Scott Horton Articles
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
by Scott Horton | Dec 30, 2019
This is all wrong. The entire war on terrorism, and every bit of the suffering, spending and lost liberty that has come with it, has been an unnecessary evil. At the time of the September 11, 2001 attack which got this new era of war started, the enemy in Afghanistan...
Pensacola: Blowback Terrorism: The problem isn’t ‘radical Islam’
by Scott Horton | Dec 9, 2019
Florida Senator Rick Scott is lost in the dark. After Friday’s deadly Afghan war-style “green on blue” attack by a Saudi air force officer at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida, the senator issued a statement calling the shooting an act of terrorism, and...
Looking Ahead to New Institute Published Books
by Scott Horton | Dec 5, 2019
Building on the great success of Fool's Errand, No Quarter, The Great Ron Paul and Coming to Palestine, the Libertarian Institute will be publishing at least three new books in the new year: I am hard at work on my new book Enough Already: Time to End the War on...
Death and Taxes? How About Life and Liberty? Join us as we build a better Institute.
by Scott Horton | Dec 5, 2019
On a shoestring budget since our founding in 2016, we have done our best to hold the line on libertarian principle while prioritizing the fight against the government’s worst depredations first. In 2017 we published our director Scott Horton’s acclaimed book Fool’s...
Mind the Gap: A Strategy For Saying Libertarian Things
by Scott Horton | Nov 24, 2019
The Tenth Amendment Center's Michael Boldin calls it "the Horton rule." (It is my rule, but I didn't name it that.) It goes like this: Because libertarians are so dang good on everything -- better than the left on things the left is good on (e.g.: gays, drugs, cops,...
The Rule of Law or CIA Coup?
by Scott Horton | Nov 7, 2019
It's pretty obvious. Americans should support the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump, but not for Ukrainegate. In fact, they should oppose his impeachment on Ukrainegate grounds completely. Trump’s real offense is waging an un-authorized,...
To End the Wars, Attack the Right From the Right
by Scott Horton | Oct 16, 2019
Sadly, the antiwar and anti-national security state inclinations of American liberals and progressives have weakened since the days of President George W. Bush. Partisan incentives during Barack Obama’s presidency combined with the FBI-CIA-Democratic Party-media plot...
The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019
by Scott Horton | Sep 29, 2019
The Libertarian Institute is proud to announce the publication of the brand-new book, The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019! It's the heroic Dr. Paul at his very best on war, peace, economics and individual liberty. We know you're going to...
Coming to Palestine by Sheldon Richman
by Scott Horton | Sep 28, 2019
The Libertarian Institute is proud to announce the publication of our latest book, Coming to Palestine, by our heroic executive editor, Sheldon Richman. In this incredible volume of essays, collected over 30 years, Sheldon Richman exposes the true history of Israeli...
Fighting the Last War
by Scott Horton | Jul 8, 2019
Reprinted from Antiwar.com. America is still fighting the last war. I admit to having a bit of the same problem. I’m now working on a new book to follow-up my previous one about the war in Afghanistan. The tentative title is Enough Already: Time to End the War on...
Antiwar.com: Now What?
by Scott Horton | Jun 30, 2019
Reprinted from Antiwar.com. The question, “Now what?” seems appropriate today. First of all, R.I.P. Justin Raimondo. As Tom Woods said, Justin was the soul of this site. Despite popular misunderstanding, he was not the editor or webmaster (that’s me, Jason Ditz and...
Mueller Report: It Was All a Bunch of Nothing
by Scott Horton | Apr 20, 2019
Update: so no strangers around here get the wrong idea: Trump should be in the Supermax with Barack Obama for genocide in Yemen. Neither I nor the Institute have any partisan favor for or even against him. Just the same bias against all presidents, especially in...
FPF #254 – Close Call in the South China Sea
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 3, 2018
On FPF #254, I discuss a close call between US and Chinese Navy ships. The US ship was conducting a 'freedom of navigation' mission in waters claimed by China. The Chinese ship carried out maneuvers that brought it very close to the US ship. I review the history of...
The Great Ron Paul, Smeared Again
by Scott Horton | Jul 2, 2018
So a staffer working for Ron Paul made a terrible mistake today and tweeted out a picture which included very ugly stereotype caricatures of Jews, blacks and I'm not sure who-all. They deleted it immediately after followers replied pointing out the caricatures at the...
Goodbye, Will Grigg
by Scott Horton | Apr 13, 2017
Will Grigg, our good friend, and the Institute's Managing Editor, has died. Here's a little thing I recorded about it. http://dissentradio.com/radio/17_04_13_show.mp3 To help support Will’s large family, you can donate to his family fund.
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8/5/26 Robert Murphy on Inflation and the Federal Reserve
by Scott Horton | Aug 8, 2026
Download Audio. Scott interviews economist Robert Murphy about inflation, the Austrian school of economics, the Federal Reserve and the state of the economy today. Discussed on the show: The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G....
7/31/26 Jeff Deist on Ron Paul, Murray Rothbard and the Triumphs and Shortcomings of Austro-Libertarians
by Scott Horton | Aug 4, 2026
Download Audio. Scott interviews Jeff Deist about the significance of Ron Paul, who Deist used to work for, as well as Murray Rothbard. They then discuss the challenges and opportunities that the movement both men helped create and lead faces going forward....
7/24/26 Matt Williams on the Wars in Ukraine and Iran
by Scott Horton | Aug 1, 2026
Download Audio. Matt Williams returns to the show to discuss where things stand in Ukraine and with Trump’s war with Iran. Discussed on the show: Williams’ YouTube Channel Matt is an Australian Army veteran, independent journalist, and content creator. He served in...
7/24/26 Patrick Pillow on the State of USAID and the Rest of Washington’s Regime Change Apparatus
by Scott Horton | Aug 1, 2026
Download Audio. Scott interviews Patrick Pillow about several articles he’s written about recent and ongoing color revolutions emanating from the various agencies and NGOs that Washington uses to overthrow governments it doesn’t like. Discussed on the show: “The...
7/24/26 Ian Proud on Why the Attempt to Sanction Russia Into Submission Failed
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2026
Download Audio. Scott interviews former British diplomat Ian Proud about how the Cold War with Russia was reignited and why the West’s chosen strategy is destined to fail. Discussed on the show: Ian Proud’s Substack Ian Proud’s YouTube Channel “The ULTIMATE Guide to...
7/24/26 Joseph Solis-Mullen: How America’s War on Terror Ruined Africa
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2026
Download Audio. Joseph Solis-Mullen comes on the show to discuss several articles he’s written recently that delve into the mess US intervention has created in several African countries. Discussed on the show: “How Washington’s Interventions Fuel Somalia’s Cycle of...
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