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12/22/16 Marcy Wheeler on HPSCI’s deeply flawed report on Edward Snowden

by Scott Horton | Dec 22, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show

"Emptywheel" Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses why the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) report on Edward Snowden is so "inexcusably shitty;" whether Snowden is actually working for Russia during his exile there; and how the government's failure...

12/16/16 Scott Paul on the latest bad news in Yemen

by Scott Horton | Dec 16, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott Paul, Senior Humanitarian Policy Advisor for Oxfam America, discusses how the Saudi coalition blockade and Yemen's central bank failure have created a dangerous shortage of food and money for Yemenis.

10/14/16 Mario Murillo on prospects for peace in Colombia

by Scott Horton | Oct 14, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show

Mario Murillo, Professor and Chair of the Radio, Television, Film department in the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University, discusses why the FARC peace agreement failed a popular vote in Colombia, and the government’s failure to address the...

09/18/04 – Karen Kwiatkowski – The Scott Horton Show

by Scott Horton | Sep 18, 2004 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski about the lies that justified the Iraq war, the liars who told them, why they wanted to invade Iraq (PDF Document), the failures of the 9/11 Commission Report, and the election....

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Democratic Socialist Turns Libertarian! #PorcFest2023

https://youtu.be/G2eSuiXNaaQ Once you accept the principle of government, namely that there must be a judicial monopoly and the power to tax, once you accept this principle incorrectly as a just principle, then any idea or any notion of restraining or limiting...

What War Hawks Would Sound Like If They Weren’t Psychopaths

Modern warfare almost always leads to killing lots of innocents; if governments were held to the same standards as individuals, these killings would be manslaughter, if not murder. This doesn’t mean that war is never justified. But the reasonable hawkish mood is...

The Free Market Serves the Masses, Governments Commit Genocide

Amazon is simply the best store that ever existed, by far, with incredible selection and unearthly convenience. The price: cheap. Facebook, Twitter, and other social media let us socialize with our friends, comfortably meet new people, and explore even the most...

Democracy is Mob Rule by the Ignorant, Embrace Free Markets

https://youtu.be/kQToT7640h4 A democratic vote is like the captain of a ship having to consult every passenger about the best course to chart through an approaching storm. – The School of Life, Philosophy in 40 Ideas (2020), p. 13 Watch on Odysee

The Truth About Discrimination – Walter E. Williams

If people are free to discriminate in favor of, or against, a university or wine, what argument can be made against their having that same right with respect to choosing based on the race or sex characteristics of their mates, employees, tenants, or club members? If...

Black Youth Unemployment Before Democrats Started “Helping”

Although most people are familiar with more recent statistics on black youth unemployment, not many are aware of the black/white statistics for earlier periods. Table 3.2 (below) shows that in 1948, the two were roughly equal. For that year, blacks aged sixteen to...

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