Scott is joined by Patrick MacFarlane to talk about the alleged Chinese balloon that captured the American news cycle a week ago. MacFarlane wrote a piece for the Libertarian Institute digging into the details and arguing against the fearmongering that has predictably resulted. Scott and MacFarlane talk about this story as well as the broader Cold War with China.
Discussed on the show:
- “An Overblown Balloon Headline Inflates False Narrative on China” (Libertarian Institute)
- “Who Blew Up the Nord Stream Pipelines? “Russia, Russia, Russia!” (Racket [formerly TK News])
- “Rep. McCaul Plans Taiwan Visit This Spring, McCarthy Later” (Antiwar.com)
- Wilson’s War by Jim Powell
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_
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.
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