Bruce Fein is interviewed on his new article for The American Conservative Magazine, “American Empire Demands a Caesar“. The evolution of the Republic to the Empire is discussed, and where and when the Republic went wrong is debated. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; LibertyStickers.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Check out...
6/28/18 Jacob Hornberger on Sanctions, Immigration, and the National Security State
Jacob Hornberger joins Scott to talk about U.S. foreign and domestic policy. In particular, he wonders why, with so much outrage about family separation at the border, few seem to care about the impact U.S. sanctions have on foreign children. Hornberger says this highlights a difference between liberals and leftists—principled leftists have opposed Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump for their foreign policy, and didn’t support Hillary Clinton for the same reasons. Most American Democrats,...
6/27/18 Kathy Kelly on America’s Continued Presence in Afghanistan
Kathy Kelly joins Scott to talk about everyday life in Afghanistan for the civilians affected by the war. She explains the damage a continuing U.S. military presence has had on an already troubled country, where harsh winters and arid summers can make bare survival a challenge. Thanks to United States occupation Kabul, once the safest and wealthiest part of Afghanistan, is now one of the most dangerous. All over the country, clean rain water and snow melt have become tainted with sewage, and...
6/27/18 Michael Maharrey on City of Lexington Secret Surveillance Lawsuit
Michael Maharrey, National Communications Coordinator for the Tenth Amendment Center, is interviewed on his lawsuit with the City of Lexington, Kentucky, which refused to detail in an open records request the manner and methods of their secret surveillance at skate parks in Lexington. The outcome of the lawsuit, why Mr. Maherrey was sued by the city, and the efforts of the Tenth Amendment center nationwide are discussed in detail. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen...
The Great Ron Paul, Smeared Again
So a staffer working for Ron Paul made a terrible mistake today and tweeted out a picture which included very ugly stereotype caricatures of Jews, blacks and I'm not sure who-all. They deleted it immediately after followers replied pointing out the caricatures at the bottom. But the vultures at the Hill, Reason and other places pounced. So here's some things about that: Again, the staffer deleted it immediately and then tweeted out an explanation that Dr. Paul does not tweet himself -- which...
6/22/18 Gareth Porter on the Singapore Summit
Gareth Porter comes back on the show to give his thoughts on the recent Singapore summit. The center left and center right establishments, according to Porter, hysterically oppose efforts at diplomacy, in part because they’ve tied themselves to opposing everything President Trump does. The mainstream media continues to push the narrative that the U.S. gains nothing from these negotiations, even though Kim agreed before the talks took place to halt his country’s testing of nuclear weapons and...
6/22/18 Lawrence Wittner Talks Nuclear Buildup and Mutually Assured Destruction
Lawrence Wittner joins the show to talk nuclear weapons and the possibility of a nuclear-free world. He explains that the safety of mutually assured destruction has nearly failed several times, and that nuclear war is a very plausible threat to humanity. Beyond the massive casualties likely to result from the hugely increased power of today’s bombs, the smoke and ash could also rise high enough into the air that normal atmospheric processes can’t easily clear them away, causing a global...
6/22/18 Sheldon Richman on Trump’s Border Policy
Sheldon Richman, Executive Editor of the Libertarian Institute, is interviewed on his new article for the Libertarian Institute, “What Does Trump Have Against the Children“. Trump’s border policy, lying, and the common arguments used by border restrictionists on all sides of the political spectrum are deconstructed. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT,...
6/20/18 Simon Floth on Julian Assange
Australian Analytical Philosopher and early contributor to Wikileaks Dr. Simon Floth is interviewed on his new article for antiwar.com, “Assange’s Equadorian Cave“. The history of Assange’s detention in the Ecuadorian embassy, his journalistic activities, and why he’s really unable to leave is explored in detail. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein...
6/20/18 Nasser Arrabyee on the Latest in the War in Yemen
Nasser Arrabyee rejoins the show to discuss the latest developments in the Saudi-U.S. war in Yemen. UAE and Saudi forces have continued to bomb Hodeidah because of its strategic importance to the Houthis. Arrabyee explains that the attackers continue to underestimate the Houthis, and that fighting a guerrilla war against the civilians of Hodeidah won’t be easy. Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sana’a, Yemen. He is the owner and director of yemen-now.com. You can follow him on...
6/20/18 David R. Henderson on the Effects of War
David Henderson joins the show to talk about the consequences of war for the American economy and the world political order. Henderson explains that many of the intrusive powers the state has today are the result of major crises, during which the state seizes some new power, and then after the crisis gives up much of that power again—but not all of it. Over time these powers accumulate into the government we have today. The nascent income tax, for instance, was raised all the way to 77% for...
6/18/18 Tim Shorrock on the North Korea negotiations
Tim Shorrock joins Scott to discuss his recent trip to Singapore to report on the negotiations with North Korea. According to Shorrock the negotiations are a good thing—but you won’t get that from listening to the American media. Pundits on both sides of the aisle are trying to undermine Trump’s and Jae-in’s efforts at diplomacy because peace on the Korean peninsula would undermine the influence of the American Empire. Democrats especially, supposedly anti-war in principle, oppose troop...
6/13/18 Ramzy Baroud on the Gaza border protests and the nature of the discussion around Palestine
Ramzy Baroud returns to the show to discuss his latest book, The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story, the propaganda coming from both the American and Israeli media, and the changing nature of the conversation around Palestine. Baroud, a harsh critic of Obama’s, Trump’s, and the United Nations’ strategies toward Israel, explains what the U.S. is doing wrong, and how the few good things are often “too little, too late.” Baroud argues that the terms “conflict”, and even “occupation”, are incorrect,...
6/15/18 Sheldon Richman on Trump, North Korea and Iran
Sheldon Richman, Executive Editor of the Libertarian Institute and author of TGIF “The Goal Is Freedom” every Friday on the Institute’s site, is interviewed on his new article “Trump, North Korea, and Iran”. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash, The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; and ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Check out Scott’s Patreon page.
6/18/18 Aaron Mate on the Russia Investigation
Aaron Maté, host and producer of “The Real News” and author for The Nation, is interviewed on his new article “The Mueller Indictments Still Don’t Add Up to Collusion“. Alleged Russian interference in the US Election, Paul Manafort’s crimes, Michael Flynn, and James Clapper and John Brennan’s involvement in the Russian investigation is all discussed in a wide ranging interview. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Zen Cash, The War State, by Mike...
