Podcast appearances and mentions of ted galen carpenter

Ryan and Zachary look at how interest groups representing Ukrainians, Iraqis, Israelis, and others have often lobbied for US intervention in foreign wars that in no way benefit the American population overall. Be sure to follow War, Economy, and State at https://Mises.org/WES. Additional Resources "Get the US Out of the Middle East" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/WES_14_A "The Liberty Movement's Pro-War Fifth Column" by Ted Galen Carpenter: https://Mises.org/WES_14_B George Washington's Farewell Address: https://Mises.org/WES_14_C "America Has No Duty to Rule the World" by Daniel Bessner: https://Mises.org/WES_14_D Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy by Stephen Wertheim: https://Mises.org/WES_14_E "The Left Is Now Telling Us (Ukrainian) Nazis Aren't So Bad After All" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/WES_14_F "Armed Neutrality Is the Only Moral Foreign Policy" by Ryan McMaken: https://Mises.org/WES_14_G

A no-holds-barred discussion against the regime, featuring Ted Carpenter, Michael Rectenwald, Karen Kwiatkowski, and Jonathan Newman. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023.

 Download Episode. Scott was joined by Ted Galen Carpenter on Antiwar Radio this week. They first discuss the status of Ukraine's counteroffensive. There has been a lot of coverage of some Ukrainian gains in the southeast. Less covered have been the Russian gains in the northeast. They discuss these developments and reflect on the reaction in Washington. At the end, they touch on the absurd GOP proposal to launch a conventional war against the Mexican drug cartels. Discussed on the show: “Is the United States Pursuing a Permanent Cold War with Russia? (Libertarian Institute) “Russia as the New, All-Purpose US Pretext for Military Intervention” (Antiwar.com) “Pakistan Events Confirm that Washington Prefers Compliant Autocrats Over Feisty Democrats” (Antiwar.com) “The GOP Declares War on Mexico” (Antiwar.com) Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently Unreliable Watchdog: The News Media and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

Scott was joined by Ted Galen Carpenter on Antiwar Radio this week. They first discuss the status of Ukraine's counteroffensive. There has been a lot of coverage of some Ukrainian gains in the southeast. Less covered have been the Russian gains in the northeast. They discuss these developments and reflect on the reaction in Washington. At the end, they touch on the absurd GOP proposal to launch a conventional war against the Mexican drug cartels. Discussed on the show: “Is the United States Pursuing a Permanent Cold War with Russia? (Libertarian Institute) “Russia as the New, All-Purpose US Pretext for Military Intervention” (Antiwar.com) “Pakistan Events Confirm that Washington Prefers Compliant Autocrats Over Feisty Democrats” (Antiwar.com) “The GOP Declares War on Mexico” (Antiwar.com) Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently Unreliable Watchdog: The News Media and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Ted Galen Carpenter makes his first appearance on the show as a Senior Fellow at the Libertarian Institute. Scott and Carpenter discuss his most recent book about the news media's long history of enabling Washington's disastrous foreign policy. They start with the campaign to get the U.S. involved in World War I and move up to the present day—touching on Vietnam, Iraq War I, Bosnia, Iraq War II, Syria and Ukraine.    Discussed on the show: Unreliable Watchdog by Ted Galen Carpenter The Captive Press by Ted Galen Carpenter Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently Unreliable Watchdog: The News Media and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

Ted Galen Carpenter makes his first appearance on the show as a Senior Fellow at the Libertarian Institute. Scott and Carpenter discuss his most recent book about the news media's long history of enabling Washington's disastrous foreign policy. They start with the campaign to get the U.S. involved in World War I and move up to the present day—touching on Vietnam, Iraq War I, Bosnia, Iraq War II, Syria and Ukraine.    Discussed on the show: Unreliable Watchdog by Ted Galen Carpenter The Captive Press by Ted Galen Carpenter Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently Unreliable Watchdog: The News Media and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of our democratic political system. But reporters, pundits, and editors face intense pressure to adopt and amplify government messages in their coverage of U.S. foreign policy. In Unreliable Watchdog, Ted Galen Carpenter focuses on the nature and extent of the American news media's willingness to accept official accounts and policy justifications, too often throwing skepticism aside. Unreliable Watchdog jump‐​starts a badly needed conversation about how the press must improve its coverage of foreign policy and national security issues if it is to serve its proper role for the American people. Join us as the author and discussant explore why so many journalists―as well as social media platforms―seem willing to collaborate with government officials in pushing an activist foreign policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in early 2021, Cato Institute senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter urged Washington "to abandon its efforts to torpedo Nord Stream 2." His warnings have been proven prescient by Seymour Hersh's recent revelations, which seem to confirm the US government's involvement in the destruction of the pipeline. Many journalists admit behind closed doors that they believe in the US's involvement, yet the media remains silent out of fear of provoking a response from Russia.In his new book Unreliable Watchdog, Ted Galen Carpenter argues that the news media has become a tool for propaganda rather than a watchdog for the American people, leading to a distorted view of U.S. foreign policy and a “garrison state” mentality.He examines the media's willingness to accept official accounts and policy justifications without skepticism, particularly in regards to the Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, the Balkans, Iraq War, Libya and Syria civil wars, and post–Cold War relations with Russia and China.He questions why journalists and social media platforms collaborate with government officials in pushing an activist foreign policy, even when results are questionable or disastrous.Are we repeating the same mistakes with Ukraine as the media cheerleads the escalation of another unwinnable war?

