Tom Woods gives his thoughts on the government response to the coronavirus and the economic fallout that is likely to come afterward. Scott and Woods discuss the bizarre division along political lines of opinions about the severity of the virus, the proper response,...
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4/11/20 Ray McGovern on the World’s Most Heroic Journalist
by Scott Horton | Apr 13, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ray McGovern about the heroic Julian Assange, who is still languishing in solitary confinement during his extradition trial to the U.S. on charges that he coordinated with Chelsea Manning to steal classified documents from the U.S. government. McGovern...
4/10/20 Chip Gibbons on the FBI’s Abusive Surveillance of Nonviolent Activists
by Scott Horton | Apr 12, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Chip Gibbons about his research into FBI spying on nonviolent pro-Palestinian activist groups. Although these activists are made out to be dangerous terrorist sympathizers, Gibbons says that the actual evidence against them amounts to criminalization of...
4/10/20 Jeff Deist on the Economic Consequences of the Coronavirus
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Jeff Deist discusses the political responses to the coronavirus, varying on a state-by-state level from complete lockdown to nearly complete normalcy. Deist says this is an example of federalism actually working, since beyond issuing recommendations and printing...
4/10/20 Daniel Lazare on Coronavirus and the Military
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Lazare talks about the grave danger facing the U.S. military of coronavirus sweeping through environments like infantry barracks, submarines, and aircraft carries with almost no possibility for social distancing and quarantine. Already the spread of the virus...
4/10/20 Tommy Salmons on Life as a Trucker During Coronavirus
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Tommy Salmons about what life is like for truck drivers these days. Salmons describes dealing with longer hours, different routes and products, deserted truck stops and empty roads. Scott reminds everyone just how important it is that people like...
4/10/20 Christine Ahn on the Implications of Coronavirus on Peace in Korea
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Christine Ahn talks about U.S. relations with North Korea in light of the global coronavirus outbreak. President Trump made what in Ahn's mind was a very good move when he offered to help North Korea in any way he can a few weeks ago. Some members of his...
4/10/20 David Stockman on Coronavirus Hysteria and the Destruction of the US Economy
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
David Stockman pulls back the curtain on congress' recent multi-trillion dollar bailout package, which, although billed as emergency aid for individuals actually allocates most of the money to various special interests on both sides of the aisle, including millions...
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