02/20/09 – Robert Higgs – The Scott Horton Show

by | Feb 20, 2009 |

Robert Higgs, senior fellow at the Independent Institute and author of Depression, War and Cold War, discusses his thesis of 'regime uncertainty' as a major factor of the Great Depression, the crash and recovery of 1921-22, the bubble created by the Fed in the later 'roaring' twenties in order to prop up British interests, how World War II provided the certainty big business needed to start investing again - in arms, why the Cold War buildup was still cheap enough for the economy to continue...

02/19/09 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show

by | Feb 19, 2009 |

Gareth Porter, independent researcher and journalist, discusses the continuing struggle over control of the Iraq war narrative, the influence of retired general Jack Keane on the Bush Administration's Iraq policy, the surprising strength and stability of the Iraqi government and why General Petraeus's proposal for an extended Iraq withdrawal is a ploy get more time to scuttle the SOFA agreement.

“You Saved My Life” … A Reason to Keep Reporting – by Aaron Glantz

by | Feb 18, 2009 |

Dear Friends, After six years of war in Iraq, it is easy to get exhausted and depressed -- to think that all your repeated exposures to the trauma of war are for nothing, that you are fucking yourself up for next to no money for no reason -- Then something happens that suddenly gives all your work meaning, that gives you the strength to continue. Such an experience happened tonight, when one of the veterans I've covered hugged me and told me I saved his life. Two years ago, got a call from...

02/18/09 – Rep. Ron Paul – The Scott Horton Show

by | Feb 18, 2009 |

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses the wisdom of using letters of marque and reprisal instead of waging conventional wars to fight terrorism, the slippery slope from government-mandated national service to military conscription, why the richly deserved criminal investigation of key Bush administration officials won't happen and the deleterious effects of Plan Columbia and the U.S. war on drugs.

Antiwar Radio: Thomas E. Woods

by | Feb 17, 2009 |

Thomas E. Woods Jr., scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute and author of the new book Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse, discusses the economic and historical parallels between the Great Depression and the current economic crises, why the Austrian theory of the business cycle provides the only adequate explanation for both and why government attempts to ameilerate the effects of their...

02/17/09 – William Astore – The Scott Horton Show

by | Feb 17, 2009 |

Col. William Astore (Ret.), author of the article 'Who’s Military is it Anyway' at TomDispatch.com, discusses the distinction between an all-volunteer and an all-recruited military, the increasing similarities between the U.S. military and the French foreign legion, the misguided push to re-institute the draft as an antiwar measure and how the characterizations of military deployments as 'long wars' become self-fulfilling prophesies.

02/16/09 – Thomas Woods – The Scott Horton Show

by | Feb 16, 2009 |

Thomas E. Woods Jr., scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute and author of the new book Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse, discusses the economic and historical parallels between the Great Depression and the current economic crises, why the Austrian theory of the business cycle provides the only adequate explanation for both and why government attempts to ameilerate the effects of their...

02/12/09 – Dahr Jamail – The Scott Horton Show

by | Feb 12, 2009 |

Dahr Jamail, author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq, discusses the improved security in Baghdad that comes by way of a semi-police state fortified with concrete blast walls, the millions of Iraqi refugees who claim they will never return, the rising discontent among members of Sunni 'Awakening' groups, the incredibly high potential for violence in a politically unstable country with armed militias and 50% unemployment and how the numerous...