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Speech – What You Need to Know About Waco – Porcfest 2023
Download Episode. In 1993 the US Federal government murdered 86 men, women and children in a show of force. Since then the FBI and ATF have tried to cover their tracks by pinning the deaths on "religious extremism" and David Koresh. In this talk Scott Horton will...
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Fool’s Errand Correction
Gah. There's an error on pages 191–192 in my 2017 book Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan. A vet just wrote me to point out that I was in fact wrong to say that all 64 people killed in a battle in Kunar Province in February 2011 were "innocent." My...
Absolute Idiot Correction to the new book:
Two different times in Provoked, I "misspoke" and wrote that in 1999 Clinton added Poland, Hungary and Romania to NATO. That is of course stupid and wrong, and I know the right country — the Czech Republic, aka Czechia — and say it right more times than wrong in...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
12/5/25 Mark Thornton on the Boom Bust Cycle and the Federal Reserve
Mark Thornton of the Mises Institute joins the show to talk about the state of the economy, the boom bust cycle and why anybody—left, right, and center—who cares about the wellbeing of the working class needs to oppose the existence of the Federal Reserve.
Discussed on the show:
- “The Seven Deadly Economic Sins” (Mises.org)
- The Minor Issues Podcast
Mark Thornton is a senior fellow at the Mises Institute. His most recent book is The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century. Follow him on Twitter @DrMarkThornton
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Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com)
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0
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12/5/25 Brandt Burleson on How He Helped Israel Propagandize American Christians
Scott interviews Brandt Burleson about how he stumbled into his former job at an Israeli consulate, what they had him doing, why they were interested in him and what he thinks of all that now.
Discussed on the show:
- Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
- by William Van Wagenen
- “The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
- “Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of Alawite women’s kidnappings” (The Cradle)
Brandt Burleson holds a MA in International Affairs from American University. He worked as the Strategic Outreach Director for the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest United States for over eight years. Before that, he planned business and policy programs for Asia Society Texas Center. He now publishes regularly at The Libertarian Institute.
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Read Scott’s books:
Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com)
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0
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12/5/25 William Van Wagenen on Life in Post-Assad Syria
Scott interviews William Van Wagenen about some of the horrific crimes taking place in Syria now that Bin Ladenite Islamists have taken over the country. They explore some of these stories and discuss the level of attention these are getting in the Western press and the broader geopolitical context behind this consequential regime change.
Discussed on the show:
- Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government
- by William Van Wagenen
- “The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria” (The Spectator)
- “Inside Syria’s state-backed cover-up of Alawite women’s kidnappings” (The Cradle)
William Van Wagenen is the author of Creative Chaos: Inside the CIA’s Covert War to Topple the Syrian Government. He has a BA in German literature From Brigham Young University and an MA in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. You can read his other writings on Syria for the Libertarian Institute here. Follow him on Twitter @wvanwagenen
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Read Scott’s books:
Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com)
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0
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12/5/25 Sangar Paykhar on the State of Afghanistan Today
Scott interviews Sangar Paykhar, host of The Afghan Eye Podcast, about where things stand in the country today. They touch on the formation and eventual triumph of the Taliban, their escalating tensions with Pakistan, the status of ISIS-K and more.
Discussed on the show:
Sangar Paykhar is the host of AFGHANEYE. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow him on X @paykhar
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Read Scott’s books:
Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com)
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0
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12/5/25 Brad Pearce on the Venezuela Escalation and What’s Happening in Sudan
Scott interviews Brad Pearce about the actual reasons the Trump administration is moving towards an utterly stupid war with Venezuela. Then, Pearce explains what’s really going on in Sudan.
Discussed on the show:
- “Florida Man Occupied Government vs Venezuela” (The Wayward Rabbler – Substack)
- “The UAE’s Neo-Venetian Empire” (The Wayward Rabbler – Substack)
- “Africa’s Forthcoming AI Drone Nightmare” (The Libertarian Institute)
Brad Pearce is a writer focused on international relations and politics. He writes at The Wayward Rabbler. Follow him on Twitter @WaywardRabbler
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Read Scott’s books:
Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com)
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0
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12/5/25 Dave DeCamp on the Boat Strikes, Somalia and Trump’s Al Qaeda Friend
Scott brings Dave DeCamp back on the show to talk about the legality of the Venezuelan boat strikes, America’s aggressive air campaign in Somalia and Trump buddying up with the Al Qaeda faction that now runs Syria.
Discussed on the show:
- news.antiwar.com
- “Report: Hegseth Ousted Head of US Southern Command Who Raised Concerns About Boat Strikes” (Antiwar.com)
Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave
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Read Scott’s books:
Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/47jMtg7 (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com)
Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/3tgMCdw
Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/3HRufs0
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