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Boomer-Hawk Converted

by Scott Horton | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog

DZ writes: Mr. Horton, Couldn't track down an email for you, so Twitter will be my ham-fisted attempt at communicating. It is with the utmost respect and equal measure of delight that I contact you. In the last week I have moved to a new state and during those travels, on a long road trip with my father, I played your recent speech at the Colorado LP convention. It was that speech and your cohesive narrative of what comprised most of my father's politically-aware life that brought him, not kicking and screaming, but somberly and with jaw agape, to the truth that had suddenly and undeniably...

5/28/21 Gareth Porter on Daniel Ellsberg’s Shocking New Account of the Taiwan Strait Crisis

by Scott Horton | May 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Gareth Porter about his coverage of a recently-released document liberated by Daniel Ellsberg when he originally leaked the Pentagon Papers in the 1970s. This document, Porter explains, shows how in 1958 the military wanted to use tactical nuclear weapons against China over the offshore islands crisis. It was only Eisenhower's intervention that stopped the Joint Chiefs from going ahead with the plan, though ironically, it was Eisenhower's own efforts to combat the military-industrial complex by reducing conventional military forces that helped lead to an increased focus on...

5/28/21 Max Blumenthal on the Israel Lobby’s Efforts to Distract from Gaza Atrocities

by Scott Horton | May 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Max Blumenthal about the recent violence that has thrust Israel-Palestine into the national spotlight. On one hand, there is a growing recognition—thanks to reports from organizations like Human Rights Watch—that Israel is essentially an apartheid Jewish state with second-class Palestinian citizens. On the other hand, there has been a great deal of concern about a supposed rise in anti-semitic violence around the world, and especially in America, in response to the coverage of Israel's crimes. Blumenthal says this latter claim is actually extremely overblown—if you look into...

5/28/21 John Kiriakou on the Persecution of Daniel Hale

by Scott Horton | May 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

John Kiriakou discusses the case of hero whistleblower Daniel Hale, who helped expose the White House's secret drone assassination program during the Obama administration. Hale has pled guilty to one charge under the espionage act, in an effort to win the mercy of the court, but he still faces four other charges, which at the moment the Justice Department is refusing to back down from. Hale is now facing at least some time in prison, but could be given a much longer sentence, depending on how things go in the coming months. Scott and Kiriakou remind us that, of course, Hale shouldn't be...

5/28/21 Tom Woods on the Revitalization of the Libertarian Movement

by Scott Horton | May 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to the great Tom Woods about the latest happenings in Libertarian Party politics. Scott, Tom and many other committed libertarian activists have decided to join the LP recently in an effort to re-energize the movement and spread the principles of liberty. Much of this new energy is thanks to Michael Heiss of the Mises Caucus, who's been spent the last few years organizing events with the likes of Tom and Scott, and has big things planned for the future. Discussed on the show: "The American Lenin" (lneilsmith.org) "Scott's Talk to the Colorado Libertarian Party Convention, May 22,...

Two New Speeches, Two New Interviews

by Scott Horton | May 27, 2021 | Blog

Scott’s Talk to the Colorado Libertarian Party Convention, May 22, 2021 The Economics of War - Danny Hudson Timcast IRL - Tim Pool Discussion With Nick Sarwark

5/20/21 Jeremy Hammond on the Deliberate Perpetuation of Strife Between Israel and Palestine

by Scott Horton | May 24, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Jeremy Hammond about the real history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on the fact that, counter to the mainstream narrative, Israel has encouraged the rise of Hamas all along as a useful foil. Israel, Hammond explains, has never wanted a two-state solution, and when the PLO renounced terrorism and openly began supporting the idea of a two-state solution in the late 1980s, Hamas provided a convenient excuse for Israel to claim it couldn't negotiate with the Palestinians at all. Hammond also refutes the claim that the Palestinians have repeatedly refused to...

5/20/21 Pete Quinones on All the Best Libertarian Podcasts You Should Be Following

by Scott Horton | May 24, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott and Pete Quinones talk about all the other libertarian and antiwar podcasts you should be listening to. Some are big names that every libertarian needs to know about, others are lesser-known up-and-comers that need all the support we can give them. Discussed on the show: "Pete | The Libertarian Institute" (The Libertarian Institute) "Conflicts of Interest | The Libertarian Institute" (The Libertarian Institute) "Year Zero on Apple Podcasts" (Apple Podcasts) The Tom Woods Show "Part Of The Problem" (GaS Digital Network) "Anti-Neocon Report" (Google Podcasts) "Ron Paul Liberty Report"...