Scott talks with Cato Senior Fellow Ted Galen Carpenter about American interventions in Ukraine and Syria. They dig into the likeliest escalation scenarios in Ukraine and imagine how both sides would react to defeat. That leads to a discussion about the social psychology behind Washington's foreign policy decisions. They also look to the terror wars and tie their talk on American foreign policy psychology to the ongoing war in Syria.  Discussed on the show: “How Will the Blob React if Ukraine Faces Defeat?” (Antiwar.com) “What Do Think Tanks Think? Proximity to Power and Foreign Policy Preferences” (Foreign Policy Analysis) “Washington's Dubious Syria Intervention Continues” (Cato.org) Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently NATO: Dangerous Dinosaur. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Scott talks with Cato Senior Fellow Ted Galen Carpenter about American interventions in Ukraine and Syria. They dig into the likeliest escalation scenarios in Ukraine and imagine how both sides would react to defeat. That leads to a discussion about the social psychology behind Washington's foreign policy decisions. They also look to the terror wars and tie their talk on American foreign policy psychology to the ongoing war in Syria.  Discussed on the show: “How Will the Blob React if Ukraine Faces Defeat?” (Antiwar.com) “What Do Think Tanks Think? Proximity to Power and Foreign Policy Preferences” (Foreign Policy Analysis) “Washington's Dubious Syria Intervention Continues” (Cato.org) Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently NATO: Dangerous Dinosaur. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

 Download Episode. Scott interviews author and Cato Institute senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter about the dangerous situation in Ukraine. Carpenter has been paying close attention to the social psychology behind America's response to Russia's invasion. He talks with Scott about how dishonest journalism, partisanship and neo-McCarthyism have poisoned people's ability to see the war for what it is and have made many Americans completely dismissive of the danger posed by war with Russia. Carpenter argues that broad outspoken opposition to American involvement in the war is vital.  Discussed on the show: “The Global South's Revolt against Biden's Russia Policy” (Antiwar.com) “The NATO Vs. Russia Proxy War In Ukraine Could Become A Real War” (19fortyfive) Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently NATO: Dangerous Dinosaur. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott interviews author and Cato Institute senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter about the dangerous situation in Ukraine. Carpenter has been paying close attention to the social psychology behind America's response to Russia's invasion. He talks with Scott about how dishonest journalism, partisanship and neo-McCarthyism have poisoned people's ability to see the war for what it is and have made many Americans completely dismissive of the danger posed by war with Russia. Carpenter argues that broad outspoken opposition to American involvement in the war is vital.  Discussed on the show: “The Global South's Revolt against Biden's Russia Policy” (Antiwar.com) “The NATO Vs. Russia Proxy War In Ukraine Could Become A Real War” (19fortyfive) Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently NATO: Dangerous Dinosaur. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Thc Hemp Spot. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://youtu.be/CJ62Lw1PJsg In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Connor Freeman about the dismal state of U.S./Russian relations. We discuss the spiraling escalation in Ukraine and U.S. policy decisions which signal that the unthinkable may be inevitable. Episode 216 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: CrowdHealth Use promo code LW99 to get your first three months for $99/mo Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Show Notes: https://asiatimes.com/2022/05/biden-and-the-democrats-pivot-to-proxy-war/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/shoving-match-biden-pushes-around-china-and-russia/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/cold-war-served-hot/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/12/15/the-ghost-of-georgia-2008-should-be-haunting-kiev-right-now/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-17-na-advisor17-story.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccain-today-we-are-all-georgians/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/as-military-aid-and-intel-sharing-increases-the-u-s-sleepwalks-into-the-russia-ukraine-war/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/adam-kinzinger-executes-necon-vision-for-ukraine/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/former-nato-commander-disguises-war-propaganda-as-novel/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/nyt-claims-u-s-intelligence-has-happened-assassinate-russian-generals/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-long-lucrative-and-bloody-road-to-world-war-iii/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/have-we-lost-our-humanity/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/we-want-you-to-keep-the-war-going/ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/secretary-defense-austin-russia-shoigu-ukraine-call https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/12/ukraine-accused-of-deadly-cross-border-attack-in-belgorod-russia/ https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/12/russian-official-says-nato-risking-direct-conflict-with-russia-and-full-fledged-nuclear-war/ https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/11/china-says-us-intensifying-tensions-by-sailing-warship-through-taiwan-strait/ https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/02/after-ukraine-visit-nancy-pelosi-says-russias-war-warrants-the-strongest-possible-military-response/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/news-roundup/us-launches-two-sets-of-military-exercises-in-europe/ https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Galen_Carpenter/2022/05/02/this-time-nato-better-take-putins-ukraine-warnings-seriously/ https://original.antiwar.com/Daryl_Kimball/2022/05/02/the-very-important-case-against-more-tactical-nuclear-weapons/ https://libertyweekly.substack.com/p/lindsey-graham-leads-us-regime-change?s=w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hars-4qAFSY&t=207s https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=37BA157B-FDF3-4298-9F3D-FB1B313A54CC https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Snider/2022/05/11/when-is-the-us-at-war-russias-red-line/

