Part One THE ANCIENT DESIGN I We have crossed the boundary that lies between Republic and Empire. If you ask when, the answer is that you cannot make a single stroke between day and night; the precise moment does not matter. There was no painted sign to say: 'You are now entering Imperium.' Yet it was a very old road and the voice of history was saying: 'Whether you know it or not, the act of crossing may be irreversible.' And now, not far ahead, is a sign that reads: 'No U-turns.' If you say...
The Revolution Was by Garet Garrett 1936
There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong direction. The revolution is behind them. It went by in the Night of Depression, singing songs to freedom. There are those who have never ceased to say very earnestly, "Something is going to happen to the American form of government if we don't watch out." These were the innocent disarmers. Their trust was in words. They had forgotten their Aristotle....
Week Off
Well I gotta leave town for a week and miss the show, but I'm going to be spending a bit more time around the blog and working on other parts of the site, so see ya around. Sunday morning on KPFK will be the Peter Jenkins interview from Thursday.
12/06/13 Full Show
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12/06/13 – Robert Stinnett – The Scott Horton Show
Robert Stinnett, author of Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor, discusses FDR's foreknowledge of the Pearl Harbor "sneak attack;" the McCollum memo's 8-part plan to incite a Japanese attack; and how FDR did everything he could to undermine the isolationist bent of Americans in order to join the Allies in WWII.
12/06/13 – Steve Horn – The Scott Horton Show
Steve Horn, a Madison, WI-based freelance investigative journalist, discusses Serbian activist Srdja Popovic's collaboration with private intelligence firm Stratfor, and how Popovic's CANVAS organization uses "soft power" to topple foreign governments that are disliked in Washington.
12/06/13 – Mike Maharrey – The Scott Horton Show
Mike Maharrey, the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses the NSA's massive database of information codenamed FASCIA; the Tenth Amendment Center's campaign to shut down NSA facilities by pressuring states to deny them water and electricity; and the progress being made in the fight against the federal war on drugs.
12/05/13 Full Show
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Max Blumenthal’s Talk at the New America Foundation
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12/05/13 – Jacob Hornberger – The Scott Horton Show
Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why the libertarian movement is the best thing going; FFF's current fundraising drive; prioritizing the fight against warfare as the biggest threat to individual liberty; and Obama's crazy flip-flop policy on Syria.
12/05/13 – Peter Jenkins – The Scott Horton Show
Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN, discusses why nuclear-related sanctions on Iran are no longer justified and how the US Congress is sabotaging a settlement by refusing to lift sanctions in exchange for Iranian concessions.
12/04/13 Full Show
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12/04/13 – Nadia Ben-Youssef – The Scott Horton Show
Nadia Ben-Youssef, the international advocacy coordinator for Adalah, discusses the continuing forced displacement of Bedouin communities in Israel; how the Prawer-Begin bill would create a separate and unequal legal system for non-Jews; and why Americans wouldn't be so supportive of Israel if they knew the truth about the Nakba and Palestinian occupation.
12/03/13 Full Show
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12/03/13 – Adam Morrow – The Scott Horton Show
Adam Morrow, an IPS News journalist based in Cairo, discusses the fight for democratic government in Egypt; the outlawing of the Muslim Brotherhood; and the media blackout on popular protests against Egypt's military coup.
