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1/23/18 Reese Erlich on the brewing conflict in Northeast Syria

by Scott Horton | Jan 23, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Reese Erlich joins Scott to discuss the latest developments in Iraq and Eastern Syria. Erlich details the growing tension between Turkey, a NATO country, and the United States and the Kurds who are getting caught in between. Erlich and Scott discuss the recent history...

1/21/18 Gareth Porter on Donald Trump's Bluff Towards North Korea

by Scott Horton | Jan 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Gareth Porter returns to the show to discuss his latest article "Why Trump's North Korea Bloody Nose Campaign Is A Big Bluff." Porter examines the Trump administration's approach to North Korea and explains why he thinks Trump's posturing about carrying out a...

1/21/18 Gareth Porter on Donald Trump’s Bluff Towards North Korea

by Scott Horton | Jan 21, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

TGIF: Trump versus the World

by Sheldon Richman | Jan 19, 2018 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF

According to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, somewhere President Donald Trump, instead of saying, "Why do we want all these people from Africa here? They’re shithole countries.... We should have more people from Norway.," said, "Why don't we allow...

TGIF: Trump and No Silver Lining

by Sheldon Richman | Jan 12, 2018 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF

I confess I was indulging in wishful thinking when I thought I detected a silver lining to Donald Trump's election as president. That's what comes of being an optimist and a libertarian romantic. Beware apparent silver linings; they may be fool's gold instead. The...

Oprah 2020?

by Eric Schuler | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog

In case you're wondering why you're suddenly hearing about Oprah running for president, Reason's Christian Britschgi will get you up to speed in his latest piece: Will 2020 Be Oprah vs. Trump? There are several good lines in here, but I particularly enjoyed his...

1/5/18 The UN’s Jamie McGoldrick on the state of affairs in Yemen

by Scott Horton | Jan 5, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Jamie McGoldrick of the United Nations joins Scott to discuss the latest developments in Yemen. McGoldrick gives an overview of the Yemeni political, sociological, and economic situation, explains why the official death count is certainly too low, and outlines what...

1/5/18 The UN's Jamie McGoldrick on the state of affairs in Yemen

by Scott Horton | Jan 5, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

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High on State Power: The Tragic Death of Matthew Perry and the Evil of the War on Drugs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brAsC_MEAxY&list=PLKjJE86mQRtsUs-GDEnmtxSyJmf1ueF_5&index=1&t=1s On Oct. 28, 2023, beloved actor Matthew Perry was found dead in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home. Cause of death was ruled “acute effects of ketamine” and...

Sig P320/M17/18: MILSPEC is Overrated

A negligent discharge (ND) in a weapon is when the operator strokes the trigger that results in the firing of the weapon. In my time, the lion's share of these are NDs but actual mechanical (unintentional, accidental or "uncommanded") discharges were rare and then the...

Merrick Garland Should Start His Crusade Against White Supremacists By Re-Opening the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing Case

Given the recent stories about Merrick Garland’s experience at the helm of the Oklahoma City bombing prosecution and his own comments about prosecuting white supremacists should he be made Attorney General, I have some questions about Garland’s handling of the OKC...

Bang for Your Buck: Breaking the Bank to Upgrade the Nuclear Arsenal (Part II)

In Part I, I discussed and critiqued an overview of the new efforts to update the US nuclear arsenal. Here, we'll chat (again) about the Sentinel which is the improved replacement for the aging Minuteman III ICBM and it is already in trouble with the schedule sliding...

Company Men: Former Spies Spill The Tea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElMSJDkqSYQ&t=3757s Danny Jones recently hosted former CIA officers John Kiriakou and Andrew Bustamente for a wide-ranging discussion that touched on torture, 9/11 & terrorism, domestic politics, foreign policy and what it’s...

Bang for Your Buck: Breaking the Bank to Upgrade the Nuclear Arsenal (Part I)

The United States is on track to spend the equivalent of more than two Manhattan projects per year in one of the most expensive nuclear arms races in history. The US has not done a recorded air breathing nuclear detonation since 1992 (the last US test, Julin-Divider,...

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