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Connor Freeman about the dismal state of U.S./Russian relations. We discuss the spiraling escalation in Ukraine and U.S. policy decisions which signal that the unthinkable may be inevitable. Episode 216 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: CrowdHealth Use promo code LW99 to get your first three months for $99/mo Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Show Notes: https://asiatimes.com/2022/05/biden-and-the-democrats-pivot-to-proxy-war/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/shoving-match-biden-pushes-around-china-and-russia/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/cold-war-served-hot/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/12/15/the-ghost-of-georgia-2008-should-be-haunting-kiev-right-now/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-17-na-advisor17-story.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccain-today-we-are-all-georgians/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/as-military-aid-and-intel-sharing-increases-the-u-s-sleepwalks-into-the-russia-ukraine-war/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/adam-kinzinger-executes-necon-vision-for-ukraine/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/former-nato-commander-disguises-war-propaganda-as-novel/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/nyt-claims-u-s-intelligence-has-happened-assassinate-russian-generals/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-long-lucrative-and-bloody-road-to-world-war-iii/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/have-we-lost-our-humanity/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/we-want-you-to-keep-the-war-going/ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/secretary-defense-austin-russia-shoigu-ukraine-call https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/12/ukraine-accused-of-deadly-cross-border-attack-in-belgorod-russia/ https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/12/russian-official-says-nato-risking-direct-conflict-with-russia-and-full-fledged-nuclear-war/ https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/11/china-says-us-intensifying-tensions-by-sailing-warship-through-taiwan-strait/ https://news.antiwar.com/2022/05/02/after-ukraine-visit-nancy-pelosi-says-russias-war-warrants-the-strongest-possible-military-response/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/news-roundup/us-launches-two-sets-of-military-exercises-in-europe/ https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Galen_Carpenter/2022/05/02/this-time-nato-better-take-putins-ukraine-warnings-seriously/ https://original.antiwar.com/Daryl_Kimball/2022/05/02/the-very-important-case-against-more-tactical-nuclear-weapons/ https://libertyweekly.substack.com/p/lindsey-graham-leads-us-regime-change?s=w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hars-4qAFSY&t=207s https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=37BA157B-FDF3-4298-9F3D-FB1B313A54CC https://original.antiwar.com/Ted_Snider/2022/05/11/when-is-the-us-at-war-russias-red-line/

0:00 - @John_Kass fills in for the vacationing Amy J   14:20 - Dan & John take on Big Blue City Lawlessness & Disorder   31:28 - Mask 2 - Return of the Mask:  new mask mandates in Philly for the spring season    53:02 - Dan & John look into a “fast from whiteness” for Lent   01:10:58 - Bethany Mandel, Editor at Ricochet, Contributing writer for Deseret News, Editor & Board of Heroes of Liberty: I'm a mom and Disney has me rethinking everything about it. You can follow Bethany on twitter @bethanyshondark   01:24:19 - Noted economist, Stephen Moore, analyzes and ranks how states faired in their response to COVID. Check out Steve's newest book  Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy—And Our Freedom   01:38:55 - Ted Galen Carpenter, senior fellow in defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute and a contributing editor at The American Conservative: Whitewashing Ukraine's Corruption. Check out Ted's latest for The American Conservativehere 01:56:57 - Dan & John take on Big Blue City Lawlessness & Disorder See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How has NATO altered European security? What has NATO's role been in setting the stage for war in Ukraine? Stephen Wertheim, a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Cato Institute senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter comment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

[0:00] - Adam Schiff, Congressman from California [0:08] - CATO's Ted Galen Carpenter here: https://www.cato.org/people/ted-galen-carpenter [10:30] - John Mearsheimer, American political scientist, 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you find value in the content, please consider donating to my PayPal KeithKnight590@gmail.com LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b BitChute: KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone https://www.bitchute.com/channel/keithknightdonttreadonanyone/ Minds: https://www.minds.com/KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone/ MeWe: mewe.com/i/keithknight25 Flote: https://flote.app/VoluntaryistKeith Gab: https://gab.com/Voluntarykeith Twitter: @an_capitalist The Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/ One Great Work Network: https://www.onegreatworknetwork.com/keith-knight

https://youtu.be/kxreeqdn9iE The United States aids Ukraine and her people, so that we can fight Russia over there, and we don't have to fight Russia here. - Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), January 2020 [0:00] - Adam Schiff, Congressman from California [0:08] - CATO's Ted Galen Carpenter [10:30] - John Mearsheimer, American political scientist, 2015 Odysee BitChute Minds Archive Flote Spotify

[0:00] - Senator John McCain, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Chris Murphy, and Victoria Nuland (former member of the foreign service, served as the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State from 2015 to 2017 and US Permanent Representative to NATO from 2005 to 2008.) [4:34] - Explanation by Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow at the CATO Institute: https://www.cato.org/people/ted-galen-carpenter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you find value in the content, please consider donating to my PayPal KeithKnight590@gmail.com LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b BitChute: KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone https://www.bitchute.com/channel/keithknightdonttreadonanyone/ Minds: https://www.minds.com/KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone/ MeWe: mewe.com/i/keithknight25 Flote: https://flote.app/VoluntaryistKeith Gab: https://gab.com/Voluntarykeith Twitter: @an_capitalist The Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/ One Great Work Network: https://www.onegreatworknetwork.com/keith-knight

https://youtu.be/33gfPwojiUI But imagine if the shoe was on the other foot, in, say, Canada: What if the Russians, after having won the Cold War, had begun incorporating all of Latin America into their Warsaw Pact military alliance, and then even used neo-Nazis to do a street putsch against the government in Ottawa, overthrowing it, threatened to kick the United States out of its naval bases in Alaska, and then helped the new regime launch a war against the people of Vancouver, B.C. for refusing to recognize the new coup junta, and all while threatening to overthrow the government in Washington D.C. next? - Scott Horton, The History Behind the Russia-Ukraine War [0:00] - Senator John McCain, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Chris Murphy, and Victoria Nuland (former member of the foreign service, served as the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the United States Department of State from 2015 to 2017 and US Permanent Representative to NATO from 2005 to 2008.) [4:34] - Explanation by Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow at the CATO Institute Odysee BitChute Minds Flote Archive Spotify

