Scott interviews Daniel Davis about his new book, Eleventh Hour in 2020 America, which explores the unhealthy expansion of the U.S. military over the last few decades, to the point that America's very future as a democratic republic is at risk. Davis begins the...
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News Roundup 10/11/20
US News Trump says he has fully recovered from Covid and will resume campaigning. [Link] A month before Breonna Taylor was murdered, police knew she was not involved in her former boyfriend’s drug business. [Link] Trump is hoping to strike a last-minute nuclear...
10/9/20 Jacob Sullum: The Case Against Joe Biden
Reason Magazine's Jacob Sullum discusses the case against Joe Biden, including his record on crime, the war in Iraq and the surveillance state. Sullum focuses on Biden's history as a "tough on crime" democrat, explaining the ways Biden worked closely with senate...
Did the Attorney General Botch the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury?
On Conflicts of Interest #16, Kyle and Will cover the recently released audio from the Breonna Taylor grand jury proceedings, which reveal new holes in the government’s story. A federal judge has ordered Edward Snowden to hand over $5.2 million in book royalties from...
News Roundup 10/5/20
US News The US unloads 1.1 million barrels of Iranian oil pirated from a tanker. [Link] American Airlines and United Airlines are threatening to cut 10,000s of jobs. The Democrats are pushing for another bailout. [Link] Reps Gabbard and Massie call for the charges...
10/2/20 Nicolas Davies on America’s Culpability for the War in Yemen
Scott talks to Nicolas Davies about America's continuing role in the war in Yemen. Although the Trump administration has ended some of the more direct involvement like mid-air refueling of Saudi bombers, Saudi Arabia still very much relies on our help to wage its war...
10/2/20 Patrick Cockburn on his Testimony in the Assange Extradition Hearing
Scott interviews the great Patrick Cockburn about his written testimony in Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Cockburn argued, as have many other witnesses for the defense, that Assange's activities with WikiLeaks amount to the very best kind of journalism: the...
News Roundup 10/1/20
US News Voters in four states will decide if marijuana will become legal. [Link] Julian Assange could end up in the supermax prison in Colorado. [Link] The US will base the massive USS Hershel Williams in a Greek port near the disputed region with Turkey. [Link] The...
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