reported that the Venezuelan government and opposition are preparing to negotiate. After months of protests and a failed opposition attempt to overthrow Maduro, government and opposition representatives are meeting in Norway for talks, Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday. It was unclear whether the sides would meet directly to explore resolutions for the political crisis in the South American nation or if Norwegian officials would serve as intermediaries.US President Donald Trump announced a new immigration plan in a speech Thursday afternoon, the latest attempt by the administration to follow through on a campaign promise to overhaul America's immigration system. "We are proposing an immigration plan that puts the jobs, wages and safety of American workers first," Trump said. "Our proposal is pro-America, pro-immigrant and pro-worker. It's just common sense." What are we to make of the president's description?GUESTS:Carlos Castaneda — Attorney at Garcia & Garcia. Lilly Tajaddini — Iran Campaign coordinator for Code Pink.Ricardo Vaz — Writer and editor at Venezuelanalysis.com.Ivan Eland — Senior fellow at the Independent Institute and director of the Independent Institute's Center on Peace & Liberty.Whitney Webb — Staff Writer at MintPress News.

Years back, Ivan Eland wrote a book with this title.  He traced this country's steady expansion of its military footprint all over the world and the dangers inherent in this trend.  We decided to catch up with him several years later to determine if this military intervention, on the whole, has been positive for America … Continue reading EP 201 The Empire Has No Clothes

Ivan Eland, Martin Jaques, Simon Worrel, Tyler Cowen

On this episode of Fault Lines, guests join hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discussing the mainstream media's (mis)coverage of Syria, the Skripal case, Russia, and other topics. Fault Lines frequent guest Vanessa Beeley called BBC Trending's attacks or her and other journalists a “blatant attempt” to “silence independent journalism.” Other Sputnik and RT guests have been pressured into silence. Are the mainstream media working to limit your right to hear diverse views? If so, what can you do about it?The hosts will also engage guests in discussions about the ongoing blackout in Puerto Rico, in the Southwestern Hemisphere and other top news and trending issues in the “Divided States of America.”Scheduled guests and topics:Stephen Lendman prolific independent journalist http://stephenlendman.org/ Topic: his article “True Targets of US-Led Aggression in Syria” Joel Segal Former Top Congressional Staffer, National Ditection Justice Action Mobilization Network Topic: Puerto Rico Black OutFreedom Friday with Holly “Hood” Harris Topics: a libertarian perspective on Syria and Immigration raids Ivan Eland, Author, Defense Policy Expert, Journalist Topic: Trump's Foreign Policy re: Syria and KoreaAustin Petersen - Candidate for Senate in Missouri | Topic: What are we doing in Syria?

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan continue to delve into the facts of the UK nerve attack. While many in the media have been quick to draw conclusions, a number of unanswered questions remain.Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)John Carson - Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan | Topic: What Does "Merit-Based" Immigration Mean? w/ @JohnC_MichDwight Young - Candidate for Senate in Florida | Topic: What Constitutes an America First AgendaIvan Eland - Reporter from the Independent | Topic: US foreign policy toward North KoreaThe term "merit-based" is often used when discussing who should be allowed to immigrate to the United States. John Carson, Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, joins Garland and Lee to talk about what merit-based immigration does and should mean. The recent shooting by Nikolas Cruz refocused attention on the FBI when the failures of the bureau in the case came to light. Now, with new details coming out during the trial for the wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter, it seems that the FBI may have a mass shooter problem on it hands.The prospective meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un would be a groundbreaking event should it occur. Today, Ivan Eland, a reporter from the Independent joins the show to give his thoughts on American policy regarding North Korea.

Eland, from the Independent Institute, talks with Kruser about the proposed summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Did you ever wonder why those same 5 presidents always wind up at the top of the "greatness" rankings? I assure you, it's no accident; but nor is it very "objective." In this episode, I briefly lay out the main reasons for looking to alternative models for assessing American executives. When done right, expect the unexpected. ARTICLES OF INTEREST: "From Van Buren to Bush, a better way to rank US presidents." (Ivan Eland) https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2009/0120/p09s02-coop.html

An Alabama woman accused Roy Moore on Monday of sexually assaulting her when she was 16. She is the fifth and most brutal charge leveled against the Republican Senate candidate. Senate Republicans are now openly discussing not seating him or expelling him if he wins the Dec. 12 special election. Plus, Ivan Eland is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace and Liberty. He joined Dan and Amy to talk about his new book “Eleven Presidents: Promises vs. Results in Achieving Limited Government”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ivan Eland is the author of several books including "Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty" talks with Gary Sutton about history on WSBA

The debate over the United States' exit from Iraq is back, with the new wave of violence after a brief (relative) calm. Clearly, the vision of a peaceful, unified, and democratic Iraq has not worked out as proponents of the invasion hoped. But could this relapse have been avoided if we had only stayed longer? Not according to Ivan Eland, Director of the Independent Institute's Center for Peace & Liberty and the guest for the full hour.Just before the draw-down of troops began in 2009, Eland penned a short, prescient tract on what a successful exit strategy for Iraq would entail. Partitioning for Peace: An Exit Strategy for Iraq argued against the Bush administration's attempt to cast the country in the democratic image of the United States. His book laid a foundation for a more realistic political agreement: a negotiated partition of the country among the major factions that would grant each faction autonomy under a weak central government. The Obama administration got the “exit” part right, but its desire to maintain a unified Iraq continues to do damage, as de facto partition and civil war erupt in the absence of negotiation. Learn how the West's misguided political correctness and short-sighted interventions over the past century have set the stage for the latest struggle in the Middle East.

Ivan Eland, author of Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty, joins Tom to talk best and worst in the history of the presidency.

Stefan Molyneux speaks with Ivan Eland about the the build to war with Syria, the history of American interventionism, artificial middle eastern boundaries, a legacy of colonialism, absolutist irrationalities, prestige agreements, horrors which haven't provoked United States intervention and the strategy of economic warfare. Freedomain Radio is the largest and most popular philosophy show on the web - http://www.freedomainradio.com

From the Independent Institute - Dr Eland discusses the latest US foreign policy disaster.

Ivan Eland, David Hendrickson, Michael Scheuer

A Freedomain Radio interview with Dr Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace and Liberty.

  The fellow says that after careful consideration,   he's up for "Re-carving Rushmore".... Ivan Eland  re-rates the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity and Liberty.   Great stuff.    Professor Michael Behe says Darwin wouldn't have celebrated Darwin Day.   Then,  a new piece of legislation  wants to change Iowa tax law to convert any condo with more than four units into "commercial" property and tax them accordingly.  BOOM!