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4/29/22 Jordan Smith on Melissa Lucio and the Pitfalls of Capital Punishment

by Scott Horton | May 3, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott is joined by investigative journalist Jordan Smith to discuss Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman awaiting execution. Smith walks us through Lucio’s case where the tragic death of her child was immediately assumed by police and prosecutors to be...

No, Disney World Isn’t the First of ‘One Thousand Liechtensteins’

by Ryan McMaken | May 3, 2022 | Featured Articles

One of the stranger narratives coming out of the controversy over Disney's "special district" in Florida is the notion that Disney's Florida property is some sort of truly independent self-governing entity operating without government oversight. Most claims in this...

4/30/22 Nassar Arrabyee on Yemen’s Future

by Scott Horton | May 1, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Nassar Arrabyee joins Scott for Antiwar Radio this week to discuss the ongoing ceasefire in Yemen. Arrabyee explains why he still considers this ceasefire to be different and he gives Scott an update on the effects on the ground. They then discuss...

4/22/22 Mitchell Plitnick on Israel, Iran and a Cold War in the Middle East

by Scott Horton | Apr 29, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews Mitchel Plitnick about Israeli politics and the Iran Nuclear Deal. Plitnick begins by filling us in on the political situation in Israel, where a new coalition government is working to agree upon a budget by the Fall of 2023. If...

4/22/22 Mike Swanson on Inflation and Economic Bubbles

by Scott Horton | Apr 29, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott interviews Mike Swanson about our current economic situation. Swanson starts by pointing out the historic nature of the economy in the middle of 2020 when interest rates and commodity prices were extremely low. Swanson explains how the...

US Will ‘Strongly Support’ NATO Membership for Finland, Sweden

by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Apr 29, 2022 | News Roundup

The United States will welcome Helsinki and Stockholm into the NATO alliance with open arms, Washington’s top diplomat told lawmakers. Russia has warned of steep consequences should the Western military bloc further expand to 32 members.

4/22/22 Peter Van Buren on the Elections of Post-Constitutional America

by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Peter Van Buren is back on the show to discuss a number of articles he published about Russiagate and the Hunter Biden Laptop coverup. He and Scott run through the history of the coordinated effort to keep Trump out of the White House in 2016, and...

4/22/22 Ryan McMaken on Capitalism and Peace

by Scott Horton | Apr 26, 2022 | The Scott Horton Show

Download Episode. Scott talks with Ryan McMaken about free markets and free trade. They begin with a discussion about the role of the Mises Institute in the push for sound money. Scott then asks McMaken about the nuances of debating capitalism vs. socialism while...

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History and Peace

"[E]very person must take his life and every nation must take its history as it comes; nothing is more useless than complaining over errors that can no longer be rectified, nothing more vain than regret. Neither as judges allotting praise and blame nor as avengers...

History and Conflict

"We cannot eradicate the past from our memories. But it is not the task of history to kindle new conflicts by reviving hatreds long since dead and by searching the archives for pretexts for new conflicts. We do not have to revenge crimes committed centuries ago by...

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In the time that the smoke ate the sun, Poison that blinded my eyes washed by tears, Tears that fall from fear because we shall never have years, Maybe days or if so lucky weeks. The sirens yawn more than we can sleep, The birds have left though the sky is...

Four Star Admiral Slams Body Parts in the Cash Register

ADM Robert Burke arrested for corruption. This is on the heels of the Fat Leonard scandal. This is the tip of the iceberg in corruption. And remember this four star admiral retired with an estimated annual pension of approx 200k. 200,000 dollars a year. "Instead, the...

Wayback Snapshot: Japanese Invasion on American Soil

Yes, American soil has been invaded and occupied in the twentieth century. "In June 1942, the United States launched its first offensive in the Pacific, the Aleutian Campaign. From June 1942 to May 1943 Japan held the Island of Attu. The Battle of Attu took place May...