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Another Successful Fundraiser and the Year Ahead

by Scott Horton | Jan 2, 2023 | Blog

I cannot express how grateful I am, and all the staff and writers here at the Institute are, for your vote of confidence in our work. We've got an incredible year ahead. I'm working on my new book with Darryl Cooper now, Provoked: America's Role in the Russia-Ukraine War. But before that is done, we're going to publish Laurie Calhoun's Questioning the COVID Company Line, her great collection of told-you-so-at-the-time essays for the Institute in opposition to the germ regime of the last few years and William Van Wagenen's absolutely incredible Origins of the Dirty War on Syria Revisited: How...

12/30/22 Ted Galen Carpenter on the Arrogance Behind Washington’s Foreign Policy

by Scott Horton | Jan 2, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with Cato Senior Fellow Ted Galen Carpenter about American interventions in Ukraine and Syria. They dig into the likeliest escalation scenarios in Ukraine and imagine how both sides would react to defeat. That leads to a discussion about the social psychology behind Washington’s foreign policy decisions. They also look to the terror wars and tie their talk on American foreign policy psychology to the ongoing war in Syria. Discussed on the show: “How Will the Blob React if Ukraine Faces Defeat?” (Antiwar.com) “What Do Think Tanks Think? Proximity to Power and...

12/30/22 Eli Clifton on Twitter’s Hypocritical Acceptance of US Information Operations

by Scott Horton | Jan 1, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott brings Eli Clifton of Responsible Statecraft on to discuss the recent revelations about Twitter’s boosting of U.S. military information operations. They go over some of the details outlined in Lee Fang’s thread, which served as part 8 of the ongoing Twitter Files. Fang reveals Twitter’s hypocrisy as the firm publicly exposed and censored disinformation campaigns by foreign governments while it worked to amplify specific fake propaganda accounts at the request of the Pentagon. Scott and Clifton go through what we learned and then zoom out. Although they see a lot of...

12/30/22 Daniel Davis: A Look at Where Things Stand in Ukraine

by Scott Horton | Jan 1, 2023 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews Daniel Davis about the state of the war in Ukraine. Davis has been watching the war closely and works hard to correct for the biases of both sides. He gives Scott a rundown of where he thinks things stand and what developments are likely in the near future. They also talk about the political situation between Washington and Moscow and highlight some of the flaws at the heart of the establishment narrative of this war. Discussed on the show: “The Russia-Ukraine War Of 2022: What We Learned — Part I” (19FortyFive) “The War In Ukraine Is A Bloodbath. Could...

All I ever wanted to do was find a way to pay Will Grigg

by Scott Horton | Dec 28, 2022 | Blog

William Norman Grigg was the kindest, smartest, best educated and most eloquent American spokesman for the cause of liberty, on the radio or in print — ever. But the poor guy was always broke, trying to hold together a giant family while writing freelance articles for a living after losing his last full-time job in 2006. In late 2016, while I was lamenting the fact that my friend was having to host another personal fundraiser to get by, it finally dawned on me: we could do a thing together. Two hosts and writers working together equals something! And hey, I bet we can get Sheldon Richman...

12/22/22 Kelley Vlahos on Zelensky’s Visit to Washington DC

by Scott Horton | Dec 24, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Next on Antiwar Radio this week was Kelley Beaucar Vlahos of Responsible Statecraft. Scott and Vlahos talk about Zelensky’s visit with Biden and address to Congress on Wednesday. The visit highlighted the evolving politics of aid to Ukraine and gave a window into the mainstream Washingtonian narrative of Ukraine’s current situation. Scott and Vlahos also examine the possibility of negotiations in the face of such high stakes. Discussed on the show: Rage Against the War Machine Protest Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is Editorial Director of Responsible Statecraft and Senior...

12/22/22 Connor Freeman: Biden Escalates Toward War With Russia

by Scott Horton | Dec 24, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott’s first guest on Antiwar Radio this week was Connor Freeman, the Assistant Editor at the Libertarian Institute. They talk about the Ukrainian strikes deep in Russian territory, and the apparent green light Washington gave Kyiv to carry out more. Their reasoning? Putin hasn’t dropped a nuke yet, so there’s room to escalate. Scott and Freeman talk about the danger of this mindset and also touch on the recent Washington Post story about the lack of evidence that Russia attacked its own gas infrastructure back in September. Discussed on the show: Rage Against the War...

12/16/22 Jeffrey Kaye on US Bio-weapons and the CIA’s Attempts to Hide Them

by Scott Horton | Dec 20, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with Jeffrey Kaye about an article he recently published on the CIA’s effort to suppress reports about the use of bio-weapons by U.S. forces fighting in Korea. The agency went to great lengths to dismiss those rumors and claims as communist propaganda and the results of brainwashing. Then in 2010, the agency declassified documents that contained evidence of U.S. bio-weapons use in the Korean War. Kaye and Scott discuss the relevant history and why it’s important today. Discussed on the show: “Secret Plan Revealed: CIA Told to ‘Destroy’ Those Supporting...