Ramzy Baroud, an internationally-syndicated columnist and founder of PalestineChronicle.com, discusses how Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority have lost their purpose and mandate; the legal consequences if Palestine gains membership in the International Criminal Court; and why the terrorist attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was motivated mostly by political, not religious, concerns.

Jim Babb of the Jury Rights Project discusses how his organization educates potential jurors about their nullification rights, and how empowered juries can help fight overzealous legislators, cops, and prosecutors who would gladly imprison someone for selling raw milk or possessing marijuana.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning independent journalist and historian, discusses why the Obama administration's plan to fight the Islamic State can't possibly succeed; and the few US presidents who could stand up to the military-industrial complex.

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses his article "Bryan Fischer and the Gospel of Genocide." Fischer, a mouthpiece of the Christian Right, celebrates the power of the state, in religious garb, to violently conquer "lesser" cultures.

Mitchell Prothero, a journalist with McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the terrorist attack in Paris targeting satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, known for publishing cartoons insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.

Kelley Vlahos, a Washington, D.C.-based freelance reporter, discusses why Afghanistan's government is still broken, despite a power sharing deal brokered by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Ray McGovern, a veteran CIA analyst and peace activist, discusses why its so important to rebuild a trusting relationship between President Obama and Russian President Putin; the neoconservatives pushing for a dangerous confrontation over Ukraine; and how the US media deludes Americans into believing all kinds of nonsense about world affairs.

Boyd Cathey, a scholar and assistant to the late conservative author and philosopher Russell Kirk, discusses his article, "Examining the Hatred of Vladimir Putin and Russia: A Conservative Analysis."