What it’s Like to Spend 30 Years As a Journalist in Turkey
Many people may not realize, but Turkey is a relatively new country--just shy of 100 years old. It was created as a republic out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, largely by Mustaf...
20 Aug 20201h 1min
When Mere Anarchy Was Loosed Upon Seattle
The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, the CHAZ, the CHOP. It had many names, but from about June 8 to July 1, protesters occupied a portion of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle Washington. A utopia...
13 Aug 202056min
Why China and India are Fighting With Clubs
A few weeks ago, two nuclear-armed neighbors got into a fistfight. Actually, there were some clubs and other handheld weapons, too. It was bizarre and people died, more than 20 on the Indian side. The...
5 Aug 202036min
The Entire History of Russia in One Hour
If there’s one thing that’s always changing, it’s history. And no, we’re not talking about the Confederacy today. We’re back to one of our favorite subjects: Russia.Under the Soviet regime, history wa...
29 Jul 202053min
On the Frontlines of the Battle of Portland
This episode is a special double feature. We here at War College think that the deployment of Federal officers to American cities is one of the most important stories of 2020 and we booked two differe...
24 Jul 20201h 47min
Saying Goodbye to Afghanistan
Afghanistan. U.S. troops have been leaving for years, fast, then slowly, then fast again. There is some kind of peace deal between the United States and the Taliban, but it doesn’t involve peace. The ...
22 Jul 202036min
Fake Journalists Are the Latest Disinformation Twist
Last week The Daily Beast broke some bizarre news. Several news outlets, including The Washington Examiner, RealClear Markets, and The National Interest, had been running op-eds of journalists that di...
15 Jul 202057min
How Cocaine Fuels America’s Longest War
Cocaine is the second most popular illicit drug in the world and it’s controlled by a black market regulated by violence. As America’s drug war edges close to its fiftieth birthday, there is no end in...
8 Jul 20201h 7min
