VA Whistleblower
This morning on KTRS, I went on an extended rant about whistleblower Jose* Matthews, former head of psychiatry at the St. Louis VA Health Care Center, who testified before Congress last night about the backlash he's gotten since uncovering how the staff hasn't put in...
This Is What Winning Looks Like
In discussing President Obama's plans to pull almost all US troops out of Afghanistan in the next two years, as well as the Bowe Bergdahl story and the five Special Ops forces killed yesterday, we must consider whether our presence in that country for more than a...
Bowe Bergdahl’s Hometown Reaction
Random thoughts on the Bowe Bergdahl story... Every loudmouth on talk radio or talk TV who is claiming they know that, in captivity, Bergdahl converted to Islam or joined the Taliban is lying. They don't know any of that. Hearing it from another loudmouth is not...
Chiquita Banana vs. 9/11 Victims
What does Chiquita banana have to do with terrorism? Why are 9/11 victims mad at the world's largest banana producer? Tim Mak, senior congressional correspondent for The Daily Beast, explained on my America Weekend show. Listen to our conversation here.
Boston Marathon Bombing
Tuesday will mark the one year anniversary of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, when an entire city was shutdown, its residents told to "shelter in place," and the nation watched as authorities tried to figure out who had caused the carnage near the finish line....
Jacob Sullum on Obama and The NSA
President Obama announced last week that he wants to eliminate the NSA database that collects everyone's telephone records. Instead, the burden will be on phone companies to retain that data, and the government will need a court order for specific information about a...
Iraq War Anniversary
This weekend marked the 11th anniversary of the Iraq War, an occasion that wasn't noticed by many in the media. Then again, most reporters and news executives weren't doing their jobs as objective observers in the run-up to the war in 2003. Instead, too many of them...
Jesse Ventura, Off The Grid
The always outspoken Jesse Ventura -- who now has an online TV show called "Off The Grid" -- joined me on America Weekend today. We talked about Russia and Ukraine, the NSA and Edward Snowden, legalizing marijuana, and whether the former governor of Minnesota will...