"Nothing is deadlier than the pursuit of liberal ends through conservative means." A couple of weeks ago I interviewed Anthony Gregory from the Independent Institute and the Future of Freedom Foundation about Rothbard's great essay Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty. Well now he's written a new essay developing his arguments further for the C4SS: "The Carnage in the Middle of the Road.": Within the United States, it was not so much communism, but progressivism, that wedged itself...
Gaza
Libertarians disapprove of Israel's attack on Gaza. Update: Yes, ALL libertarians.
11/16/12 – Philip Giraldi – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses Israel's attack on Gaza; the collective punishment of Gaza's majority under-aged population; how Israel created Hamas in the first place; the whirlwind of unpredictable blowback caused by interventionist foreign policy; and why David Petraeus is just another puffed-up armchair warrior. SCOTT HORTON INTERVIEWS PHILIP GIRALDI SCOTT HORTON SHOW, NOVEMBER 16, 2012 TRANSCRIPT SCOTT HORTON: For KPFK 90.7 in Los...
Ron Paul’s Farewell Address
Farewell to Congress This may well be the last time I speak on the House Floor. At the end of the year I’ll leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36 year period. My goals in 1976 were the same as they are today: promote peace and prosperity by a strict adherence to the principles of individual liberty. It was my opinion, that the course the U.S. embarked on in the latter part of the 20th Century would bring us a major financial crisis and engulf us in a foreign policy that...
11/14/12 – Pepe Escobar – The Scott Horton Show
Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the credentials of Sheikh Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, the newly elected Syrian opposition leader; how non-vetted videos and news sources drive the mainsteam media's coverage of Syria; talk of a Western-imposed no-fly zone and more weapons for Syria's rebels; Kurdish autonomy movements that transcend national borders; and why a partial rebel victory/secession in Syria is really no victory at all.
11/14/12 – Joe Lauria – The Scott Horton Show
Joe Lauria, journalist for The Wall Street Journal, discusses the IDF's assassination of Hamas military chief Ahmed Jaabari; the Palestinian bid for non-member observer state status at the UN, and the legal rights conferred if successful; the similar political timing of Israel's current aggression and Operation Cast Lead in 2008; US ambassador Thomas Pickering's threat to "bring down the entire UN" in 1989 when Palestine last sought observer state status; and why Israel's government is...
11/14/12 – Joey King – The Scott Horton Show
Joey King of Veterans for Peace discusses the School of the Americas protest this weekend (Nov. 16-18) at Fort Benning, GA; the 200-year history of interventionist US foreign policy in Latin America; and how the War on Drugs is giving the US military a foothold in Guatemala and elsewhere.
The Scott Horton Show 11/13/12
Today on the show: Pepe Escobar and Joe Lauria 12-2 eastern http://scotthorton.org or http://noagendastream.com
11/13/12 – Pepe Escobar – The Scott Horton Show
Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses Israel's opportunistic aggression in Gaza while the news cycle is fully occupied with other things; the Arab Spring counterrevolutions led by Persian Gulf monarchies; how the US could be weaned from Middle East oil (and politics) within ten years; and the ongoing developments in the Benghazi/CIA/Petraeus scandals.
The Antiwar Comic: Winter Soldier: Trucks
I heard this Winter Soldier story and I thought it pretty much summed up the futility of war. For more comics visit:
The Scott Horton Show 11/12/12
Today on the show: news, Marcy Wheeler, Jeffery Kaye 12-2 eastern http://scotthorton.org http://noagendastream.com
11/12/12 – Jeffrey Kaye – The Scott Horton Show
Jeffrey Kaye, a psychologist and regular writer for Truthout, discusses his article "The Forgotten History of David Petraeus;" the media's fawning adoration of Petraeus despite his record of failure and links to torture and death squads; the legal system's failure to constrain the US government from waging aggressive warfare and torturing at will; and indications that Petraeus was ousted by his own agency.
11/12/12 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Emptywheel blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses how David Petraeus' resignation scandal is related to the Sept. 11 Benghazi attack that killed the US ambassador; Paula Broadwell's claim that the CIA was holding prisoners in Benghazi; numerous theories about who wanted Petraeus out, and why; and the US's nation-building failures from Iraq to Libya.
11/09/12 – Anthony Gregory – The Scott Horton Show
Anthony Gregory of The Independent Institute discusses Murray Rothbard's 1965 essay "Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty;" why Libertarians have more in common historically with the Left than the Right; how the political spectrum has been redefined over time; and how government regulation helps big corporations and punishes potential competitors.
11/09/12 – Alfred W. McCoy – The Scott Horton Show
Alfred W. McCoy, author of Torture and Impunity, discusses his article "Beyond Bayonets and Battleships: Space Warfare and the Future of U.S. Global Power;" the integration of killer drones, cyber-surveillance and global biometric identification; and why the US continues to lose wars despite having enormous (yet unsustainable) military and technological advantages.
