Phil Weiss joins the show to discuss what he views as the internal collapse of Zionism, especially in America. It is starting to become obvious to everyone, as signaled by a recent Peter Beinart piece, that the idea of a two-state solution has pretty much been an...
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7/17/20 Wayne McElrath on the Dangerous Militarization of the Police
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Wayne McElrath about the proliferation of military equipment in America's police forces, and its harmful effect on police practices. McElrath describes the process by which local police departments are given "outdated" equipment from the military,...
7/17/20 Ted Carpenter on the Bogus Russian Bounties Story
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Ted Carpenter talks about the Russian bounties story, including all the ways it has been misreported by the media. Carpenter reminds us that the original intelligence that was leaked to the press was based on very flimsy anonymous sources, and may have been obtained...
7/17/20 Doug Bandow on America’s Crumbling Empire
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | The Scott Horton Show
Doug Bandow discusses America's failing world empire and the "threats" posed by rival powers like Russia and China. These countries, of course, don't pose a plausible threat to the safety and security of citizens in the United States, but they do pose a very real...
Stephen M Walt: Countries Should Mind Their Own Business
by Steven Woskow | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog
"As A.J.P. Taylor once archly observed, leaders in the 19th century “fought ‘necessary’ wars and killed thousands; the idealists of the 20th century fought ‘just’ wars and killed millions.” Stephen M. Walt (professor of international relations at Harvard University)...
As Much As They Might Want To, They Just Can’t Steal Their Way To Paradise
by Steven Woskow | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog
Jeff Snider at Real Clear Markets makes the case for capitalism Capitalism sure is messy, unpredictable, and, most of all, lumpy. It doesn’t go in a straight line, can cause tremendous stress and pain, and there are times when it gets caught up, for prolonged periods,...
Hitman Kills Son of Judge Overseeing Deutsche Bank-Epstein Trial
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog
Now that is some 100-level gangster sh*t right there. You might have thought a federal judge overseeing a case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice was untouchable. But you would be wrong. So did the bank have her son killed? Did Benjamin Netanyahu do it? Or was...
Colin Powell 17 Years After Lying Us Into War: ‘Boo Hoo. It’s Someone Else’s Fault’
by Scott Horton | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog
Will this most political general's self-promotional PR tour ever end? You are a guilty war criminal, Colin. It's not just your obituary. Your gravestone will say so too. And for all of the rest of human history you will be known as the useful tool who knew he was...
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News Roundup 2/21/17
Trump picks H.R. McMaster to replace Flynn as National Security Advisor. [Link] Immigration enforcement agents are posing as local police officers to get information about people they suspect to be illegal immigrants. [Link] 74 bodies have washed ashore in Libya. It...
No, Free Trade Didn’t Take Your Job
From the moment the new President was sworn in, the punditry has been forthcoming. Professional opinions asked themselves how it could be and what on earth it might look like. For his part, Trump has provided and continues to provide much to discuss. From his patent...
Bolton Stopped. Whew! McMaster Named APNSA
That is still bad. Check out this great Mark Perry piece about what a Russia hawk McMaster is. My old interview of Perry about it here. Also I wonder if he's a distant relative as I come from some by that name. Update: Read more about McMaster here, here, here and...
News Roundup 2/20/17
Scott Pruitt has been confirmed to head the EPA. Pruitt is currently suing the EPA as Oklahoma's Attorney General. [Link] An Arizona sheriff overturns a rule put in place by his predecessor, Joe Arpaio, that allows immigrants to be detained for over the maximum...
The Fakest Fake News Is about Healthcare Costs
If you listen enough to the melodramatic media, you might think that the cost of medical care/insurance has become so expensive for the average family that parents are performing tonsillectomies on their children with a steak knife on the kitchen table. Judging by how...
News Roundup 2/18/17
Robert Harward turns down Trump's offer to be National Security Advisor. [Link] In Houston Texas, the district attorney announced a program that will allow people caught with under four ounces of pot to take a four-hour decision-making class. The class will cost $150,...
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