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Scott is joined by Matt Taibbi to discuss a series of reports he recently coauthored that provide new details on the so-called censorship-industrial complex. Taibbi talks about what he and his fellow journalists discovered and what it reveals about the official effort to control narratives going into the 2024 election.

Discussed on the show:

• “Censorship Files: “We Will Not Be Intimidated From Continuing Our Mission in… 2024” (Racket)
• “Twitter Files – CIA” (Public)
• “The Overlooked Twitter Files Scandal: How the Intelligence Community Wore Down the Platform” (Racket)

Matt Taibbi is a journalist, author and political commentator. Subscribe to his Substack publication: Racket News and follow him on Twitter @mtaibbi.

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Scott interviews Sheldon Richman about his latest TGIF article, “Who Owns You?”, which explores the history of medical authority as justification for the violation of individual rights in America, including up to today, with government agencies arbitrarily banning certain types of voluntary behavior on purely collectivist and paternalistic grounds.

Discussed on the show:

• “TGIF: Who Owns You?” (The Libertarian Institute)
• Our Right To Drugs: The Case for a Free Market
• Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and Pushers
• “Incredibly, Prosecutors are Still Defending Bite Mark Evidence” (Washington Post)
• “The Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of Moderns (1819)” (Online Library of Liberty)
• “A Fatal Houston Drug Raid is a Familiar Story of Needless Violence, Death and Destruction” (Washington Post)
• “1/25/19 Sheldon Richman on the FDA’s War on Tobacco” (The Scott Horton Show)
• Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use
• Addiction Is a Choice
• “Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Lessons for Creating Fair and Successful Drug Policies” (Cato Institute)

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of the Libertarian Institute and the author of America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Follow him on Twitter @SheldonRichman.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Daniel McAdams remembers Congressman Walter Jones, who passed away last week. Jones initially supported the War in Iraq, but after realizing his mistake began trying everything in his power to atone for it. He wrote over 12,000 letters to killed and wounded soldiers and their families, and was a vocal opponent of subsequent wars. Jones’ efforts were crucial in getting the House of Representatives to vote on ending U.S. support for the war in Yemen.

Discussed on the show:

• A Pretext for War: 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America’s Intelligence Agencies
• “H.Con.Res.138” (Library of Congress)
• “Walter Jones Made the Yemen Vote Happen” (The American Conservative)
• “Walter B. Jones Restoring Power to Congress Act Would Repeal the 2001 AUMF” (Antiwar.com Blog)
• “Is the US Meddling in Venezuela? Max Blumenthal Asks US Congress Members.” (YouTube)

Daniel McAdams is the executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and the co-host of the Ron Paul Liberty Report. Follow him on Twitter @DanielLMcAdams and read all of his work over at Antiwar.com.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Ali Abunimah comments on the recent controversy surrounding Minnesota’s Representative Ilhan Omar and her tweets about the Israel lobby’s influence in American politics. Unlike virtually any other lobby, explains Abunimah, AIPAC seems to be off limits in the public discourse. Even after fairly mild comments, like Omar’s, the outrage runs rampant and backtracking and apologies are demanded. Scott and Abunimah wish Omar would have stuck to her guns instead.

Discussed on the show:

• “Ilhan Omar under attack for telling truth about Israel lobby” (The Electronic Intifada)
• “Rep. Ilhan Omar vs. Venezuela Envoy Elliott Abrams: Was El Salvador “Massacre” A “Fabulous Achievement?” | Video” (RealClearPolitics)
• “Watch the film the Israel lobby didn’t want you to see” (The Electronic Intifada)
• “Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-semitic For Calling Out AIPAC” (The Forward)
• “Bill Clinton’s Sister Souljah moment – JUNE 13, 1992” (YouTube)

Ali Abunimah is co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine. Follow him on Twitter @AliAbunimah.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Kate Gould joins the show to talk about her work with the Friends Committee on National Legislation lobbying for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The house just passed a resolution invoking the War Powers Act, which should send the motion to the president’s desk for the first time since the act’s creation in 1973. The senate is expected to pass the resolution in the coming days as well.

