Jacob Hornberger, founder of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the FFF-sponsored "Stop the Wars on Drugs and Terrorism" speaking event featuring Glenn Greenwald, Ron Paul and Radley Balko on April 11th at the University of Texas at Austin.

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses Nigeria's systemic corruption and why president-elect Muhammadu Buhari might be able to turn the country around.

Muhammad Sahimi, professor of chemical engineering at USC, discusses his optimism about the Iranian nuclear framework agreement; healing the US-Iran rift that has persisted since 1979; the complicated sanctions rollback plan; and the Obama administration's struggle against hardliners in Congress.

Reese Erlich, author of Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect, discusses why an Iranian nuclear deal would be a win-win proposition for the US and Iran; and the few remaining obstacles that could derail an agreement now and in the future.

Ramzy Baroud, a columnist and founder of PalestineChronicle.com, discusses how Palestinians can defeat apartheid in the wake of Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection campaign statement (later retracted) that he opposes Palestinian statehood.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses why the US should declare independence from Israel and end the "special relationship" that allows Israel to receive all the benefits and make none of the sacrifices.

Gareth Porter, an independent journalist and historian , discusses why the Obama administration is so reluctant to lift sanctions on Iran, even as negotiations on a nuclear deal seem to be near completion.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why we don't really need government to protect our lives and property.