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The Scott Horton Show 11/19/12
Today on the show: Ry Dawson on Hatteras Island, Shane and Amy Bugbee on their  year at the wheel, and Gareth Porter on Petraeus's many failures. 12-2 eastern scotthorton.org noagendastream.com
Some things you need to know about the attack on Gaza
First of all, Israel started it. It's not defense at all, but selfish electoral politics and grand theft. Says John Mearshiemer: "So what is going on here? At the most basic level, Israel’s actions in Gaza are inextricably bound up with its efforts to create a...
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
1/27/23 Ryan McMaken on How the Fed Is Ripping Us Off
Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute joins Scott to discuss the ill effects central banking has on the country. McMaken wrote an article recently pointing out that the Federal Reserve, America’s central bank, is technically bankrupt. Scott has McMaken explains how that’s true and why the costs of a bankrupt Fed are felt by us all. Scott and McMaken also address some common points about inflation made by the left and examine what they get right and where they go wrong. The two also look at today’s economy to try and work out where we are in the boom-bust cycle.
Discussed on the show:
- “Why the Fed Is Bankrupt and Why That Means More Inflation” (Mises.org)
- What Has Government Done to Our Money?
- For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
Ryan McMaken is a senior 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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11/04/13 – Lawrence Wilkerson – The Scott Horton Show
Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, discusses Iran’s serious commitment to a nuclear deal; the US military’s CIA-like lawless behavior since 9/11; the government’s response to whistleblowers; and Netanyahu’s “greater Israel” foreign policy.
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11/04/13 – Michael Swanson – The Scott Horton Show
Michael Swanson is the author of The War State: The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963. This is the fourth and final interview in a series of in-depth discussions about the book.
Links to previous interviews below:
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11/03/13 – Nima Shirazi – The Scott Horton Show
Nima Shirazi, operator of the Wide Asleep in America blog, discusses his article “Propaganda & Ignorance in Reporting on Iran;” David Albright’s full time job creating hysteria about Iran’s nuclear program; and 30 years of erroneous claims that Iran is “on the verge” of a nuclear weapon.
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11/01/13 – Doug Bandow – The Scott Horton Show
Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses unconventional solutions to elephant poaching and why it’s time for Washington to tell Saudi Arabia to pound sand.
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10/31/13 – Trevor Timm – The Scott Horton Show
Trevor Timm, an activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, discusses the good and bad NSA reform bills working through Congress; the divide between Congressional party leadership and rank and file members on NSA spying; the data theft directly from Google and Yahoo’s private fiber-optic cables; and the NSA’s tricky non-denial denials.
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10/31/13 – Sheldon Richman – The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the Iranian point of view on US-Iran relations since 1953; Obama’s frustratingly unpredictable foreign policy; and how Israel could use proxy groups to sabotage an Iranian peace deal.
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10/30/13 – Marcy Wheeler – The Scott Horton Show
Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the NSA’s legal justifications for its spying programs; the intercepted phone calls of foreign heads of state; and the NSA’s theft of user data from Google and Yahoo.
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10/30/13 – Francis Nesbitt – The Scott Horton Show
Francis Nesbitt, associate professor of Africana Studies at San Diego State University, discusses his article “Al-Shabaab’s Savage Coming of Age (and How to Respond);” the historical context of the Nairobi mall massacre; conflicts and proxy-wars in eastern Africa; and how Al-Shabaab – essentially defeated in Somalia – is going international to survive and attract funding.
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