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...
The Scott Horton Show
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...
6/15/20 Ali Abunimah on the Threat to Israel Posed by Black Lives Matter
by Scott Horton | Jun 16, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ali Abunimah discusses the odd relationship between U.S. policing and the Israeli government. He describes the way higher-ups at many American police departments are sent on all-expenses paid trips by the Israel lobby, where they learn counter-terrorism tactics from...
6/12/20 Jake Johnston on the Phony Bolivian Election Fraud Narrative
by Scott Horton | Jun 15, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Jake Johnston discusses the coup in Bolivia last year following accusations of election fraud by former President Evo Morales. Leading up to the election, the Organization of American States had raised concerns about the legitimacy of the election, given...