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11/6/17 John Feffer on Donald Trump’s escalation of North Korea

by | Nov 6, 2017 |

John Feffer returns to the show following his trip to South Korea and Japan where Donald Trump is visiting to continue his escalation against North Korea. Feffer details China's role in curtailing North Korea, why the effort has fallen short, and how the Trump administration continues to pressure countries in the region. Scott wonders whether Donald Trump is really as dangerous on North Korea as everyone portrays him—and why neither the United States or North Korea has motivation to start a war. Feffer believes that the United States ultimately uses the North Korea threat to increase our...

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11/6/17 Reese Erlich on the political turmoil in Iraqi-Kurdistan and Saudi Arabia

by | Nov 6, 2017 |

Reese Erlich returns to the show to discuss his latest article for Antiwar.com, "US Sells Out the Kurds—Again" Erlich discusses the history of the Kurds in Iraq, America's yo-yoing approach to first supporting then betraying the Kurds, and how it all relates back to today. Scott then brings the discussion to the political turmoil in Saudi Arabia, and what the apparent coup means for the U.S.-Saudi relations and the Middle East generally. Reese Erlich is a nationally syndicated columnist and the author of Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect. Erlich's...

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11/6/17 Elijah Magnier on the mayhem in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia

by | Nov 6, 2017 |

Middle East correspondent Elijah Magnier returns to the show to discuss the latest turmoil in the Middle East and his recent article "ISIS into History’s rubbish bin and Iraq neither Iranian nor American." Magnier shares what he knows about the resignation of Saad Hariri in Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia's role in the latest Middle Eastern mess. Magnier then discusses the history of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the distinction between the terrorist group and the parliamentary party, which has considerable political power and popularity. Magnier then slams the U.S. media for turning al Qaeda into a...

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10/31/17 Mark Thornton explains why ending heroin prohibition will solve America’s opiate crisis

by | Oct 31, 2017 |

Mark Thornton returns to the show to discuss his latest articles for the Mises Institute "The Real Cause of America's Opioid Epidemic" and "Big Pharma Makes Drugs that Please Regulators, Not Customers." Thornton makes the case for why legalizing heroin—and all drugs—would be a major step towards solving the opioid crisis. Instead, because of FDA regulations, doctors and pharmaceutical companies are not held liable for the awful consequences of their use. According to Thornton, and counter to popular opinion, lack of government regulations is what will actually regulate the quality of the...

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10/31/17 Mark Thornton explains why ending heroin prohibition will solve America's opiate crisis

by | Oct 31, 2017 |

Mark Thornton returns to the show to discuss his latest articles for the Mises Institute "The Real Cause of America's Opioid Epidemic" and "Big Pharma Makes Drugs that Please Regulators, Not Customers." Thornton makes the case for why legalizing heroin—and all drugs—would be a major step towards solving the opioid crisis. Instead, because of FDA regulations, doctors and pharmaceutical companies are not held liable for the awful consequences of their use. According to Thornton, and counter to popular opinion, lack of government regulations is what will actually regulate the quality of the...

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10/30/17 Joe Lauria on Iraqi-Kurdistan and the latest Russia-gate developments

by | Oct 30, 2017 |

Joe Lauria, editor of "How I Lost By Hillary Clinton" returns to the show to discuss the situation in Iraqi Kurdistan where the Kurdish president Masoud Barzani has resigned as a result of the backlash from the independence referendum. Lauria details the consequences of the referendum and argues that it has done considerable damage to what had been the best condition the Kurds had enjoyed in their history. Lauria and Scott wonder how the Baghdad government will attempt to rebuild the cities that were liberated from—and destroyed in—the fight against the Islamic State. They then turn to...

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10/30/17 Trevor Thrall on ending the war on terror

by | Oct 30, 2017 |

Cato Institute senior fellow Trevor Thrall joins Scott to discuss his article for War On The Rocks, "Time to Step Back from the War on Terror." Thrall's piece details how the U.S. war on terror has been a failure and raises the question "what if we abolish the war on terror?" Thrall's solution begins by, in the first place, stopping the constant interventions in the first place. Thrall believes that, at the root of the problem, is the fact that America believes it needs to control everything, everywhere, spurred on by the false belief that it is "providing regional stability and improving...

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10/27/17 Gareth Porter deconstructs Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran Deal

by | Oct 27, 2017 |

Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss his latest article for The American Conservative "Trump Trashes Iran Deal to Satisfy Netanyahu." Porter discusses Trump's goal to convince Congress to pass new sanctions against Iran and explains why, even if the United States breaks the deal, Iran may have incentives to remain in the deal. Porter and Scott then take a trip back down memory road to the outset of the Iraq War and the role Iran played in helping push the U.S. gears into war. The two then consider the likelihood that Trump could push the U.S. into war with Iran and why, thankfully,...

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