Dan Caldwell of Concerned Veterans for America talks to Scott about his organization's latest efforts to change the conversation about support for America's wars in the Middle East. Their new ad campaign emphasizes the fact that even most veterans simply want to end...
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1/24/20 Jim Bovard on Washington’s Oppressive REAL ID Act
by Scott Horton | Jan 25, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Jim Bovard talks about the federal pressure for states to comply with their "REAL ID" laws, which place higher standards on proving one's identity and may require the submission of fingerprints or even DNA samples. Bovard reminds us that even if the requirements...
1/24/20 Stephen Zunes: Today’s US-Iran Crisis Is Rooted in the Decision to Invade Iraq
by Scott Horton | Jan 24, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Stephen Zunes discusses the catastrophic mistake of the U.S. plan to invade Iraq, then "divide and rule" along sectarian lines. Zunes says that although the relationship between Iran and the Iraqi Shiite government is a problem for those who worry about Iranian...
Fox News Documentary Puts Brutality of the Militarized Central State on Full Display
by Phil Gibson | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
K. Lloyd Billingsley has a review of a new Fox News documentary about George Bush Sr.'s Ruby Ridge slaughter over at the Independent Institute . "[T]he issue was not the left versus right but the militarized central state versus individual life and liberty." Read the...
Classic Ron Paul: The Real Reason Clinton Should Have Been Impeached
by Norman Singleton | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
With the Senate impeachment trial dominating headlines this week, it seems appropriate to look back on what Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul said about the 1998 impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton. At a press conference the week of the impeachment vote,...
1/20/20 Ramzy Baroud on the Israeli Siege of Gaza
by Scott Horton | Jan 21, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ramzy Baroud about the Israeli occupation of Gaza, where Palestinian civilians continue to be killed and otherwise oppressed by Israeli forces. Baroud describes the many ways in which Israel has twisted the mainstream narrative and manipulated their...
1/17/20 Doug Bandow: America Wrecked Libya for a Generation
by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Doug Bandow talks about the legacy of the war in Libya, which many Americans seem already to have forgotten. Bandow says Qaddafi was supposed to be the test case for a dictator agreeing to U.S. terms of peaceful nuclear disarmament. Instead, as soon as he disarmed...
1/17/20 Trita Parsi on Peace in the Middle East Without US Involvement
by Scott Horton | Jan 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi explains why he thinks that President Trump's clear signal that he doesn't want to go to war with Iran has sent a message to American allies like Saudi Arabia that they should now pursue diplomacy instead of war. Some assume that without a strong U.S....
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The Robber Barons: Historical Fact vs. Progressive Mythology
The standard theory of monopoly within the mainstream of the economics profession is that monopolies increase prices and reduce production levels compared to competitive industries. So I gathered historical economic data on prices and production for seventeen of the...
Conversation on Bro History Podcast
I had a great conversation on Zionism, antisemitism, and the Palestine question with Henry Szamota and Danny Abdeljabbar on the Bro History podcast, which you can find in all the usual podcast places. Or listen here. I hope you enjoy it.
Interview on Agora: The Podcast
I was recently interviewed by the hosts of Agora: The Podcast. We talked about the political landscape, my own political development over 50 years, and more. Have a listen here.
Military Conscription is Slavery: Woodrow Wilson Edition
By the guidelines set down by the Selective Service Act, all males aged 21 to 30 were required to register to potentially be selected for military service. At the request of the War Department, Congress amended the law in August 1918 to expand the age range to include...
The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
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