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War & Delusion: The Ukrainian Edition

In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing war and the military industrial complex. We discuss her 2013 book War and Delusion, a … Continue reading War & Delusion: The Ukrainian Edition →

I Support HB0220: The Maryland Defend The Guard Act

Here’s my letter in support of HB0220: the Maryland Defend the Guard Act (I’ll also be testifying at the hearing on February 15, 2023):  HB0220 Favorable Dear House Health and Government Operations Committee: I write in support of House Bill 220, the Maryland Defend the Guard Act. In September 2001, the Bush administration was preparing a “Global … Continue reading I Support HB0220: The Maryland Defend The Guard Act →

Out of the Blank: The War Machine in All Its Sprawling Ignobility

Robbie Robertson and Laurie Calhoun discuss on the Out of the Blank podcast a wide range of topics, including drone killing, the war machine, the implications of the normalization of assassination using robotic devices for domestic policing, government control of the narrative, the importance of transparency, the Black Budget, the CIA, institutional conservatism, and why we cannot … Continue reading Out of the Blank: The War Machine in All Its Sprawling Ignobility →

Rage Against the War Machine–Whatever Your Other Politics May Be

David Swanson, Laurie Calhoun, and Keith Knight discuss the important concordance between antiwar Leftists and Libertarians. Join the RAGE AGAINST THE WAR MACHINE antiwar rally in Washington, D.C. on February 19, 2023. It’s time to set our differences to one side and come together to stop the insane push by politicians to nuclear war!

The Truth About the U.S. Government’s Drone War

In this forty-two minute interview, Keith Knight, host of the podcast Don’t Tread on Me, discusses a range of war-related topics with Laurie Calhoun, including just war theory, the nature of terrorism, the MIC, the drone assassination of suspects on the basis of circumstantial evidence, the plight of Julian Assange, and the necessity of whistleblowers … Continue reading The Truth About the U.S. Government’s Drone War →

To Save the Republic, Abolish the Black Budget

I have been puzzling over the ever-augmenting Black Budget since about the time the U.S. government began openly assassinating suspects, including U.S. citizens, without indictment, much less conviction in a court of law, for capital crimes. Tim Weiner’s groundbreaking work Blank Check: The Pentagon’s Black Budget (1990) explains how the means to commit crimes under … Continue reading To Save the Republic, Abolish the Black Budget →

The Scott Horton Show: the Alleged al-Zawahiri Assassination and the MIC Cult

Download Episode. Scott Horton talks with Libertarian Institute Senior Fellow Laurie Calhoun. They begin with a discussion of last week’s announcement that a CIA drone strike killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in Kabul Afghanistan. Calhoun explains why she remains skeptical of the CIA’s claims absent any proof. They then get into the article she … Continue reading The Scott Horton Show: the Alleged al-Zawahiri Assassination and the MIC Cult →

WBAI News in Exile: The al Zawahiri Drone Strike in Kabul

WBAI News in Exile: Paul DeRienzo and Laurie Calhoun consider the al Zawahiri drone strike report. Discussion begins at 14:30 and lasts five minutes. HTTPS://SOUNDCLOUD.COM/USER-879607737...

Muslim Network News Asks: Is Al-Zawahiri Dead?

Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid and Laurie Calhoun discuss the al Zawahiri drone strike and “We Kill Because We Can” on Muslim News Network – August 2, 2022. Drone discussion begins at 15:36 and lasts 15 minutes.

Drone Assassination: Inconvenient Facts

On the assassination of Ayman al-Zawahiri by U.S. drone in Kabul (from Accuracy.org): [Laurie Calhoun] said today: “President Biden has pivoted from the multiple crises of his administration — inflation, heightened tensions with China and Iran, and even the very real risk of nuclear war with Russia — to announce that he authorized the drone … Continue reading Drone Assassination: Inconvenient Facts →