Scott Horton Articles
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.
Blame Wilson
by Scott Horton | Apr 4, 2017
This article originally ran at Antiwar.com, April 23, 2005. “[America] goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own. She will commend the general...
The Obama Legacy
by Scott Horton | Nov 27, 2016
Scott Horton joins Comic Dave Smith's Part of the Problem podcast to discuss the Obama presidency and what it means for his legacy. He and Dave get into Bush & Obama's wars, Bin Laden, ISIS, and more!
Horton Discusses Yemen on the Jason Stapleton Program
by Scott Horton | Nov 22, 2016
Scott Horton, The Libertarian Institute's Managing Director, joined the Jason Stapleton Program on Novemeber 22, 2016 to discuss the US-Saudi war on Yemen. From the Jason Stapleton Program's show notes: I’ve had a lot of questions about Yemen lately. It’s not in the...
Ray McGovern on the US, Russia and Syria now
by Scott Horton | Nov 20, 2016
On the latest episode of The Scott Horton Show, Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses how president-elect Trump’s political appointments could derail what is shaping up to be an improvement in Russia relations and in Middle East policy – particularly in Syria; and...
What Trump Needs to Hear About Foreign Policy
by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2016
Ep. 781 of the Tom Woods Show: What Trump Needs to Hear About Foreign Policy Tom Woods invites Scott Horton back on the show to discuss Trump and foreign policy. "Some of Trump’s instincts are noninterventionist. Since there’s a good chance he’ll surround himself with...
Scott Horton on the Tom Woods Show
by Scott Horton | Oct 31, 2016
Ep. 768 of the Tom Woods Show: Syria, Russia, and the American Candidates with Scott Horton, Managing Director of the Libertarian Institute. Scott and Tom discuss the founding of the Libertarian Institute at the top of the show, then Scott tears into US foreign policy...
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2/17/21 Mike Swanson on the Fragile and Distorted American Economy
by Scott Horton | Feb 18, 2021
Scott talks to Mike Swanson about some of the problems in the U.S. economy and what we can expect in the near future. Scott points out the emerging real estate booms in places like Austin, Texas, as wealthy residents of states with severe lockdowns seek relief in...
2/16/21 Nasser Arrabyee on the Continued Suffering and Devastation in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Feb 18, 2021
Nasser Arrabyee discusses the heavy fighting going on outside of Ma'rib, the last stronghold of the Saudi-backed government in Yemen. The Houthi "rebels" are closing in on the city, says Arrabyee, and may capture it within a few days—doing so could give them the...
2/12/21 Patrick Jaicomo on Qualified Immunity and the Case of José Oliva
by Scott Horton | Feb 14, 2021
Scott interviews Patrick Jaicomo of the Institute for Justice about the case of José Oliva, a Vietnam veteran who was assaulted by police officers at a VA hospital in 2016. Because of doctrines like qualified immunity, it has taken years just to reach the point where...
2/12/21 John Kiriakou on the Government’s Dangerous Reaction to the Capitol Storming
by Scott Horton | Feb 14, 2021
John Kiriakou discusses an alarming new trend in the government and the media, in which the American right is freely compared to some kind of domestic terrorist or insurgent movement. Kiriakou describes the way that a small group of radicals like those who stormed the...
2/12/21 Danny Sjursen: Biden’s Bolt from Yemen
by Scott Horton | Feb 14, 2021
Scott talks with Danny Sjursen about President Biden's foreign policy moves during his first few weeks in office. Most notably, the administration has announced an end to all support for "offensive operations" in Yemen. Sjursen agrees that this is great news, but...
2/11/21 Alan Macleod on the Social Media Giants in Bed With Big Government
by Scott Horton | Feb 12, 2021
Alan Macleod talks about the unholy alliance between government and social media. In an alarming number of cases, says Macleod, companies like Facebook and Twitter end up hiring former government officials to high-ranking positions, creating a revolving door that...

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