Doug Bandow, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses why the US should stop providing a military bulwark against North Korea, and finally let prosperous South Korea take over its own self defense.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, discusses his article "Gold and Economic Inequality," and why the free market is better at distributing resources than the government.

Reza Marashi, Research Director at the National Iranian American Council, discusses the final hurdle in the Iran nuclear talks and the opportunity to end the Iranian-Saudi cold war.

Jerome Slater, a professor of political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo, discusses the UN report on war crimes in Israel's 2014 "Operation Protective Edge" assault on Gaza.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning independent journalist and historian, discusses why US military service chiefs don't want a US combat role in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq, even if that means the conflict will be drawn out and inconclusive.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses how Israel and its American allies have declared war on the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS).

Daniel Larison, a senior editor at The American Conservative, discusses why Saudi Arabia and other US client states in the region would rather destroy Yemen than help the US fight ISIS and AQAP.

Andrew Bacevich, a military historian and author, discusses the theology of American national security - the conventional wisdom that the US can save Iraq by repeating the same failed strategies of previous interventions.

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McClatchy journalist Jonathan Landay discusses Obama's secret and 'very thin' legal rationale for war against Islamic State, and the Congressional hawks eager to commit US troops to yet another conflict.

James Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses the 800 year anniversary of King John's signing of the Magna Charta, and the practical lessons that historical event teaches us about tyrants and political promises.

Rupert Stone, an independent journalist working on civil liberties, national security and military veterans, discusses his article "Beyond Torture: The New Science of Interrogating Terrorists."

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses why the Obama administration is allowing Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey to support al-Qaeda groups in Syria, contrary to the White House's supposed counter-terrorism strategy.

Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the ongoing war in Yemen and the disastrous post-war chaos in Libya.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the 48 year anniversary of the deliberate Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 American sailors, marines and civilian personnel.