Laurence M. Vance, author of The War on Drugs Is a War on Freedom, discusses his criticism of the War on Drugs from a conservative libertarian Christian perspective; how prohibitionists use state power to enforce morality and stamp out vice; why drug warriors are evil people; and the victims of the War on Drugs - from "disappeared" Mexicans to the millions of Americans arrested for drug crimes.

Chase Madar, author of The Passion of Bradley Manning: The Story of the Suspect Behind the Largest Security Breach in U.S. History, discusses Manning's admission of guilt for 10 of the 22 charges against him; the smear campaign waged by the government and media; how the Manning-WikiLeaks documents revealed the crimes of governments the world over; and how Manning's tortuous detention brought attention to the "cruel and unusual" solitary confinement in US prisons.

Chris Hellman, Senior Research Analyst at the National Priorities Project, discusses his article "The Shadowy Boondoggle That Is 'Homeland Security;'" the totalitarian and un-American nature of the word "homeland;" the bureaucratic nightmare of our national security apparatus; and the difficulty of auditing the government's vast expenditures.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his weekly The Libertarian Angle webcast with co-host Sheldon Richman; the palty "sequestration" mandatory spending cuts; how Americans are kept in constant fear about one existential threat after another, forever deferring authority to the government; dismantling the Cold War military machine; and plans to contain China from US military bases in Vietnam.

Tim Johnson, Mexico City bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the huge numbers of "disappeared" and dead Mexicans during former President Felipe Calderon's six years in office; Calderon's use of the army to fight domestic crime and drug cartels; and the Latin American leaders having second thoughts about the war on drugs - especially after marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado.

Lawyer and activist Kevin Zeese discusses Bradley Manning's statement to the military court at Fort Meade, in which he accepted responsibility for his actions and defended his whistleblowing motives; Manning's guilty plea to a limited number of the charges against him; and why the government's case against WikiLeaks looks weaker than ever.

Barbara Slavin, Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor, discusses the minor progress made during Iran-P5+1 talks in Kazakhstan; contradictions between UN Security Council resolutions and Iran's NPT rights and obligations; why Iran - if it has nothing to hide - should comply with all IAEA demands; and why Iran needs to prove a negative (that it doesn't have a nuclear weapons program), while trustworthy countries like Japan have no such burden.

Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses his article "Who's Turning Syria's Civil War Into a Jihad;" Saudi Arabia and Qatar's defensive response to the Arab spring; how John Kerry and Chuck Hagel will impact the Obama administration's foreign policy; and the stupid and selfish decisions of officers and policy makers that get ordinary soldiers killed - as cataloged in Jake Tapper's new book.

Jeffrey Carr, founder and CEO of Taia Global Inc., discusses why information security (InfoSec) companies are quick to blame China - often with little evidence - for hacking/espionage operations; Mandiant's weak case against Chinese hacker group "A.P.T. Number 12" for infiltrating the New York Times; and why critical thinking leads to the truth more often than the "gut feelings" of experts.