Matthew Harwood discusses "Why bringing back the draft for military service would be a disaster;" the incompatibility of conscription with individual liberty; Thomas Ricks' plan for transforming high school grads into "cheap labor" for the government; and why antiwar leftists should rethink their arguments in favor of the draft.
The Scott Horton Show 7/19/12
Today on the Scott Horton Show: Matthew Rothschild, John Amick and someone from the ACLU or CCR 12-3 eastern http://lrn.fm.
07/19/12 – Matthew Rothschild – The Scott Horton Show
Matthew Rothschild discusses President Obama's series of executive orders that will essentially make him dictator after a "national emergency;" and why Congress and the media aren't giving this issue the attention it deserves.
07/19/12 – John Amick – The Scott Horton Show
John Amick discusses the military-industrial-Congressional complex's lobbyists gearing up to fight defense budget cuts; the Congressional debate on the 2013 Defense Appropriations bill; and the revolving door that allows government regulators to take jobs in the industries they were previously watching over.
07/19/12 – Nathan Wessler – The Scott Horton Show
Nathan Wessler discusses the ACLU-CCR lawsuit challenging Obama's drone-assassination of American citizens; why the Democratic Party would be in an uproar if Bush was doing this; and why Obama gets to joke and brag about drone killings, but when the ACLU asks questions suddenly it's a top-secret program.
Anthony Gregory Debates Winston Churchill
Research Editor Anthony Gregory debates at FreedomFest 2012 with former British MP John Browne on the topic: Winston Churchill, great 20th century statesman or warmonger? Ron Holland is the moderator. Listen here.
The Scott Horton Show 7/18/12
Today on the Scott Horton Show: Me and Zooey talking. http://lrn.fm
The Scott Horton Show 7/17/12
Today on The Scott Horton Show - http://lrn.fm/- Patrick Cockburn will be on to discuss the latest developments in Libya, http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/07/09/can-libyas-new-leaders-curb-the-violent-militias/; Salon's Alex Seitz-Wald will be on to talk about Rep. Michelle Bachman's Islamophobia http://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/bachmann_defends_her_witchunt/. Listen live at: http://lrn.fm/. Join the conversation here: http://scotthorton.org/stress/. Donate here:...
07/17/12 – Patrick Cockburn – The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Cockburn discusses the chaotic mess NATO left behind in Libya; the numerous militias vying for power and behaving badly; why Western media isn't interested in Libyan events that can't be framed as democratic "success stories;" and the black Africans jailed in a Libyan zoo, forced to eat the old Libyan flag.
The Scott Horton Show 7/16/12
Today on the Scott Horton Show: David Vine, John Taylor 12-3 eastern on the Liberty Radio Network.
07/16/12 – David Vine – The Scott Horton Show
David Vine discusses the US's "empire of bases" expansion into new areas in Africa and Asia; the "lily pad" strategy for maintaining global dominance with fewer troops and smaller (but more) bases; and the inglorious origin of the strategically critical US base at Diego Garcia.
07/16/12 – John Taylor – The Scott Horton Show
John Taylor discusses his critical book review on David Fromkin's widely-read and respected A Peace to End All Peace; how Fromkin minimizes the Arab contribution to Allied victory against the Ottoman Empire in WWI; and Fromkin's omission of the 1915 British offer of an independent Greater Syria - including Palestine - to the Arabs for fighting the Turks (predating the 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which Britain offered to help establish a Jewish state).
The Scott Horton Show 7/13/12
Listen Live 12-3 eastern at: http://lrn.fm/ - EFF's Trevor Timm will be on to discuss the NSA and warrantless wiretapping: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/10/nsa-warrantless-wiretapping-crime and John Glaser will be on talk about relations between the Taliban and Al Qaeda: http://antiwar.com/blog/2012/07/12/the-safe-haven-myth-taliban-commander-denounces-al-qaeda/.
07/13/12 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show
Trevor Timm discusses his article "The NSA's warrantless wiretapping is a crime, not a state secret;" law enforcement's 1.3 million requests for telecom customer cell phone information last year; court rulings favoring privacy instead of the cops, for a change; and the effects of telecom immunity and the 2008 FISA Amendments.
07/13/12 – John Glaser – The Scott Horton Show
John Glaser discusses the myth of geographical terrorist safe havens; why Americans still don't know the difference between the Taliban and al Qaeda; Obama's decision to "surge" in Afghanistan despite government reports that the effort wouldn't work; and former CIA officer Reuel Marc Gerecht's prescription for proxy war in Syria.
