James Ostrowski, author of Progressivism: A Primer on the Idea Destroying America, discusses the muddied meanings of political ideologies like liberal, progressive, and libertarian; the welfare state's perverse incentive structure; and how liberty-loving liberals were tricked into becoming government-worshiping progressives.

Independent journalist Charlotte Silver discusses the 18 month prison sentence given to community activist and Chicago resident Rasmea Odeh. A jury found her guilty of lying on her visa and naturalization applications because she didn't disclose her terrorism conviction in an Israeli military court in 1969. The judge forbade the defense from saying Odeh was tortured until she confessed to the crime.

Nancy Youssef, a journalist with The Daily Beast, discusses her article about the unspoken and informal military alliance between the US military and Iranian-backed Shiite militias, as they both fight against iSIS in Tikrit, Iraq.

Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff reporter and author of The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, discusses how the US military's domestic expansion is destroying the environment and trampling on private property rights, while also revealing the military's utter contempt for Americans who express concerns.

Grant F. Smith, director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses the upcoming conference "The Israel Lobby: Is it Good for the US? Is it Good for Israel?" scheduled for April 10, 2015 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses how CIA Director John Brennan's plans for reorganizing the agency will unduly pressure the analysts trying to objectively discern the threats facing the US - possibly leading to another "Curveball" informant lying us into war.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses how to stop AIPAC from interfering in American politics with their incessant push for war with Iran.

John W. Whitehead, a constitutional attorney and founder of The Rutherford Institute, discusses his article "How DNA is Turning Us Into a Nation of Suspects;" and the US surveillance state's increasing resemblance to its counterpart in the futuristic dystopian movie Minority Report.

Will Grigg, a blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the proposed Georgia law that would treat the killing of a police dog as second-degree murder; while police officers can't be held accountable for their routine shooting of family dogs (and even children).

Scott Horton chats with Jeffrey Tucker, Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me, and Ian Freeman, program director of LRN.FM, live in studio in Manchester, New Hampshire. The conversation ranges from the virtues of skateboarding, to libertarian economics and foreign policy, to US imperialism.

Mitchell Prothero, a journalist with McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the escalating battle for Tikrit, as the Islamic State fights an odd coalition of Iraqi security forces and Shiite militias led by Iranian officers.

Patrick J. Buchanan, a political analyst and former Republican presidential candidate, discusses the paleo-conservative opposition to the 1991 Gulf War; current US policy on Iran, Syria and Iraq; the relatively peaceful 21st century (compared to the 20th); and why intervention in Ukraine is a bad idea.

Reza Marashi, research director at the National Iranian American Council, discusses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress, during which he attempted to derail an Iran nuclear deal and score political points for his re-election bid in two weeks.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article "The War of 1812 was the Health of the State;" the origins of American empire; and why libertarians often wear rose-colored glasses when they look back at the nation's founding.

John Mueller, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses the overblown threats to the American people since WWII - from a supposedly imminent Japanese land invasion after Pearl Harbor, to the current "existential" threat of terrorism.