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Anthony Gregory on Rothbard on Left and Right
"Nothing is deadlier than the pursuit of liberal ends through conservative means." A couple of weeks ago I interviewed Anthony Gregory from the Independent Institute and the Future of Freedom Foundation about Rothbard's great essay Left and Right: The Prospects for...
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Libertarians disapprove of Israel's attack on Gaza. Update: Yes, ALL libertarians.
Recent Episodes of the Scott Horton Show
2/24/23 Ray McGovern Dissects the Official Reaction to Hersh’s Nord Stream Revelations
Ray McGovern is back to discuss his testimony at the UN about Nord Stream. They discuss Seymour Hersh’s reporting and the reaction from the White House and CIA. McGovern draws parallels between the official reaction to these revelations and some similar episodes from the past. They also examine the current situation in Ukraine, consider the risk of nuclear war and question Washington’s goals for the conflict.
Discussed on the show:
- “How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline” (Substack)
- Video of McGovern testifying at the UN
- “Washington Post Lets Hersh’s Dangerous Cat Out of the Bag” (Antiwar.com)
- The Day After (IMDb)
- “Why War Pledges for Ukraine Fell Flat in Munich” (Defense One)
Ray McGovern is the co-creator of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity and the former chief of the CIA’s Soviet analysts division. Read all of his work at his website: raymcgovern.com.
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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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10/28/13 – 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 third interview in a series of in-depth discussions about the book.
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10/25/13 – George Maschke – The Scott Horton Show
George Maschke, co-founder of AntiPolygraph.org, discusses why the Polygraph “test” is based on junk science and doesn’t reliably detect lies; the government’s persecution of individuals who teach methods for passing a polygraph; and the NSA’s electronic surveillance of AntiPolygraph.org.
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10/25/13 – Mitchell Plitnick – The Scott Horton Show
Mitchell Plitnick, former Director of Education and Policy for Jewish Voice for Peace, discusses the Anti-Defamation League’s Top 10 list of anti-Israel groups (including JVP); giving Israel’s government an incentive to end the occupation of Palestine; and why the Saudis and Israelis oppose US-Iran detente.
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