Frank is joined by Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow for Defense and Foreign Policy studies at the Cato Institute as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of The Other Side of Midnight: Frank Morano doesn't wait thirty minutes to swim after eating. Frank is joined by Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow for Defense and Foreign Policy studies at the Cato Institute as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. Rob Astorino, former Westchester County Executive and a Republican candidate for Governor of New York State says hello from the campaign trail. And though no one's confirmed, and though Ted from Forest Hills denies it, we know the truth is out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris, Melanie, and Zack debate Madeleine Albright's recent article on “The Coming Democratic Revival” in Foreign Affairs. They discuss whether the United States is in a position to promote democracy and push back against autocracy abroad, or whether it needs to focus primarily on its own democratic institutions and processes. Melanie commends Nancy Mace for holding Steve Bannon to account. Chris calls out President Joe Biden for his recent confusing statement on Taiwan. And Zack remembers Colin Powell for a life well lived. Links: Madeleine K. Albright, “The Coming Democratic Revival,” Foreign Affairs, November/December 2021, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2021-10-19/madeleine-albright-coming-democratic-revival. “As Sudan's Government Wobbles, Coups are Making a Comeback,” The Economist, Oct. 25, 2021, https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/25/as-sudans-government-wobbles-coups-are-making-a-comeback.  Caitlyn Byrd, “SC's Nancy Mace Joins Democrats in Vote to Hold Steven Bannon in Contempt of Congress,” Oct. 21, 2021, https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article255184472.html.  Jack Norton, Twitter, Oct. 25, 2021, https://twitter.com/JackNorton8064/status/1452525971442044930.  Jane Street, Twitter, Oct. 19, 2021, https://twitter.com/janestreet/status/1450608726352740355. Joseph R. Biden Jr., “Not So Deft On Taiwan,” Washington Post, May 2, 2001, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2001/05/02/not-so-deft-on-taiwan/2adf3075-ee98-4e70-9be0-5459ce1edd5d/. Josh Rudolph, “Regulating the Enablers,” Alliance for Securing Democracy, Sept. 2021, https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/regulating-the-enablers/. Michael Cohen, “The Foreign Policy ‘Credibility' Argument Is, Well, Not Credible,” The New Republic, Oct. 18, 2021, https://newrepublic.com/article/164039/foreign-policy-credibility-argument-afghanistan-withdrawal. NAEI Annual Student Competition, Atlantic Council, https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/scowcroft-center-for-strategy-and-security/new-american-engagement-initiative/naei-annual-student-competition/. Pew Research Center, “Citizens in Advanced Economies Want Significant Changes to Their Political Systems,” October 2021, https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/PG_2021.10.21_Democracy_FINAL.pdf. “SFRC Approves 33 Critical Foreign Policy Nominations,” United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Oct. 19, 2021, https://www.foreign.senate.gov/press/chair/release/sfrc-approves-33-critical-foreign-policy-nominations-. Steven F. Knott, American Foreign Policy to 1899: Core Documents (Ashland, OH: Ashbrook Center, 2021), https://teachingamericanhistory.org/product/american-foreign-policy-to-1899/.  Ted Galen Carpenter, “Biden and His Foreign Policy Team At Least Need to Get on the Same Page Regarding Taiwan,” Cato at Liberty Blog, Oct. 25, 2021, https://www.cato.org/blog/biden-foreign-policy-team-least-need-get-same-page-regarding-taiwan.

On this edition of Parallax Views, there's been a political blame game at play since President Joe Biden announced the U.S. withdrawal of its military forces from Afghanistan. The last of the U.S. forces officially left on August 30th, 2021. What now? What does this mean for U.S. foreign policy going forward? Will it open up a debate about U.S. foreign policy since 9/11? And what are the lessons that need to be learned from the U.S. military adventure in Afghanistan? We have two interviews delving into those questions on this edition of the program. First up, Ret. Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis of Defense Priorities joins us to discuss his whistleblowing on the Afghanistan War and the surge that took place on President Obama's watch. We talk about the Afghanistan Papers and how the public was systemically misled (or lied to) about the on-the-ground reality in Afghanistan. Also, we find out Lt. Col. Davis' response to criticisms that the withdrawal will hurt Afghans, that this opens us up to new terrorist threats, and calls to end the Forever Wars are the province of dangerous "isolationists". Also, we discuss how figures like Leon Panetta and H.R. McMaster are "addicted to war" as outlined in Lt. Col Davis' commentary at The Guardian. Lt. Col. Davis argues that we need to reintroduce the diplomatic toolkit and reorient U.S. foreign policy. We also manage to delve into the the Kabul airport attack and the U.S. cooperation with the Taliban against the threat of ISIS-K during the evacuation process. Then, Ted Galen Carpenter of the CATO Institute, who regularly writes for Antiwar.Com and the National Interest, joins us for further discussion about Afghanistan and, more broadly, the need for a revamp of U.S. foreign policy. As supplements to this conversation you may want to read Carpenter's latest Antiwar.Com piece "Blame-Shifting: The Political Elites Response to the Messy Afghan Withdrawal" and "The Cynical Campaign To Scapegoat Joe Biden for the Afghanistan Debacle" as well as his article at the National Interest entitled "U.S. Credibility Not Seriously Damaged by Afghanistan Failure".

On this edition of The Other Side of Midnight: Jonathan Gilliam, Former NAVY SEAL, Former FBI Special Agent, author of the best-selling book “Sheep No More” and the hot of The Experts podcast discusses the terrorist attack in Kabul wit Frank Morano. Ted Galen Carpenter,  senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute with Frank Morano. He's also the author of 12 books including, NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur. He discusses the terrorist attack in Kabul as well.  Then, Debbie Schlussel, attorney, author, political commentator and film critic comes to tell Frank about the latest in theaters. Plus the Thousand Dollar Minute!

