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8/10/23 Ted Snider on the Polish-Belarussian Tension

by Scott Horton | Aug 12, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Ted Snider joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about some concerning developments in Eastern Europe. They start with the tensions on the Polish-Belarus border where forces have been building up since Wagner forces moved in after the Prigozhin ordeal. Snider goes over what’s happening and what it might mean. They then talk about the Neo-Nazi compound in Maine whose leader claims to be training forces to go fight in Ukraine. They finish with some of the disheartening language we’re hearing about the backchannel talks between U.S. and Russian officials. Discussed...

8/3/23 Lyle Goldstein on True Costs of a Naval War with China

by Scott Horton | Aug 8, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Lyle Goldstein is back to talk with Scott about a recent U.S. wargame simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. While Goldstein has some problems with the game’s design, he thinks it was far superior to most in its realism. And that, above all, the report authors were honest about the sheer scale of losses both sides face if diplomatic solutions dry up or go ignored. Discussed on the show: The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Accompanying video 2034: A Novel of the Next World War by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis Lyle J....

8/3/23 Jeff Deist on Recessions, Debt and BRICS

by Scott Horton | Aug 6, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott is joined by Jeff Deist to talk about both the problems facing our economy and the flawed economic ideas that brought us here. Scott and Deist discuss business cycles and inflation before turning more broadly to global currency markets. They finish with a look at the distinction between free international trade and subsidized international trade and examine the ways that the latter has unfairly discredited the former in the eyes of many right-wingers. Discussed on the show: Peter Schiff Mortgage Bankers Speech Nov/13/06 The chapter on Business Cycles from For A New...

8/3/23 Philip Weiss on the American Zionists Breaking with Netanyahu

by Scott Horton | Aug 5, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Philip Weiss was back on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about the political situation in Israel. Or, more specifically, the reaction to the Israeli political upheaval. The last six months have seen protests as the current regime attempts to pass laws that affect the balance of power within the Israeli government. These developments have disturbed a lot of liberal Israelis and American Jews. Scott and Weiss discuss some particularly noteworthy reactions. Discussed on the show: “‘Apartheid,’ says Tom Friedman” (Mondoweiss) “Biden, Jayapal, and liberal Zionists rush to prop...

An Open Letter to RFK Jr. on Israel/Palestine

by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics

This article was originally written as a private letter addressed to Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his campaign manager, former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH). Unanswered since it was sent in early June 2023, it is now published as an open letter. Sir, I hope this isn't too presumptuous of me, but I only mean to assist you in dealing with the issue of Israel-Palestine. I think you are in desperate need of a good analogy here. Palestine is in no way an independent nation. They lost 56 years ago. They are essentially Indians on a reservation. Perhaps a better analogy...

7/27/23 Dave DeCamp on the Ukrainian Counteroffensive and America’s Escalations in the Pacific

by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Dave DeCamp was back on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss developments in Eastern Europe and the Pacific. They start with an update on Ukraine’s counteroffensive, examining how both sides are characterizing it. They then move over and discuss some of the new weaponry Washington is deploying to China’s near abroad. Discussed on the show: “Putin Says Fighting in Southeastern Ukraine ‘Intensified Significantly’” (Antiwar.com) “The West feels gloomy about Ukraine. Here’s why it shouldn’t” (Washington Post) “Opera Buffa in Ukraine” (Substack) “US Marines Activate First...

7/20/23 Patrick MacFarlane on the Truth About Oppenheimer

by Scott Horton | Jul 25, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Patrick MacFarlane joins the show to discuss his new docuseries, The Truth About Oppenheimer. MacFarlane talks about the project and some of his sources. They then compare the version of Oppenheimer, and the Manhattan Project, with the portrayal in Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster. Discussed on the show: The Truth About Oppenheimer / Part One Behind the Fog by Lisa Martino-Taylor Oppenheimer (IMDb) The Plutonium Files by Eileen Welsome Patrick MacFarlane is the Justin Raimondo Fellow at the Libertarian Institute where he advocates a noninterventionist foreign...

7/20/23 Kyle Anzalone on Article 5, Ukraine and Syria

by Scott Horton | Jul 22, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Kyle Anzalone was on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss some of the week’s news. They touch on Rand Paul’s failed attempt to get Congress to do its job and formally declare war if NATO triggers Article 5. They then take a look at the state of Ukraine’s counteroffensive before discussing the recent tension between the U.S. and Russia over Syria. Discussed on the show: “Senate Rejects Congressional War Powers Over NATO’s Article 5” (Antiwar.com) “US Pressuring Ukraine to Push Harder in Counteroffensive” (Antiwar.com) Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute,...