Sheldon Richman, a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society, discusses his article "The Constitution and the Standing Army," and why the US Constitution - not the post-WWII National Security Act - created the basis for our current national-security state.

Jason Ditz, news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses his article "ISIS and the End of Cash: How the war on terror became a war on real money," as government officials get serious about eliminating the $100 bill - and then maybe all other physical currency as well.

Marcy Wheeler, a blogger at emptywheel.net, discusses the FBI's fight with Apple about making an alternate iPhone operating system that would allow the government to see the contents of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rezwan Farook's phone - after the FBI screwed up their first chance to get the information.

Grant F. Smith, director of research at the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses the IRmep-sponsored polls showing that Americans, and particularly young Jewish students, have an increasingly less favorable view of Israel. Reminder: On March 18, 2016, Grant F. Smith and many notable journalists and academics will participate in the "Israel's Influence: Good or Bad for America?" conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Listeners of this podcast will receive a...

Daniel Larison, a senior editor at The American Conservative, discusses his article "How the GOP Failed to Stop Trump," and why establishment-favorite candidate Marco Rubio isn't going to save the party.

Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the emerging winners and losers in the Syrian conflict - although the end isn't yet in sight.

Jon Schwarz, a journalist with The Intercept, discusses Donald Trump's proclamation in the South Carolina Republican debates that George W. Bush lied about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction in the run-up to the 2003 war, and the profound effect Trump has had on the core belief system of American conservatives.

John Feffer, the director of Foreign Policy In Focus, discusses South Korea's decision to close the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the last remaining economic link between North and South Korea; and how this brings the "sunshine policy" era to a close.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning independent investigative journalist, discusses why the Obama administration continues to pretend the al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front qualifies as one of the "legitimate opposition groups" in Syria that should be exempted from Russian air strikes.

Dan Sanchez,  a contributing editor at Antiwar.com and an independent journalist for TheAntiMedia.org, discusses Israel's "Plan B" in Syria if their long-planned regime change of Assad's government fails to happen.

Charlotte Silver, an independent journalist and regular writer for the Electronic Intifada, discusses the plight of Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq, who has been on a hunger strike for 3 months in protest of being held in administrative detention in Israel.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses his article on the Israel lobby's international reach and influence in nearly every western nation.

Joe Lauria, a veteran foreign-affairs journalist based at the U.N. since 1990, discusses why the US-Russia brokered ceasefire in Syria will fail; and the huge risk taken by Turkey and Saudi Arabia in pressing for Assad's regime change while backing Sunni terrorists.

Muhammad Sahimi, a professor of chemical engineering and the editor and publisher of Iran News and Middle East Reports, discusses the mechanics of the upcoming Iranian elections and why they are so important for Iran and the greater Middle East.

Chris Ernesto, cofounder of St. Pete for Peace, discusses why self-professed peacenik liberal supporters of Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign are hypocrites.