Ted Galen Carpenter,  senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute with Frank Morano. He's also the author of 12 books including, NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur. He discusses the terrorist attack in Kabul.

Chris, Zack, and Melanie discuss Hal Brands and Charles Edel’s article “A Grand Strategy of Democratic Solidarity.” Is it possible, and is it wise, to construct a grand strategy of democratic solidarity to counter China and Russia? How might the United States and other countries implement this strategy in practice?  Should President Joe Biden host a “summit for democracies,” or would that cause more problems than it would solve?   Melanie criticizes Biden’s infrastructure plan, Zack praises Congress for bipartisan work on the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, and Chris has some tender words for his daughter, Katelyn, as she finishes her time in high school just as she’s spent the last few years — enjoying every moment.   Links Hal Brands and Charles Edel, “A Grand Strategy of Democratic Solidarity,” Washington Quarterly, March 23, 2021 Kori Schake, “The US Doesn’t Know How to Treat Its Allies,” The Atlantic, March 28, 2021 Brian Reidl, “Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal is a Giant Boondoggle,” The Dispatch, April 5, 2021 Michael Wood, Tweet, April 11, 2021 “Strategic Competition Act of 2021,”  U.S. Senate Foreign Relation Committee, April 8, 2021 James Goldgeier and Bruce W. Jentleson, "A Democracy Summit Is Not What the Doctor Ordered," Foreign Affairs, December 14, 2020 Graham Brookie, Tweet, April 11, 2021 “Sharp Partisan Divides in Foreign Policy Priorities,” Pew Research Center, February 23, 2021 Christopher Preble, “Covert Wars, To What End?” War on the Rocks, August 7, 2019 Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent, Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America’s Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes (Cato Institute, 2015)

Shaun Thompson discusses the latest on the Colorado shooting and is joined by Stephen Gutowski of the Washington Free Beacon on the Biden Administration's plan to ban "assault weapons". Then, Ted Galen Carpenter of CATO Institute on the stupidity of the Biden foreign policy and how the National Security State influences our media. Plus, mandated vaccinations? It may be coming to a workplace near you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you notice that foreign policy was not even mentioned in this week's presidential debate? Join special guest Ted Galen Carpenter, FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger, and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they discuss U.S. foreign policy. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

As the US deals with the federal government's failure to renew pandemic relief, the social unrest appears to be taking a turn for the worse. Is this in any way related to the economic troubles? If so, are these one-time occurrences, and what can be done to calm the violence?The Washington Post recently ran a column by notorious pro-war neoconservative Max Boot praising the so-called "A Team" of foreign policy advisers surrounding Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Is this Biden team a rerun of the group of foreign policy advisers to former US President George W. Bush that the Post once described as a “dream team?” In what is clearly a very strange move, "[t]he US government has blacklisted several Russian scientific institutes, including the Russian Defense Ministry's 48th Central Research Institute, which has worked with other non-military medical centers to develop and test the world's first COVID-19 vaccine," Ben Norton wrote for the Strategic Culture Foundation on Saturday Meanwhile, Ted Galen Carpenter wrote in The American Conservative on Friday, "A dangerous vehicle collision between US and Russian soldiers in Northeastern Syria on Aug. 24 highlights the fragility of the relationship and the broader test of wills between the two major powers." What are we to make of this?"One of President Trump's top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial 'herd immunity' strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing the coronavirus to spread through most of the population to quickly build resistance to the virus, while taking steps to protect those in nursing homes and other vulnerable populations, according to five people familiar with the discussions," the Washington Post reported Monday. Meanwhile, the New York Times reported Sunday: "It took more than three months for the United States to reach one million coronavirus cases after reporting its first confirmed infection, but less than a third of that time to notch the latest million-case leap. On Sunday, the United States hit yet another milestone, with six million reported cases, according to a New York Times database." Will "herd immunity" work?Our next guest, Andrei Nekrasov, is a film director, writer and producer who believed the story of Bill Browder and the Magnitsky Act and set out to create a documentary film about it. His project was welcomed by Browder and his associates, so much so that Browder agreed to work with Nekrasov in the making of the film. Strangely, half way through the project Nekrasov began to realize that Browder's story was inconsistent with the facts. He approached Browder, only to be admonished and attacked as a Russian propagandist. Nekrasov finished the documentary, and you can now find it at MagnitskyAct.com.Neoconservatives Jacob Nagel and Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies argued in a Monday op-ed in Newsweek, "The Trump administration must continue its maximum pressure campaign, while building safeguards to prevent a return to the fatally flawed nuclear agreements of the past." Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reported on August 14, "US threats of legal action and sanctions forced Greek shipowners to surrender Iranian fuel to the US government in recent days, people familiar with the confiscation said." Additionally, RT reported Friday, "Tehran has poked fun at Mike Pompeo after the top US diplomat set a deadline to ‘snap back' sanctions on Iran under JCPOA, which he branded a 'foolish' deal, and despite the UN Security Council refusal to back the US initiative.""The COVID-19 pandemic exploded in New York City over four months ago and, so far, it has claimed 18,979 lives and infected 225,713 people," City Limits reported on August 25. "Still, on top of the fear of catching the disease, ending up in the hospital or even dying, what terrifies people ... is hunger. An estimated 2 million New Yorkers are struggling to afford their groceries." Meanwhile, The Hill reported Sunday, "The odds are rising that any deal on a fifth coronavirus relief package will be tied to legislation to prevent an October 2 government shutdown." What does this mean for the US going forward? "Zhang Yiming's plan to sell the US operations of his short-video app TikTok to avoid a shutdown was thrown into jeopardy after China asserted authority over a deal already under scrutiny by the Trump administration," Bloomberg reported Monday. "Beijing on Friday added uncertainty to already thorny negotiations over the sale of ByteDance Ltd.'s prized asset, claiming the ability to block a sale to foreign suitors Microsoft Corp. or Oracle Corp. with tighter restrictions on artificial intelligence exports." Meanwhile, Mark J. Valencia wrote in a Monday op-ed for the South China Morning Post, "With more tit-for-tat rhetoric and military posturing, China and the United States seem to be heading towards a showdown in the South China Sea." Can war be avoided?Guests:Gary Flowers - Public policy analystDanny Sjursen - Retired US Army major and author of "Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War"Mark Sleboda - Moscow-based international relations and security analystMargaret Flowers - Pediatrician, health reform activist and co-director at Popular ResistanceAndrei Nekrasov - Film director, writer and producerAlexander Mercouris - Editor-in-chief of The Duran Daniel Lazare - Investigative journalist and author of "The Velvet Coup"Ted Rall - Political cartoonist and syndicated columnist

