Raeford Davis, a former police officer in South Carolina, discusses how ending the war on drugs and guns would help the problem of police violence.

Stephen Zunes, a professor of politics and chair of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses the US's divide and conquer strategy in the Middle East; the origins of Iraq's sectarian violence; and why Obama is more focused on deposing Syria's Assad than eliminating the Islamic State.

Patrick Cockburn, an award winning columnist for The Independent and author of The Jihadis Return, discusses the incomprehensible US strategy in Syria and Iraq; whether the videotaped beheadings are a deliberate provocation or a sign of the Islamic State's overconfidence; and ISIS's recruiting success from the Sunni underclass.

Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, discusses his article "Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition: Fighting in Iraq Until Hell Freezes Over."

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the overblown threat of bearded fanatics coming to kill us all; and why Americans are in favor of bombing Syria on the flimsiest pretext.

Dan Sanchez, Director of the Mises Academy, discusses his article "Playing with Fanatic Fire: How the Saudis (and the U.S.) have perilously exploited radical Islam in their pursuit of power."

Eric Margolis, an internationally syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses the rebellion in Yemen's capital city of Sanaa; Jordan's formidable military capability; and Israel's increasing regional power and influence.

Abigail Hall, the JIN Fellow in Economics in the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses her article "Perfecting Tyranny: Foreign Intervention as Experimentation in State Control."

Dahr Jamail, author of The Mass Destruction of Iraq, discusses the Obama administration's so-called strategy in Iraq and Syria.

The Other Scott Horton, author of Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America's Stealth Warfare, discusses the domestic and international legal questions arising from Obama's preparations for war in Iraq and Syria; and why Congress won't address the Constitutional crisis of presidential war powers.

Michael Scheuer, former Chief of the CIA's Bin Laden Issue Station, discusses why the US is fighting a global war against Islam; the strengths of Al Qaeda's second generation fighters; and why we shouldn't overreact to the gruesome beheading videos.

James Bamford, author of The Shadow Factory, discusses the 43 refuseniks in Israel's Unit 8200 (NSA equivalent) who object to spying on ordinary Palestinians and the occupation in general.

Brian McGlinchey, director of 28Pages.org, discusses why it's time to declassify the secret 28 pages of the 9/11 Commission Report that focus on the involvement of foreign governments in the attack.

Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well, discusses Obama's authority (or lack thereof) to start another Iraq War, and why the outcome won't be any better this time.

Thomas Harrington, author of Livin' La Vida Barroca, discusses how Imperial Spain resembles contemporary US empire; and the end of the US's democratic project.