Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the joint assault on Fallujah, as Shia militias join Iraqi army units in an attempt to retake the ISIS-held city.

Sheldon Richman, chairman of the Center for a Stateless Society, discusses why "hate crimes" are simply Orwellian thought crimes; and how the politicized definition of "terrorism" protects the US and its allies while vilifying its enemies.

Marjorie Cohn, a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses her article, "The U.S. Aids and Abets War Crimes in the Philippines."

Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst, discusses how the Iran nuclear agreement (JCPOA) effectively takes a US or Israeli attack on Iran off the table - much to the disappointment of the Washington Post's neoconservative editorial writers.

Michael Ratner, President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, discusses retired general Wesley Clark's pronouncement that disloyal Americans should be sent to internment camps for the duration of the war on terror - no matter how long it lasts.

Jacob Hornberger, the founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why lifting the Cuba embargo would be a win-win for Cubans and Americans; and why the Cold War was completely unnecessary.

Jeffrey Tucker, chief liberty officer of Liberty.me, discusses the popular appeal of Donald Trump's particular brand of fascism, and why we should worry about American tendencies toward authoritarianism going into the 2016 presidential election.

Daniel Larison, a senior editor at The American Conservative, discusses how the P5+1 nuclear deal has empowered Iran's moderates and greatly reduced the risk of a "preventive" US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.