Scott talks to comedian Jimmy Dore about all the problems with the foreign policy positions of the Democratic presidential candidates. He and Scott agree that the only one with a halfway decent antiwar stance is Tulsi Gabbard, who the media has been trying their...
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11/15/19 Daniel Ellsberg on America’s Hair-Trigger Nuclear Holocaust
by Scott Horton | Nov 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Ellsberg discusses the Kings Bay Plowshares case, in which he was set to testify as an expert witness before such testimony was banned by the judge at the last moment. His testimony would have centered on the threat that these Trident missiles pose to end...
Year Zero 79: How Foreign Policy Affects Us All
by Tommy Salmons | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog, Year Zero
In his debate with Dave Smith Nick Sarwark said people aren't worried about foreign policy because it doesn't affect their lives. Tommy decided it was time that this idea was taken on, and debunked for good. Listen to Year Zero
11/15/19 Eric Margolis on the Fall of Communism and the New Cold War
by Scott Horton | Nov 18, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Eric Margolis about the history of the Soviet Union and its aftermath, in honor of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall last week. Margolis reminds us what a mistake the Cold War was, as is the new Cold War that American neocons and...
11/15/19 Michael Bell Sr. on Getting Justice for His Son
by Scott Horton | Nov 17, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Michael Bell shares the story of his son, who was killed by police in 2004 at age 21. Michael Jr. was coming home after a night out, was accosted by officers for spurious reasons, and was eventually fatally shot after one officer claimed Michael was trying to take his...
Yes, Taxation Is Theft
by David Gordon | Nov 15, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
Libertarians think that taxation is theft. The government takes away part of your income and property by force. Your payments aren’t voluntary. If you think they are, try to withhold payment and see what happens. An influential book by Liam Murphy and Thomas...
11/9/19 Scott’s Speech at the 2019 Ron Paul Symposium
by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Listen to the audio from Scott's speech at the Ron Paul Symposium on state propaganda and the 2020 election in Texas last weekend. He talks about how important it is, now more than ever, to present a credible opposition to the neoliberal consensus that dominates both...
11/11/19 Danny Sjursen on Reclaiming Veterans Day
by Scott Horton | Nov 12, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Danny Sjursen advocates for a reclaiming of Veterans Day and a return to the principles of the holiday originally known as Armistice Day. Armistice Day celebrated the end to one of the bloodiest wars in world history, and Sjursen reminds us how eminently worthy of...
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Putting Massive Unnecessary Obligations on Strangers Does Not Make You a Good Person
The true humanitarian rejoices when the people he helps feel ready to assert their independence and to strike out on their own; for isn’t this independence essential to being truly human? - Dr. Murray N. Rothbard, Left and Right, pp. 307–08 Government is the...
Walter Grinder, 1938-2022
I note with great sadness the passing of my friend and former colleague Walter Grinder on Dec. 4. He was 84. Walter may be the most important libertarian that most libertarians have never heard of. Although he made important contributions to the literature of liberty...
Kyle Kulinski Doesn’t Understand Slavery
UBI = Slavery. Social Security = Slavery. Universal Healthcare = Slavery. Wage Slavery = FREEDOM. - Kyle Kulinski (@seculartalk) If "wage slavery" is in fact slavery, Kulinski and the like must advocate abolishing College since it requires thousands of hours of work...
Hi, folks. Tom Woods here.
Listeners of “The Tom Woods” show know I celebrated my 2000th episode last year with a live event in Orlando, Florida. My special surprise guest was the one and only Libertarian Institute Director Scott Horton. Scott entertained my audience with some original comedy,...
Patriots Cannot Be Nationalists
I think George Orwell has explained this very well: “By 'nationalism' I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions and tens of millions of people can be confidently labeled 'good' or...
Who Gave Government the License to Issue Licenses?
https://youtu.be/K5j4_CwtW8I On November 4th, the Kansas City, MO Health Department sent police to confiscate food that was to be distributed to homeless people, throwing it in trash bags and pouring bleach on it to make it inedible, Fox 32 reports. The food,...
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