Unf*cking Down Under: And the Long Arm of the Chicago School
The time has come to honor our Down Under F*ckers who have been supporting UNFTR since we launched. As we’ve done in prior shows about other...
White on White Crime in Eastern Europe: NATO, Onions & But-What-About
A psychopath in Russia just committed a war crime by invading Ukraine. Now he’s a mass murderer as well. Today’s episode examines whether the United...
Playing Chicken with China: How Propaganda Rationalizes Conflict
There were 15 references to China in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The recent bill passed by the House, which is more than what...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Debt, Diplomacy and Destruction
It’s chilly here in New York, so we’ve got the Caribbean on the brain. Actually, we’re just building on our money and power episodes and tying in...
The Washington Consensus: Consensus is Not Consent
Economist John Williamson presented a paper titled The Washington Consensus in 1989. More of a reflection than a policy statement, the Washington...
When We Leave: Afghanistan Tomorrow and Forever
Operation “Blame the Afghan People” is in full swing. The countdown to us forgetting completely about Afghanistan has also just begun, and the media...
Oh, Canada.
They look like us. Sound (mostly) like us. And they know everything about us. And yet, we know precious little about our best friends up north. That...
Cuba (Not So) Libre.
This essay of UNFTR begins with a slightly different perspective on the 1959 Revolution that has evaded most retellings in U.S. history books and...