Danny Sjursen talks about the Mexican-American War, a seldom-discussed conflict that he maintains holds lessons for America today. Sjursen describes a pattern that by now—with our long experience of the war on terrorism—should be all too familiar: a U.S. president...
The Scott Horton Show
6/19/20 Bas Spliet on America’s Empowerment of al Qaeda in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Jun 23, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Bas Spliet about the state of the ongoing war in Yemen, in which America continues to support Saudi Arabia in its victimization of the Yemeni people. Spliet describes the true situation that American media is loath to tell you: America is fighting on...
6/19/20 Eric Margolis on the World’s Most Dangerous Border Dispute
by Scott Horton | Jun 21, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Eric Margolis about the recent border skirmishes between Chinese and Indian troops, which have resulted in deaths on both sides. The border between these two countries has been in dispute practically since its creation, and neither Scott nor...
6/19/20 Jacob Sullum on the Inescapable Reality of Racially Skewed Policing
by Scott Horton | Jun 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Jacob Sullum about the many ways policing in America disproportionately targets black and hispanic communities, both by means of explicitly racist policies, and also those that have racially skewed impacts without necessarily having been conceived that...
6/19/20 Mike Maharrey: End Qualified Immunity for Cops
by Scott Horton | Jun 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Mike Maharrey untangles the complex web of legal history that has given America the system known as qualified immunity, which in practice shields police officers from just about any civil lawsuit. The doctrine, which has emerged out of the precedents set by repeated...
6/19/20 Jeff Abramson on America’s Bloody Arms Industry
by Scott Horton | Jun 19, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Jeff Abramson about America’s convoluted process for selling weapons to foreign governments. The arms trade is a multi-billion dollar industry for private firms like Raytheon—but it’s also a process that is highly controlled by the U.S....
6/19/20 Patrick Cockburn on the Heinous Mistreatment of Julian Assange
by Scott Horton | Jun 19, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Patrick Cockburn joins the show for an update on Julian Assange, who continues to languish in jail as he awaits the results of his possible extradition from Britain to the U.S. on charges under the Espionage Act. Scott and Cockburn revisit the important role Assange...
6/19/20 Dave DeCamp on the Killing of David McAtee
by Scott Horton | Jun 19, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Dave DeCamp shares the tragic story of David McAtee, the owner of a barbecue restaurant in Louisville who was killed by National Guard troops during a recent night of protests. McAtee was cooking for a group of friends and customers several miles away from the nearest...