The recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities by Yemeni Houthi forces demonstrate once again that an aggressive foreign policy often brings unintended consequences and can result in blowback. In 2015 Saudi Arabia attacked its neighbor, Yemen, because a coup in that...
The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004-2019 When Ron Paul left Congress after failing to win the GOP nomination in 2012, it seemed as though the movement that formed around his two historic presidential campaigns would continue to thrive. After all,...
Whether it be Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy, from a young age people are taught to believe in things that are fantasy. And those are the “positive” things. Through time, children have been told stories of “the monster under their bed” that will “get...
The American people have created the myth that they are willing to stand up to the tyranny of the State at a moment’s notice. Whether it be the establishment of the Federal Reserve, taxation that can rob you of 50% of your labor or numerous federal gun laws that no...
Elections are only weeks away in the US’s “51st state,” Israel. This comes as a result of Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest “serving” prime minister in Israel’s history, being unable to form a coalition after the last election despite the right-wing getting a clear...
The US Constitution never granted the federal government authority to create a central bank. The Founders, having lived through hyperinflation themselves, understood that government should never have a printing press at its disposal. But from the very beginning...
The New York Times has embarked on an endeavor that has people either shaking their heads in disbelief, or heralding it as “stunning, and brave.” What they’re calling the “1619 Project” (referring to the year the first African slave, possibly an indentured servant,...
After 18 years of war in Afghanistan– America’s longest – US and Taliban negotiators are said to be close to an agreement that may see the withdrawal of many of the 14,000 US soldiers in that remote nation. That’s the official version. President Donald Trump keeps...