Discussed on the show:

• “End the Illegal U.S. War in Yemen” (Friends Committee on National Legislation)
• “H.Con.Res.138” (Library of Congress)
• War Powers Resolution
• Jamal Khashoggi
• Save the Children
• “US arms sold to Saudi Arabia and UAE end up in wrong hands” (CNN)
• “Detainees Describe an American Presence in Their Torture Chambers” (Daily Beast)

Kate Gould serves as the Legislative Representative for Middle East Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation where she directs FCNL’s lobbying on Middle East policy. Follow Kate on Twitter @K8Gould.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Gareth Porter gives an update on the “Russiagate” investigation, which he has long maintained is nothing more than a thinly-veiled ploy to remove President Trump from office. Recent reports on the investigation have only confirmed Porter’s suspicions that the intelligence officials involved in the proceedings have been out to get Trump from the beginning.

Discussed on the show:

• “The Real Motive Behind the FBI Plan to Investigate Trump as a Russian Agent” (Consortium News)
• “Mueller may submit report to attorney general as soon as mid-February, say sources” (NBC)
• “Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call” (BBC)
• “F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia” (New York Times)
• “Andrew McCabe: The full “60 Minutes” interview” (CBS)
• Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
• Hunter Killer
• The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine

Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist on the national security state, and author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Follow him on Twitter @GarethPorter and listen to Gareth’s previous appearances on the Scott Horton Show.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Libertarian Institute contributor Tom Eddlem gives some of Venezuela’s recent history, focusing on the elections of Chavez and Maduro, and most recently Juan Guaido’s self-proclamation as the country’s legitimate leader. Scott and Eddlem debate the validity of the United States weighing in on Venezuelan politics in the first place, but agree that the motivations for military intervention are highly suspect.

Discussed on the show:

• “1/25/19 Daniel McAdams on US Support for Regime Change in Venezuela” (The Libertarian Institute)
• “2/1/19 Greg Palast on Avoiding Regime Change in Venezuela” (The Libertarian Institute)
• New Class:Analysis Of Communist System: An Analysis Of The Communist System
• National Endowment for Democracy
• “‘What the Hell Is Going On?’ How a Small Group Seized Control of Venezuela’s Opposition” (Wall Street Journal)

Tom Eddlem is a freelance writer who has been published in more than 20 periodicals, including The New American magazine, the Providence Journal, LewRockwell.com, Future of Freedom Foundation and Antiwar.com. Write him at teddlem@comcast.net

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Trita Parsi talks about his book, Treacherous Alliance, which details the complicated political dealings of Iran, Israel, and the United States in the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s. Most of us forget how closely aligned Israel and Iran were before Bush Jr. and Obama’s “redirection,” after which Iran is seen as the ultimate evil power in the Middle East.

Discussed on the show:

• Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States
• Alliance of the periphery
• Iran–Contra affair
• “The Redirection” (The New Yorker)

Trita Parsi is the president of the National Iranian American Council and the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy. Parsi is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Follow him on Twitter @tparsi.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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Sheldon Richman joins the show for part three of his series on the FDA’s increasingly domineering control of tobacco products. Check out parts 1 and 2.

Discussed on the show:

• “TGIF: The FDA’s Assault on Tobacco Consumers, Part 3” (The Libertarian Institute)
• “1/25/19 Sheldon Richman on the FDA’s War on Tobacco” (The Libertarian Institute)
• “2/1/19 Sheldon Richman on the FDA’s War on Tobacco, Part 2” (The Libertarian Institute)
• hobbynothabit.blog
• “Brazil (1985)” (IMDb)

Sheldon Richman is the executive editor of the Libertarian Institute and the author of America’s Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Revisited. Follow him on Twitter @SheldonRichman.

This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Kesslyn Runs, by Charles Featherstone; NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and LibertyStickers.com.

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