Andrew Napolitano, a former Superior Court judge and contributor to The Washington Times and Fox News, discusses how the federal government used the Patriot Act to divert attention from its failure to prevent 9/11, in the process degrading Constitutional protections against warrantless searches - and why the new USA Freedom Act is even worse.

Mitchell Prothero, a McClatchy special correspondent, discusses the Iraqi-led coalition's early efforts to take back Anbar province from the Islamic State.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist and historian, debunks the latest anti-Iran talking points about the nuclear agreement.

Megan O'Toole, a journalist with Al Jazeera, discusses her article on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where the US-Saudi war and blockade threaten millions with starvation.

Murtaza Hussain, a journalist and political commentator on human rights, foreign policy, and cultural affairs, discusses his article "ISIS Recruitment Thrives in Brutal Prisons Run By U.S.-Backed Egypt."

Gareth Porter, an award-winning journalist and historian, discusses his article on the real reasons Turkey shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border.

Alex Nowrasteh, the immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, discusses the statistics that prove Syrian refugees from 2001 onward haven't posed a serious security threat to the United States.

Grant F. Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses Donald Trump's controversial and unsupported claim that Arabs were celebrating on New Jersey rooftops immediately after the 9/11 attacks; and why nobody in the MSM can remember the well-documented reporting on the "dancing Israelis" from Urban Moving Systems who really were celebrating.

Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses how the US government is using the Paris terrorist attack to justify banning Syrians and encryption - even though the attackers weren't Syrian and didn't use encryption.

Journalist and author Eric Margolis discusses Turkey's shoot-down of a Russian bomber; and the close cooperation of the Israelis and Saudis on regional interests, including support for ISIS.

Iona Craig, a journalist with The Intercept, discusses how US and Saudi bombs are destroying Yemeni lives and their ancient architectural history.

Journalist and author Eric Margolis discusses the "First French Massacre" in 1961 when Paris police riot squads killed 200 Algerian demonstrators who were calling for Algeria's independence from French colonial rule.

Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses why the Paris terrorist attack should make the Obama administration rethink its Syria policy; and why the US is so devoted to Saudi Arabia's agenda.

David Bromwich, Sterling Professor of English at Yale University, discusses Hillary Clinton's ridiculous - and unchallenged - comments about Libya's "liberation" in the November 14 Democratic presidential debate.

JP Sottile, a freelance journalist, radio co-host, and documentary filmmaker, discusses why the neoconservatives have made Marco Rubio their favorite Republican presidential candidate, and who is funding his campaign.