Ted Carpenter talks about the Russian bounties story, including all the ways it has been misreported by the media. Carpenter reminds us that the original intelligence that was leaked to the press was based on very flimsy anonymous sources, and may have been obtained via torture. Almost as soon as the CIA introduced the narrative, the NSA came out to publicly assert their skepticism about the credibility of the intelligence. And the Department of Defense, which thoroughly investigates every American death in Afghanistan, hasn’t found any evidence of these supposed bounties. But the fact that the national security state and their mouthpieces in the mainstream media were able to get 60% of Americans to believe the story, even temporarily, was enough to derail President Trump’s plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Even if the story had been true, says Carpenter, wouldn’t that be all the more reason to get out? Discussed on the show: “How the Media Mangled the ‘Russian Invasion’ of the Trump Administration” (The National Interest) “Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says” (The New York Times) “NSA Differed From CIA, Others on Russia Bounty Intelligence” (WSJ) “Ten Most Embarrassing U.S. Media Failures on the Trump-Russia Story” (The Intercept) “Opinion | Don’t Let Russian Meddling Derail Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans” (The New York Times) “BOUNTYGATE: Scapegoating Systemic Military Failure in Afghanistan” (Consortium News) The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives “Ep. 1689 Scott Horton on the “Russian Bounties” Story” (Tom Woods) “Speech and the Following Discussion at the Munich Conference on Security Policy” (en.kremlin.eu) Ted Galen Carpenter is a senior fellow for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. Carpenter has written 10 books including America’s Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and most recently NATO: Dangerous Dinosaur. He is a contributing editor at The American Conservative Magazine and the National Interest. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwaVCYfUncs

1.Introduction2. Jay Schweikert with Caleb O. Brown on Michigan v. Wood3. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on syringe programs and addiction stigma4. Terence Kealy on Scientocracy5. Ted Galen Carpenter on NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur6. Michael Tanner on the Project on Poverty and Inequality in California See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donald Trump’s presidency has triggered a growing debate on both sides of the Atlantic about the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and U.S. policy regarding the alliance. In NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur, Ted Galen Carpenter outlines how NATO in its current form has outlived its purpose, and burden sharing is only part of the problem. Continuing to expand NATO eastward, encroaching on Russia, will only endanger the alliance. Join us as the author offers his insights on the problems with the trans-Atlantic alliance and how to approach it going forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Chris, Melanie, and Bryan as they assess Jim Mattis' legacy as secretary of defense and the media splash he is making while promoting his new book. Mattis is a complicated character, and his reasons for entering the administration, for leaving the administration, and for coyly restraining his comments after leaving are similarly complicated. Although President Donald Trump's early affinity for having former generals in key positions in his administration has cooled, the debate over the role retired flag and general officers should play in America's national security political discourse rages on.   Links Jim Mattis, "Duty, Democracy and the Threat of Tribalism," Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2019 Jeffrey Goldberg, "The Man Who Couldn't Take It Anymore," Atlantic, October 2019 Issue Dan Lamothe and Greg Jaffe, "Emerging from His Silence, Mattis Faces Criticism for Trying to Take the 'Middle Road' on Trump," Washington Post, August 29, 2019 Jim Mattis and Bing West, Call Sing Chaos: Learning to Lead, (Random House, September 2019) Jim Mattis, "Letter from Secretary James Mattis," Defense, December 20, 2019 Mallory Hughes, "When a Boy with Autism was Overwhelmed on the First Day of School, Another Little Boy Held His Hand," CNN, August 27, 2019 Tyler Jost and Joshua D. Kertzer, “Armies and Influence: Public Deference to Foreign Policy Elites,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2019, Hannah Natanson, “A Broken Bingo Machine Left Rhis D.C. Veterans’ Retirement Home Mourning. A 16-year-old girl decided to help” Washington Post, September 2, 2019 Stephen Wertheim, “The Quincy Institute Opposes America’s Endless Wars. Why Should that Be a Scandal?” Washington Post, August 30, 2018 The Human Costs of War: Assessing Civilian Casualties since 9/11, Policy Forum, Cato Institute, September 11, 2019 Ted Galen Carpenter, NATO: The Dangerous Dinosaur, Cato Institute, October 18, 2019

