Jason Ditz discusses a recent Taliban suicide attack in Kabul and a report finding that about 40,000 soldiers on the books of the Afghan army don't really exist. These so-called "ghost soldiers" often abandon their posts, but army officials don't report it, since it's...
Horton
8/9/19 Eric Margolis on the Dangers of Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan
Scott interviews Eric Margolis about the recent legal change that will now allow non-Kashmiris to buy land in Kashmir. Kashmir is majority Muslim, and has been the subject of territorial disputes between India and Pakistan for years. The fear is that the legal change...
Speech in Fort Worth Saturday Night
Liberty Fest Hosted by: Tarrant County Libertarian Party Saturday, August 10th 6-10pm River Bottom Pub 7920 Randol Mill Rd. Fort Worth 76120 Stage Schedule: 6pm- Chairperson Introduction 6:30- Patrick Smith 6:45- Shaun McAlister 7:00- Scott Horton 7:20- Aubrey Cowart...
8/2/19 Mike Swanson on the Coming Financial Catastrophe
Mike Swanson discusses the recent announcement that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates again. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has said this is a precautionary measure against a possible recession, of which there have been early signs over the last few...
7/30/19 Danny Sjursen on Trump Ending the War in Afghanistan
Danny Sjursen explains why President Trump could end the war in Afghanistan if he wanted to. When it comes to foreign policy, the president is basically a dictator, and Trump in particular is pugnacious enough to cover his right flank at all times, just like Nixon was...
7/30/19 Tim Shorrock on the Democrats Attacking Trump from the Right
Tim Shorrock joins the show to discuss U.S. negotiations with Korea and the status of the relations between North and South. Lately soldiers from the North and South have begun patrolling together, one of several important symbolic gestures in the process of...
Attack on Free Speech
On FPF #382, I discuss the House passing an anti-BDS bill and the impact of US sanctions on Iran. The bill, while stripped of most of its teeth, is an attack on the First Amendment. I explain why Americans have the right to boycott and BDS is not an anti-Semitic...
7/30/19 Gareth Porter on John Bolton’s Role in the Iranian Tanker Crisis
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about John Bolton's most recent efforts to raise tensions with Iran. He and Scott speculate about Iran's ability to disrupt international trade in the region by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, and the likelihood that they would do so...
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