War and Foreign Policy

Economist Robert Barro has questioned the necessity of fighting a war in this country to end slavery. In this week's Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon looks at Barro's reasoning and finds it sound.

Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the US government will always have enough printed money to fund its tyrannical schemes.

Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the US government will always have enough printed money to fund its tyrannical schemes.

Murray Rothbard recounts how during the French and Indian War (1754–63), Americans continued the great tradi­tion of trading with the enemy.

Even hawkish foreign policy scholars admit that changing the US security setup in Greenland is unnecessary.

In the so-called world of strategic alliances, things often are not what they seem to be. It is that way with the Islamic State or ISIS, which supposedly is a deadly enemy of Israel. However, Israel has a symbiotic relationship with Jihadist groups that we cannot ignore.

Even hawkish foreign policy scholars admit that changing the US security setup in Greenland is unnecessary. Its supply of raw materials is also nothing special. There isn’t even a ton of money to be made for crony companies. This is purely about Trump’s ego, and it will cost taxpayers a lot.

In the so-called world of strategic alliances, things often are not what they seem to be. It is that way with the Islamic State or ISIS, which supposedly is a deadly enemy of Israel. However, Israel has a symbiotic relationship with jihadist groups that we cannot ignore.

If NATO members aren't even safe from other NATO members then what value is the alliance? There is one good thing that could come out of a Greenland war: it would probably destroy NATO.

Bob talks with Dr. Peter Klein about the recent U.S. operation in Venezuela and the social-media backlash against “international law,” using it as a springboard to clarify what law is, how it can exist without a world government, and why Austrians care about polycentric legal orders.