Over the last forty years, there is a distressing history of foreign insurgent groups being able to manipulate U.S. policymakers and opinion leaders into supporting their cause. Frequently, that support goes far beyond rhetorical endorsements to include financial and even military assistance to highly questionable individuals, organizations, and movements. Sometimes those efforts have even entangled the U.S. military in bloody, unnecessary, and morally dubious wars, as in Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, and Syria.What is a freedom fighter? Why did we consider so many different groups to be freedom fighters? Is foreign policy messy? Should we be allies with reprehensible people to fight the evils of communism? Who was Jonas Savimbi and what was his role with the U.S. in Angola?Further Reading:Gullible Superpower: U.S. Support for Bogus Foreign Democratic Movements, written by Ted Galen CarpenterIs America a Gullible Superpower?, written by Hunter DeRensisSmart Power: Toward a Prudent Foreign Policy for America, written by Ted Galen CarpenterRelated Content:Three Arguments Against War?, written by Jason KuznickiWhat Are the Risks of Terrorism?, Free Thoughts PodcastUnderstanding U.S. Foreign Policy, Free Thoughts PodcastAmerica’s Authoritarian Alliances, Free Thoughts Podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Forty years after the 'Iron Lady' was elected into office, Britain looks like it may be lurching to the left. While in the US, the country has long-believed that democracy is exportable, all it requires is intervention. Ted Galen Carpenter disagrees. He says that many of the countries who benefit from American support are 'anything but proponents of democracy'.

Dr. Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute joins us to discuss his research on U.S. foreign policy and support for authoritarian regimes and how these policies contrast starkly from American founding principles of non-intervention. We also discuss NATO expansion, the New Cold War, Russian maneuvering in Latin America and the renewed Monroe Doctrine, and […]

Dr. Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute joins us to discuss his research on U.S. foreign policy and support for authoritarian regimes and how these policies contrast starkly from American founding principles of non-intervention. We also discuss NATO expansion, the New Cold War, Russian maneuvering in Latin America and the renewed Monroe Doctrine, and […]

Join Chris, Melanie, and Bryan — your Net Assessment podcasters — for a dive into nuclear weapons and grand strategy, and the degree to which they have impacted each other. The story is one of contradiction, of hubris, and of unproven (and unprovable) assertions. Links Francis Gavin, "Rethinking the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons and American Grand Strategy," TNSR, January 8, 2019 "Malaysian PM Doubles Down on Antisemitism in Oxford Union Address," JC, January 20, 2019  Dan Lamothe, "Unacceptable: Coast Guard's Top Officer Criticizes Lack of Payment in Government Shutdown," Washington Post, January 22, 2019 "Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons," United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Geoff Ziezulewicz, "Worse Than You Thought: Inside the Secret Fitzgerald Probe the Navy Doesn't Want You to Read," Navy Times, January 13, 2019  Ted Galen Carpenter, Gullible Superpower: U.S. Support for Bogus Foreign Democratic Movements, (Cato Institute, 2019) 

This episode kicks off with a discussion of the national security implications of the mid-term elections. With the Democratic Party retaking control of the House of Representatives, we expect to see fights over Pentagon spending, and more oversight of the Trump administration across-the-board. The show then turns to the curious story of a 1,300-page Army study of the Iraq War that has gone unpublished for two whole years. The case raises broader questions about the entire defense establishment’s capacity for self-reflection and analysis. Recent moves to shield the Pentagon from public scrutiny only add to these concerns. We focus our grievances on President Donald Trump in Europe, the New York Times re: North Korea, and Woodrow Wilson (for lots of things), and we mark the 243rd anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps – or, as Bryan calls it, the Navy’s land force (Please direct your hate tweets to @ConsWahoo). Links Michael R. Gordon, "The Army Stymied Its Own Study of the Iraq War," Wall Street Journal, Oct. 22, 2018 Danny Sjursen, "Will Iraq Become Another 'Lesson Lost' Like Vietnam?" American Conservative, Nov. 6, 2018 Todd South, "Army's Detailed Iraq War Study Remains Unpublished Years After Completion," Army Times, Oct. 25, 2018 Adam Smith, "The Pentagon's Getting More Secretive – and It's Hurting National Security," Defense One, Oct. 28, 2018 Fred Kaplan, "Could House Democrats Cancel the Pentagon's Blank Check?" Slate, Nov. 07, 2018 Loren DeJonge Schulman and Alice Friend, "The Pentagon's Transparency Problem," Foreign Affairs, May 02, 2018 Eric Gomez, "The Revenge of Expectation: Trump's Rhetoric and Kim's Missile Bases," Cato Institute, Nov. 12, 2018 Paul Farhi, "What a Stupid Question: Trump Demeans Three Black Female Reporters in Three Day," Washington Post, Nov. 09, 2018 Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent, The Ties That Blind: How the U.S.-Saudi Alliance Damages Liberty and Security, (Cato Institute, 2018) Shawn Snow, "To Corps, Country, and Each Other: Top Marine's Birthday Message May Leave You Hiding Tears," Marine Corps Times, Nov. 01, 2018 Angelique Chrisafis and Ed Pilkington, "Trump Ramps Up Macron Spat by Mocking France in World Wars," Guardian, Nov. 13, 2018 Adam Rubenstein, "Did Steve King Just Refer to Immigrants as 'Dirt' ?" Weekly Standard, Nov. 06, 2018 Dylan Matthew, "Woodrow Wilson Was Extremely Racist – Even by the Standards of His Time," Vox, Nov. 20, 2015  Events Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen featuring Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), December 7th The Jones Act: Charting a New Course After a Century of Failure Music and Production by Tre Hester 

