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Scott interviews Brad Pearce about the actual reasons the Trump administration is moving towards an utterly stupid war with Venezuela. Then, Pearce explains what’s really going on in Sudan.

Discussed on the show:

• “Florida Man Occupied Government vs Venezuela” (The Wayward Rabbler – Substack)
• “The UAE’s Neo-Venetian Empire” (The Wayward Rabbler – Substack)
• “Africa’s Forthcoming AI Drone Nightmare” (The Libertarian Institute)

Brad Pearce is a writer focused on international relations and politics. He writes at The Wayward Rabbler. Follow him on Twitter @WaywardRabbler

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Philip Weiss was back on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about the political situation in Israel. Or, more specifically, the reaction to the Israeli political upheaval. The last six months have seen protests as the current regime attempts to pass laws that affect the balance of power within the Israeli government. These developments have disturbed a lot of liberal Israelis and American Jews. Scott and Weiss discuss some particularly noteworthy reactions.

Discussed on the show:

• “‘Apartheid,’ says Tom Friedman” (Mondoweiss)
• “Biden, Jayapal, and liberal Zionists rush to prop up the Israel lobby for 2024” (Mondoweiss)
• “Awareness grows that Israel’s crisis stems from a core issue: it’s an apartheid state” (Mondoweiss)
• “New Israeli law is shock to U.S. Zionists, who fear break with American Jews” (Mondoweiss)

Philip Weiss is the long-time editor of Mondoweiss.net. Follow him on Twitter @PhilWeiss.

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Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss developments in Eastern Europe and the Pacific. They start with an update on Ukraine’s counteroffensive, examining how both sides are characterizing it. They then move over and discuss some of the new weaponry Washington is deploying to China’s near abroad. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Putin Says Fighting in Southeastern Ukraine ‘Intensified Significantly’” (Antiwar.com)
• “The West feels gloomy about Ukraine. Here’s why it shouldn’t” (Washington Post)
• “Opera Buffa in Ukraine” (Substack)
• “US Marines Activate First Missile Battery Previously Banned by INF Treaty” (Antiwar.com)
• “US Tests Cargo Plane Missile System in the Pacific in Message to China” (Antiwar.com)

Dave DeCamp is the news editor of Antiwar.com and the host of Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp. Follow him on Twitter @decampdave

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Patrick MacFarlane joins the show to discuss his new docuseries, The Truth About Oppenheimer. MacFarlane talks about the project and some of his sources. They then compare the version of Oppenheimer, and the Manhattan Project, with the portrayal in Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster. 

Discussed on the show:

• The Truth About Oppenheimer / Part One
• Behind the Fog by Lisa Martino-Taylor
• Oppenheimer (IMDb)
• The Plutonium Files by Eileen Welsome

Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute where he advocates a noninterventionist foreign policy. He is a Wisconsin attorney in private practice. His work has appeared on antiwar.com and Zerohedge. Follow him on Twitter @patmacfarlane_

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Kyle Anzalone was on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss some of the week’s news. They touch on Rand Paul’s failed attempt to get Congress to do its job and formally declare war if NATO triggers Article 5. They then take a look at the state of Ukraine’s counteroffensive before discussing the recent tension between the U.S. and Russia over Syria. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Senate Rejects Congressional War Powers Over NATO’s Article 5” (Antiwar.com)
• “US Pressuring Ukraine to Push Harder in Counteroffensive” (Antiwar.com)

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman. Follow him on Twitter @KyleAnzalone_

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Scott was joined by Daniel Davis on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about Ukraine. In this interview, Davis gives an update on where things stand with the counter-offensive. They then refute some common arguments about how antiwar folks are responsible for Ukraine’s trouble breaching Russian lines. They then talk about some of the latest ideas drummed up by beltway “experts” to bring about an end to the war, including cluster bombs. Scott and Davis unpack what’s being presented and think through the likeliest consequences if these ideas are adopted. 

Discussed on the show:

• Eleventh Hour in 2020 America by Daniel Davis

Daniel Davis did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his time in the army. He is a Senior Fellow at Defense Priorities and is the author of the reports “Dereliction of Duty II: Senior Military Leaders’ Loss of Integrity Wounds Afghan War Effort” and “Go Big or Go Deep: An Analysis of Strategy Options on Afghanistan.” Find him on Twitter @DanielLDavis1.

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Scott is again joined by Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute to talk about the economy. First, they examine the major fluctuations in the money supply to help us predict where in the boom-bust cycle we might be. They then identify the dominant economic philosophy of the U.S. government before finishing with a discussion of the national debt, housing and employment. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Money Supply Growth Falls to Depression-Era Levels for Second Month in April” (Mises.org)
• For a New Liberty by Murray Rothbard

Ryan McMaken is executive editor at the Mises Institute. He has degrees in economics and political science from the University of Colorado, and was the economist for the Colorado Division of Housing from 2009 to 2014. He is the author of Breaking Away: The Case of Secession, Radical Decentralization, and Smaller Polities and Commie Cowboys: The Bourgeoisie and the Nation-State in the Western Genre.

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Matt Taibbi joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about the injunction compelling the Federal Government to stop contacting social media companies. Taibbi was one of the journalists instrumental in exposing a lot of the government activity cited in the lawsuit. He explains to Scott what the government was doing. 

Discussed on the show:

• “Take That, Internet Censors!” (Racket News)
• “If You’re Not With Us, You’re MAGA” (Racket News)

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 talks with Tommy Salmons about the threat that the push for so-called Environmental, Social Governance (ESG) poses to our liberties. Salmons has dug deep into what ESG really is and who is behind it. He goes through what he’s found. He and Scott then zoom out and look at how this all fits into the broader political moment we found ourselves in. That leads to a discussion of Robert Kennedy Jr.’s run for President. 

Discussed on the show:

• “‘ESG,’ the Threat to Liberty You Haven’t Heard Of” (Libertarian Institute)
• “Who Cares Wins” (UN)
• Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
• Suicide of the West by James Burnham
• RFK Jr.: The Reason Interview

Tommy Salmons is a Fellow at the Libertarian Institute and the host of Year Zero. Follow him on Twitter @TDSalmons

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