China, Oil, and the Ukraine War

By Peter Zeihan on March 8, 2022 Russia is finding it increasingly difficult to sell its oil in Europe and other traditional markets, as a mixture of sanctions, market pressures and consumer choice are shifting against Moscow. It’s not that Russia is barred against selling oil. It’s that shippers, […]

Russia Sanctions, and Nickel

By Peter Zeihan on March 8, 2022 The London Metals Exchange halted nickel trades today after prices approximately tripled. Nickel is a metal that surrounds us in our daily lives, primarily as an alloy component in stainless steel: bridges, cutlery, appliances. But nickel’s importance in our future lives may […]

Rising: 3/8/22 Full Show

Independent journalist, Manny Marotta, details the latest negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. White House reporter, Philip Wegmann, discusses the debate over whether the Associated Press should be able to start and end press briefings. Ryan Grim and Robby Soave react to Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo’s announcement that […]

Breaking Points: 3/8/22 FULL UNCUT SHOW

Krystal and Saagar cover Ukrainian President Zelensky’s rejection of Putin’s demands, gas prices surging to record highs, polling data on Biden after SOTU, Media spreading fake news, White House correspondents meltdown, Zelensky thirst in pop culture, the return of 1970s politics, and everything about energy prices with an […]

President Zelensky appeals for foreign volunteers to come to Ukraine and enlist in a newly-formed ‘International Legion’ to fight the Russian invasion

By Alia Shoaib Insider Ukraine is setting up an International Legion for foreigners to join the fight against Russia. Foreigners can come and “fight side by side with the Ukrainians against the Russian war criminals.” President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s invasion was “the beginning of a war against […]

How It Might Should Be Done

This guy gets it.  Some of his talks are available on YouTube. Idris Robinson, Ill Will August 16th, 2020 The following is a transcript of a talk delivered in Seattle on July 20, 2020, lightly-edited by the author for readability. A video recording produced by Red May is […]