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the Alabama Senate Special Election. The contest pits Roy Moore, a twice-removed former judge against Doug Jones, best known for prosecuting KKK terrorists. Polls indicate a close contest. What will a Moore or Jones victory mean? Garland and Lee will also discuss Trump's Decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. What are the ramifications of this decision that has garnered bipartisan support in Congress but has alarmed US allies?The hosts and guests will also report on and analyze top news stories including the wildfire emergency in California; establishment media targeting independent media; and other major news items. Scheduled guests: Danny Max, Morning News Anchor KCOY TV Topic: Updates on massive California fire emergencyAriel Gold, Co-director CODEPINK.org campaign for Palestinian Rights. Topic: Decision to move US Embassy to JerusalemDr. Wilmer Leon, PhD. Author, Radio Host, Professor in studio Topic: Alabama Senate ElectionDr. Ted Galen Carpenter, PhD. Senior fellow, Cato Institute. Topic: Ukraine and the Euromaidan [Rescheduled: Conrad Black, (London Daily Telegraph, Chicago Sun-Times, Jerusalem Post) Topic: Decision to move US Embassy. Rob Kall founder OpEdNews.com on independent media targeted by the establishment]

Barry Posen : “It’s Time to Make Afghanistan Someone Else’s Problem“ Vance Serchuk: “America Needs to Stay in Afghanistan“ George W. Bush: “Outlining the Afghan Mission,” “Iraq Invasion“ Barack Obama: “Bin Laden Dead,” “Afghanistan Withdrawal“ Donald Trump: “Build America, Not Afghanistan,” “Speech on Afghanistan Policy“ Ted Galen Carpenter: “How the Drug War in Afghanistan Undermines … Continue reading Right Noise ShortCut [Afghanistan…Again]

John Glaser joins us to talk about a policy shift that would save money and make the United States safer: closing some or all of America’s 800 overseas military bases.Where are these bases concentrated? Why does the military think they’re necessary? Would the world be a more dangerous place if the US wasn’t a global hegemon?Show Notes and Further ReadingIf you’re interested in this topic we encourage you to read Glaser’s policy analysis, “Withdrawing from Overseas Bases: Why a Forward-Deployed Military Posture Is Unnecessary, Outdated, and Dangerous” and his op-ed in Time, “Why We Should Close America’s Overseas Military Bases.”Other Free Thoughts episodes on foreign policy:“When Is It Appropriate to Go to War?” with Justin Logan“How Much Should We Worry About ISIS?” with Emma Ashford“America’s Authoritarian Alliances” with Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent“War Is the Health of the State” with Christopher A. Preble See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

American leaders have cooperated with regimes around the world that are, to varying degrees, repressive or corrupt. Ted Galen Carpenter discusses his new book, Perilous Partners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liberal democracies such as the United States face an acute dilemma in the conduct of foreign relations. American national interests sometimes require cooperation with repressive, corrupt, or otherwise odious regimes. But close working relationships with autocratic regimes should not be undertaken lightly. Such partnerships risk compromising, or even making a mockery of, America’s values of democratic governance, civil liberties, and free markets. In their new book, Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America’s Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes, Cato Institute senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter and Cato adjunct scholar Malou Innocent contend that U.S. officials have amassed a less-than-stellar record of grappling with ethical dilemmas. When are alliances with “friendly dictators” necessary for America’s security? When are such alliances a gratuitous betrayal of fundamental American values? And when is the situation a close call? Please join the authors and two distinguished commentators for a spirited discussion of these and other relevant questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

September 2015 featuring Ilya Shapiro, Trevor Burrus, John Goodman, Ted Galen Carpenter, Kevin Dowd, Charles C. W. Cooke, John Tierney See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we’re joined by Christopher A. Preble, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. We ask whether there exists a single libertarian foreign policy that all libertarians would agree with; talk about the idea that war powers, resolutions, and laws passed during wartime don’t recede in times of peace; give a quick rundown of American military history; and discuss the rise of a permanent private industry supplying the military.When should the United States go to war? When did the American military really start to get massive? How much do we spend on the military today? Relative to recent history? Is the military open to the same kinds of critiques that libertarians make about other government programs?Show Notes and Further ReadingChristopher Preble’s 2014 book, co-editied with John Mueller, A Dangerous World?: Threat Perception and U.S. National Security features a collection of essays examining and questioning the most frequently-referenced dangers to American security.Bruce Porter’s book War and the Rise of the State: The Military Foundations of Modern Politics (1994).Robert Higgs’s book Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government (1987), in which he establishes the principle of the ratchet effect.Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent’s new book Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America’s Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes (2015). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

News organizations have recently documented the proliferation of synthetic or “designer” drugs that produce physical and psychological effects similar to those of traditional mind-altering substances such as marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. Policymakers have scrambled to outlaw substances that can sometimes regain legal status with a modest change in chemical makeup. Some of the new drugs even masquerade as such innocuous, perfectly legal products as air fresheners or potpourri. Can these new mind-altering substances be outlawed without resorting to tortured legal rationales? Are there alternatives to a prohibitionist strategy? Could policymakers better promote public safety by requiring strict production standards, but not attempting to ban their use? Cato senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter will discuss his recent study on synthetic drugs, followed by a discussion with other experts on the future of drug policy in the United States. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

January 2013 featuring Tim Lynch, Allen St. Pierre, Ted Galen Carpenter, Lawrence H. White, Jason Brennan, Doug Bandow, Rob Goodman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

October 2009 featuring Mark A. Calabria, Bert Ely, Steven F. Hayward, Roger Pilon, Tyler Cowen, Ted Galen Carpenter, Johan Norberg See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

August 2009 featuring Ted Galen Carpenter, Doug Bandow, Edward H. Crane, Bruce Fein, Rep. Ron Paul, Tom Campbell, Rep. Paul Ryan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

June 2009 featuring Mark A. Calabria, Peter Van Doren, Dambisa Moyo, Glenn Greenwald, Ted Galen Carpenter, Patri Friedman, Christopher A. Preble See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.