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Scott is joined by Peter St Onge to talk about how the government uses the Federal Reserve to enrich the politically connected at the expense of everyday people. St Onge explains how we arrived at this crazy economic moment and draws comparisons to the stagflation of the 1970s. He and Scott also talk about the destructiveness of recessions, debunk common myths about inflation and discuss what’s happening in China.

Discussed on the show:

• St Onge’s Youtube Channel
• The Case Against the Fed by Murray Rothbard
• Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country by William Greider

Peter St Onge is an economist at the Heritage Foundation and a fellow with the Mises Institute. He makes daily videos breaking down economic news. Follow him on Twitter @profstonge

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Harvard professor and author of the “The Israel Lobby And U.S. Foreign Policy,” Stephen Walt joins the show to discuss Charles Koch’s latest initiative to create a multi-million dollar grant for graduate and doctoral students to study U.S. foreign policy at MIT and Harvard. Walt briefly describes how the grant came about and then discusses with Scott the modern state of U.S. foreign policy debate in academia and why there has been striking uniformity in the post-Cold War era.

Stephen Walt is Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. Walt is a regular contributor to ForeignPolicy. Follow him on Twitter @stephenWalt.

Discussed on the show:

• “Libertarian billionaire Charles Koch is making a big bet on foreign policy” (Washington Post)
• Charles Koch
• Barry Posen
• “Professor Barry Posen becomes Director of the MIT Security Studies Program” (MIT)
• Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (Harvard)
• Chalmers Johnson
• Doug Bandow

Today’s show is sponsored by: NoDev, NoOps, NotIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Roberts and Roberts Brokerage Inc.; LibertyStickers.com; TheBumperSticker.com; 3tediting.com; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; and Darrin’s Coffee.

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Nasser Arrabyee returns to the show to give his latest update on the devestation from the U.S.-Saudi Arabian war in Yemen. Arrabyee confirms that more than 900,000 people have contracted cholera and discusses the recent retaliatory strike by the Houthis against the Saudi airport and the latest developments in the U.S.-Saudi blockade, which the U.N. warns could kill millions of people. Arrabyee explains how Yemeni deaths have been vastly underestimated and dispels the myth that this is a moral war. Finally Arrabyee explains in detail the myriad factors that contribute to the war in Yemen and why it would be impossible for someone like Donald Trump to understand them.

Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sana’a, Yemen. He is the owner and director of yemen-now.com. You can follow him on Twiiter @narrabyee.

Discussed on the show:

• “8/28/17 MSF’s Clair Manera on the cholera epidemic in Yemen” (Scott Horton Show)
• “A new Saudi blockade could worsen Yemen’s cholera crisis” (Washington Post)
• “Millions In Yemen Will Die Unless Saudi Aid Blockade Is Lifted, UN Warns” (Huffington Post)
• “Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of ‘direct aggression’ over Yemen missile” (The Guardian)
• “11/7/17 Congressman Walter Jones on his fight for H.Con.Res.81 and against the War Party” (Scott Horton Show)
• Houthis
• Zaidi Shias
• “Airstrike Kills at Least 25 at Market in Yemen” (New York Times)
• “Yemen attack: 42 killed in suicide bombings claimed by Isis” (The Independent)

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Investigative journalist Rick Sterling joins Scott to discuss his story for Consortium News “The Trumped-Up Syria-Sarin Case.” Sterling goes through the play-by-play of the attack in Khan Sheikhoun in April, 2017 and what has come to light since then. Sterling comprehensively addresses the major details and outstanding questions from the attack, starting with the earliest reports, including Phil Giraldi breaking the newson Scott’s show back in April, to the latest developments of his reporting.

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