Ron Paul talks about his storied political career and the prospects for liberty under the Trump presidency. Paul is skeptical of Trump's trade strategies, but holds out hope that his good instincts on certain foreign policy issues will translate into an actual...
The Scott Horton Show
6/14/19 Ramzy Baroud on Israeli Apartheid
by Scott Horton | Jun 15, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Ramzy Baroud about the conundrum Israel finds itself in today. On the one hand, they claim to be the only liberal democratic regime in the middle of a hostile region, and that they are committed to reaching peace with the Palestinians. On the other...
6/14/19 Sheldon Richman: Why Conservatism Has Nothing to do With Libertarianism
by Scott Horton | Jun 15, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott and Sheldon Richman announce some of the projects the Libertarian Institute has underway, including the late Will Griggs' book, No Quarter. They also discuss the "family tree" of libertarianism, and why the popular idea that conservatives and libertarians are...
6/10/19 Jim Epstein on Brazilian Libertarians’ Alliance with Jair Bolsonaro
by Scott Horton | Jun 14, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Reason's Jim Epstein joins the show to discuss the Brazilian libertarians who are trying to influence the Bolsonaro government. Brazil has the largest and fastest growing libertarian community in the world, and though this arrangement can be seen as a major political...
6/10/19 Gareth Porter on the Latest Excuse for War with Iran
by Scott Horton | Jun 12, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Gareth Porter joins the show to explain the latest event being sold as evidence for the need to attack Iran. Evidenceless as usual, the claim that Iran is behind the sabotage of Saudi ships is based only on the fact that they had motive to do it. Porter's theory? This...
6/10/19 Patrick Eddington on the US Spying Apparatus
by Scott Horton | Jun 12, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Patrick Eddington about the surveillance of U.S. citizens and the legislation that allows it. Although the USA Freedom Act ostensibly rolls back the NSA's metadata program, it really only tweaks a technicality of whom the organization allowed to spy...
6/10/19 Jim Bovard on Obama’s Forgotten Frauds and Debacles
by Scott Horton | Jun 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Jim Bovard reflects on the legacy of Barack Obama's presidency in light of Donald Trump's. Obama is garnering favorable comparisons now, explains Bovard, but we shouldn't forget all of the horrible things he did, especially on civil liberties and foreign wars. The...
6/10/19 Doug Bandow on the Threats of War in Europe and Asia
by Scott Horton | Jun 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Doug Bandow about North Korea, China, Russia, and the rest of eastern Europe. Bandow holds out hope for the negotiations with North Korea, but fears the dangerous rhetoric coming from neoconservatives about America's relationship with China. They are...
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